Key Insights

• Discovery Silver's significant individual investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public

• The top 22 shareholders own 47% of the company

• Recent sales by insiders

A look at the shareholders of Discovery Silver Corp. (TSE:DSV) can tell us which group is most powerful. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 53% 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, individual insiders make up 24% of the company’s shareholders. Institutions will often hold stock in bigger companies, and we expect to see insiders owning a noticeable percentage of the smaller ones.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Discovery Silver, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Discovery Silver?

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.

Discovery Silver already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. 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. 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 Discovery Silver's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Discovery Silver is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Eric Sprott with 23% of shares outstanding. Jupiter Fund Management Plc is the second largest shareholder owning 11% of common stock, and Van Eck Associates Corporation holds about 3.7% of the company stock.

A deeper look at our ownership data shows that the top 22 shareholders collectively hold less than half of the register, suggesting a large group of small holders where no single shareholder has a majority.

Researching institutional ownership is a good way to gauge and filter a stock's expected performance. The same can be achieved by studying analyst sentiments. While there is some analyst coverage, the company is probably not widely covered. So it could gain more attention, down the track.

Insider Ownership Of Discovery Silver

The definition of company insiders can be subjective and does vary between jurisdictions. Our data reflects individual insiders, capturing board members at the very least. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.