Yahoo Finanzas Here's What Colliers International Group Inc.'s (TSE:CIGI) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like
A look at the shareholders of Colliers International Group Inc. (TSE:CIGI) can tell us which group is most powerful. Insiders often own a large chunk of younger, smaller, companies while huge companies tend to have institutions as shareholders. I quite like to see at least a little bit of insider ownership. As Charlie Munger said 'Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome.
Colliers International Group isn't enormous, but it's not particularly small either. It has a market capitalization of CA$3.1b, which means it would generally expect to see some institutions on the share registry. Our analysis of the ownership of the company, below, shows that institutional investors have bought into the company. Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholder can tell us about Colliers International Group.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Colliers International Group?
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 Colliers International Group does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. This suggests some credibility amongst professional investors. But we can't rely on that fact alone, since institutions make bad investments sometimes, just like everyone does. If multiple institutions change their view on a stock at the same time, you could see the share price drop fast. It's therefore worth looking at Colliers International Group's earnings history, below. Of course, the future is what really matters.
Institutional investors own over 50% of the company, so together than can probably strongly influence board decisions. Our data indicates that hedge funds own 20% of Colliers International Group. That catches my attention because hedge funds sometimes try to influence management, or bring about changes that will create near term value for shareholders. Spruce House Investment Management LLC is currently the company's largest shareholder with 14% of shares outstanding. Jay Hennick is the second largest shareholder owning 6.9% of common stock, and BloombergSen Inc. holds about 5.5% of the company stock. Jay Hennick, who is the second-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Chief Executive Officer.
After doing some more digging, we found that the top 11 have the combined ownership of 51% in the company, suggesting that no one share holder has significant control over the company.
While it makes sense to study institutional ownership data for a company, it also makes sense to study analyst sentiments to know which way the wind is blowing. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.
Insider Ownership Of Colliers International Group
While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. The company management answer to the board; and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board, themselves.
Most consider insider ownership a positive because it can indicate the board is well aligned with other shareholders. However, on some occasions too much power is concentrated within this group.
I can report that insiders do own shares in Colliers International Group Inc.. This is a big company, so it is good to see this level of alignment. Insiders own CA$276m worth of shares (at current prices). If you would like to explore the question of insider alignment, you can click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling.
General Public Ownership
The general public holds a 14% stake in CIGI. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.
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While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. Be aware that Colliers International Group is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , you should know about...
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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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