Key Insights

• Significant control over Pantheon Resources by individual investors implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions

• 43% of the business is held by the top 25 shareholders

• 40% of Pantheon Resources is held by Institutions

To get a sense of who is truly in control of Pantheon Resources Plc (LON:PANR), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. We can see that individual investors own the lion's share in the company with 51% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

Institutions, on the other hand, account for 40% of the company's stockholders. Institutions will often hold stock in bigger companies, and we expect to see insiders owning a noticeable percentage of the smaller ones.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Pantheon Resources.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Pantheon Resources?

Institutions typically measure themselves against a benchmark when reporting to their own investors, so they often become more enthusiastic about a stock once it's included in a major index. We would expect most companies to have some institutions on the register, especially if they are growing.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Pantheon Resources. 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 Pantheon Resources, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Pantheon Resources. Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. is currently the company's largest shareholder with 7.5% of shares outstanding. Michael Spencer is the second largest shareholder owning 5.0% of common stock, and M. D. Barnard & Co. Ltd., Asset Management Arm holds about 4.9% of the company stock.

On studying our ownership data, we found that 25 of the top shareholders collectively own less than 50% of the share register, implying that no single individual has a majority interest.

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. While there is some analyst coverage, the company is probably not widely covered. So it could gain more attention, down the track.