HIAG Immobilien Holding AG's (VTX:HIAG) biggest owners are private companies who got richer after stock soared 6.3% last week

Key Insights

• Significant control over HIAG Immobilien Holding by private companies implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
• A total of 3 investors have a majority stake in the company with 55% ownership
• Insiders own 18% of HIAG Immobilien Holding

To get a sense of who is truly in control of HIAG Immobilien Holding AG (VTX:HIAG), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. With 38% stake, private companies possess the maximum shares in the company. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

As a result, private companies were the biggest beneficiaries of last week’s 6.3% gain.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of HIAG Immobilien Holding, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About HIAG Immobilien Holding?

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 HIAG Immobilien Holding. 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 HIAG Immobilien Holding's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in HIAG Immobilien Holding. SFAG Holding AG is currently the company's largest shareholder with 20% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 18% and 17% of the stock. Salome Varnholt, who is the third-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Member of the Board of Directors.

To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 3 shareholders have a majority ownership in the company, meaning that they are powerful enough to influence the decisions of the company.

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. There are plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.

Insider Ownership Of HIAG Immobilien Holding

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. 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 insiders maintain a significant holding in HIAG Immobilien Holding AG. It is very interesting to see that insiders have a meaningful CHF174m stake in this CHF984m business. It is good to see this level of investment. You can check here to see if those insiders have been buying recently.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 33% stake in the company, and hence can't easily be ignored. While this size of ownership may not be enough to sway a policy decision in their favour, they can still make a collective impact on company policies.

Private Company Ownership

It seems that Private Companies own 38%, of the HIAG Immobilien Holding stock. It might be worth looking deeper into this. If related parties, such as insiders, have an interest in one of these private companies, that should be disclosed in the annual report. Private companies may also have a strategic interest in the company.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand HIAG Immobilien Holding better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks for example - HIAG Immobilien Holding has 3 warning signs (and 1 which doesn't sit too well with us) we think you should know about.

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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