Institutions along with retail investors who hold considerable shares inmobilezone holding ag (VTX:MOZN) come under pressure; lose 7.4% of holdings value

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by retail investors in mobilezone holding ag indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• 37% of the business is held by the top 25 shareholders
• 33% of mobilezone holding ag is held by Institutions

A look at the shareholders of mobilezone holding ag (VTX:MOZN) can tell us which group is most powerful. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 60% to be precise, is retail investors. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

Following a 7.4% decrease in the stock price last week, retail investors suffered the most losses, but institutions who own 33% stock also took a hit.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about mobilezone holding ag.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About mobilezone holding ag?

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.

mobilezone holding ag already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. This can indicate that the company has a certain degree of credibility in the investment community. However, it is best to be wary of relying on the supposed validation that comes with institutional investors. They too, get it wrong sometimes. 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 mobilezone holding ag's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

mobilezone holding ag is not owned by hedge funds. UBS Asset Management AG is currently the largest shareholder, with 6.7% of shares outstanding. Haubrich Gmbh is the second largest shareholder owning 5.2% of common stock, and Credit Suisse Asset Management (Switzerland) Ltd. holds about 5.1% of the company stock.

On studying our ownership data, we found that 25 of the top shareholders collectively own less than 50% of the share register, implying that no single individual has a majority interest.

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. There are a reasonable number of analysts covering the stock, so it might be useful to find out their aggregate view on the future.

Insider Ownership Of mobilezone holding ag

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.

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 most recent data indicates that insiders own some shares in mobilezone holding ag. As individuals, the insiders collectively own CHF14m worth of the CHF591m company. It is good to see some investment by insiders, but it might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a substantial 60% stake in mobilezone holding ag, suggesting it is a fairly popular stock. This size of ownership gives investors from the general public some collective power. They can and probably do influence decisions on executive compensation, dividend policies and proposed business acquisitions.

Private Company Ownership

We can see that Private Companies own 5.2%, of the shares on issue. It's hard to draw any conclusions from this fact alone, so its worth looking into who owns those private companies. Sometimes insiders or other related parties have an interest in shares in a public company through a separate private company.

Next Steps:

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. Take risks for example - mobilezone holding ag has 3 warning signs (and 2 which make us uncomfortable) we think you should know about.

If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its future.

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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