Institutions along with individual investors who hold considerable shares inElectrolux Professional AB (publ) (STO:EPRO B) come under pressure; lose 4.9% of holdings value

If you want to know who really controls Electrolux Professional AB (publ) (STO:EPRO B), then you’ll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual investors with 51% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

While institutions who own 49% came under pressure after market cap dropped to kr13b last week,individual investors took the most losses.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Electrolux Professional.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Electrolux Professional?

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.

We can see that Electrolux Professional 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. When multiple institutions own a stock, there’s always a risk that they are in a ‘crowded trade’. When such a trade goes wrong, multiple parties may compete to sell stock fast. This risk is higher in a company without a history of growth. You can see Electrolux Professional’s historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there’s always more to the story.

Hedge funds don’t have many shares in Electrolux Professional. Swedbank Robur Fonder AB is currently the largest shareholder, with 9.9% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 6.3% and 4.9% of the stock.

Our studies suggest that the top 25 shareholders collectively control less than half of the company’s shares, meaning that the company’s shares are widely disseminated and there is no dominant shareholder.

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. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.

Insider Ownership Of Electrolux Professional

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.

Insider ownership is positive when it signals leadership are thinking like the true owners of the company. However, high insider ownership can also give immense power to a small group within the company. This can be negative in some circumstances.

Our information suggests that Electrolux Professional AB (publ) insiders own under 1% of the company. Keep in mind that it’s a big company, and the insiders own kr15m worth of shares. The absolute value might be more important than the proportional share. It is always good to see at least some insider ownership, but it might be worth checking if those insiders have been selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, collectively holds 51% of Electrolux Professional shares. With this amount of ownership, retail investors can collectively play a role in decisions that affect shareholder returns, such as dividend policies and the appointment of directors. They can also exercise the power to vote on acquisitions or mergers that may not improve profitability.

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I find it very interesting to look at who exactly owns a company. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. For example, we’ve discovered 1 warning sign for Electrolux Professional that you should be aware of before investing here.

If you would prefer discover what analysts are predicting in terms of future growth, do not miss this free report on analyst forecasts.

NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the last twelve months, which refer to the 12-month period ending on the last date of the month the financial statement is dated. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.

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