Kontron AG's (ETR:SANT) largest shareholders are individual investors with 41% ownership, public companies own 29%
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The considerable ownership by individual investors in Kontron indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
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50% of the business is held by the top 13 shareholders
To get a sense of who is truly in control of Kontron AG (ETR:SANT), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. With 41% stake, individual investors possess the maximum shares in the company. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).
And public companies on the other hand have a 29% ownership in the company.
Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Kontron, beginning with the chart below.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Kontron?
Institutional investors commonly compare their own returns to the returns of a commonly followed index. So they generally do consider buying larger companies that are included in the relevant benchmark index.
Kontron already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. This implies the analysts working for those institutions have looked at the stock and they like it. But just like anyone else, they could be wrong. If multiple institutions change their view on a stock at the same time, you could see the share price drop fast. It's therefore worth looking at Kontron's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.
Kontron is not owned by hedge funds. Ennoconn Corporation is currently the company's largest shareholder with 29% of shares outstanding. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 4.1% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 2.8% by the third-largest shareholder. Furthermore, CEO Hannes Niederhauser is the owner of 2.2% of the company's shares.
Looking at the shareholder registry, we can see that 50% of the ownership is controlled by the top 13 shareholders, meaning that no single shareholder has a majority interest in the ownership.
While it makes sense to study institutional ownership data for a company, it also makes sense to study analyst sentiments to know which way the wind is blowing. There are a reasonable number of analysts covering the stock, so it might be useful to find out their aggregate view on the future.
Insider Ownership Of Kontron
The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. The company management answer to the board and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board themselves.