ioneer Ltd's (ASX:INR) biggest owners are individual investors who got richer after stock soared 14% last week
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Key Insights
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ioneer's significant individual investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
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A total of 16 investors have a majority stake in the company with 50% ownership
Every investor in ioneer Ltd (ASX:INR) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 48% to be precise, is individual investors. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.
As a result, individual investors were the biggest beneficiaries of last week’s 14% gain.
Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about ioneer.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About ioneer?
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.
We can see that ioneer does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. 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 ioneer, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
Our data indicates that hedge funds own 16% of ioneer. That worth noting, since hedge funds are often quite active investors, who may try to influence management. Many want to see value creation (and a higher share price) in the short term or medium term. Centaurus Capital Limited is currently the largest shareholder, with 16% of shares outstanding. The second and third largest shareholders are Sibanye Stillwater Limited and UBS Group AG, with an equal amount of shares to their name at 6.2%. Additionally, the company's CEO Bernard Rowe directly holds 3.0% of the total shares outstanding.
Looking at the shareholder registry, we can see that 50% of the ownership is controlled by the top 16 shareholders, meaning that no single shareholder has a majority interest in the ownership.
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.