Individual investors account for 46% of Kodal Minerals PLC's (LON:KOD) ownership, while institutions account for 24%
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Key Insights
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Kodal Minerals' significant individual investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
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The top 11 shareholders own 50% of the company
Every investor in Kodal Minerals PLC (LON:KOD) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. With 46% 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 institutions on the other hand have a 24% ownership in the company. Institutions often own shares in more established companies, while it's not unusual to see insiders own a fair bit of smaller companies.
Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Kodal Minerals.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Kodal Minerals?
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.
As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Kodal Minerals. 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. 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 Kodal Minerals, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Kodal Minerals. The company's largest shareholder is Hainan Mining Co., Ltd., with ownership of 15%. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 12% and 7.6%, of the shares outstanding, respectively. In addition, we found that Bernard Aylward, the CEO has 1.6% of the shares allocated to their name.
After doing some more digging, we found that the top 11 have the combined ownership of 50% in the company, suggesting that no single shareholder has significant control over the company.
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. There is some analyst coverage of the stock, but it could still become more well known, with time.
Insider Ownership Of Kodal Minerals
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. 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.