What Kind Of Investors Own Most Of São Carlos Empreendimentos e Participações S.A. (BVMF:SCAR3)?

If you want to know who really controls São Carlos Empreendimentos e Participações S.A. (BVMF:SCAR3), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. Institutions will often hold stock in bigger companies, and we expect to see insiders owning a noticeable percentage of the smaller ones. Warren Buffett said that he likes "a business with enduring competitive advantages that is run by able and owner-oriented people." So it's nice to see some insider ownership, because it may suggest that management is owner-oriented.

São Carlos Empreendimentos e Participações is a smaller company with a market capitalization of R$2.1b, so it may still be flying under the radar of many institutional investors. Taking a look at our data on the ownership groups (below), it seems that institutions are noticeable on the share registry. We can zoom in on the different ownership groups, to learn more about São Carlos Empreendimentos e Participações.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About São Carlos Empreendimentos e Participações?

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 São Carlos Empreendimentos e Participações. 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. 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 São Carlos Empreendimentos e Participações' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

São Carlos Empreendimentos e Participações is not owned by hedge funds. The company's largest shareholder is J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Inc., with ownership of 17%. The second and third largest shareholders are Christian Van Hoegaerden Herrmann Telles and Marcel Telles, with an equal amount of shares to their name at 8.5%.

On further inspection, we found that more than half the company's shares are owned by the top 6 shareholders, suggesting that the interests of the larger shareholders are balanced out to an extent by the smaller ones.

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 is a little analyst coverage of the stock, but not much. So there is room for it to gain more coverage.

Insider Ownership Of São Carlos Empreendimentos e Participações

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.

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 insiders own more than half of São Carlos Empreendimentos e Participações S.A.. This gives them effective control of the company. That means they own R$1.2b worth of shares in the R$2.1b company. That's quite meaningful. Most would be pleased to see the board is investing alongside them. You may wish todiscover (for free) if they have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 18% ownership, the general public have some degree of sway over São Carlos Empreendimentos e Participações. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

Next Steps:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. For example, we've discovered 3 warning signs for São Carlos Empreendimentos e Participações (2 don't sit too well with us!) that you should be aware of before investing here.

But ultimately it is the future, not the past, that will determine how well the owners of this business will do. Therefore we think it advisable to take a look at this free report showing whether analysts are predicting a brighter 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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