Key Insights

• Significant insider control over Regis Healthcare implies vested interests in company growth

• The top 2 shareholders own 54% of the company

• Insiders have bought recently

A look at the shareholders of Regis Healthcare Limited (ASX:REG) can tell us which group is most powerful. We can see that individual insiders own the lion's share in the company with 56% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

And looking at our data, we can see that insiders have bought shares recently. This might indicate that they expect share prices to rise in the near future.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Regis Healthcare.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Regis Healthcare?

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 Regis Healthcare 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 Regis Healthcare, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

Regis Healthcare is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Ian Roberts with 27% of shares outstanding. With 27% and 7.8% of the shares outstanding respectively, Bryan Dorman and Cooper Investors Pty Limited are the second and third largest shareholders.

After doing some more digging, we found that the top 2 shareholders collectively control more than half of the company's shares, implying that they have considerable power to influence the company's decisions.

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.

Insider Ownership Of Regis Healthcare

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. Management ultimately answers to the board. However, it is not uncommon for managers to be executive board members, especially if they are a founder or the CEO.