Schweiter Technologies AG's (VTX:SWTQ) largest shareholders are individual investors with 44% ownership, institutions own 43%
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Schweiter Technologies' 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 51% of the company
To get a sense of who is truly in control of Schweiter Technologies AG (VTX:SWTQ), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 44% 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.
Meanwhile, institutions make up 43% of the company’s shareholders. 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 Schweiter Technologies.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Schweiter Technologies?
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 Schweiter Technologies. 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 Schweiter Technologies' historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.
Schweiter Technologies is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Scotia Asset Management L.P. with 13% of shares outstanding. The second and third largest shareholders are Corisol Holding AG and VBF Holding AG, with an equal amount of shares to their name at 13%.
A closer look at our ownership figures suggests that the top 11 shareholders have a combined ownership of 51% implying that no single shareholder has a majority.
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 are a reasonable number of analysts covering the stock, so it might be useful to find out their aggregate view on the future.