Public companies in Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores S.A. (SNSE:VAPORES) are its biggest bettors, and their bets paid off as stock gained 6.1% last week

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by public companies in Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• The largest shareholder of the company is Quiñenco S.A. with a 66% stake
• Institutions own 13% of Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores

A look at the shareholders of Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores S.A. (SNSE:VAPORES) can tell us which group is most powerful. We can see that public companies own the lion's share in the company with 66% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

As a result, public companies were the biggest beneficiaries of last week’s 6.1% gain.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores.

See our latest analysis for Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores?

Institutional investors commonly compare their own returns to the returns of a commonly followed index. So they generally do consider buying larger companies that are included in the relevant benchmark index.

We can see that Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. 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 Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Quiñenco S.A. with 66% of shares outstanding. This implies that they have majority interest control of the future of the company. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 6.1% and 1.4%, of the shares outstanding, respectively.

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 is some analyst coverage of the stock, but it could still become more well known, with time.

Insider Ownership Of Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. 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.

Our data cannot confirm that board members are holding shares personally. Not all jurisdictions have the same rules around disclosing insider ownership, and it is possible we have missed something, here. So you can click here learn more about the CEO.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 21% 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.

Public Company Ownership

We can see that public companies hold 66% of the Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores shares on issue. It's hard to say for sure but this suggests they have entwined business interests. This might be a strategic stake, so it's worth watching this space for changes in ownership.

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. Case in point: We've spotted 3 warning signs for Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores you should be aware of.

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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