StorageVault Canada Inc. (TSE:SVI) stock most popular amongst individual investors who own 40%, while private companies hold 37%

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Key Insights

  • The considerable ownership by individual investors in StorageVault Canada indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy

  • A total of 6 investors have a majority stake in the company with 50% ownership

  • 22% of StorageVault Canada is held by Institutions

Every investor in StorageVault Canada Inc. (TSE:SVI) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 40% to be precise, is individual investors. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

Meanwhile, private companies make up 37% of the company’s shareholders.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of StorageVault Canada.

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ownership-breakdown

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About StorageVault Canada?

Many institutions measure their performance against an index that approximates the local market. So they usually pay more attention to companies that are included in major indices.

We can see that StorageVault Canada does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. This suggests some credibility amongst professional investors. But we can't rely on that fact alone since institutions make bad investments sometimes, just like everyone does. It is not uncommon to see a big share price drop if two large institutional investors try to sell out of a stock at the same time. So it is worth checking the past earnings trajectory of StorageVault Canada, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

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earnings-and-revenue-growth

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in StorageVault Canada. Access Self Storage Inc. is currently the company's largest shareholder with 37% of shares outstanding. Capital Research and Management Company is the second largest shareholder owning 4.0% of common stock, and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. holds about 3.2% of the company stock.

We did some more digging and found that 6 of the top shareholders account for roughly 50% of the register, implying that along with larger shareholders, there are a few smaller shareholders, thereby balancing out each others interests somewhat.

While studying institutional ownership for a company can add value to your research, it is also a good practice to research analyst recommendations to get a deeper understand of a stock's expected performance. There are plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.