Do Institutions Own Bijou Brigitte modische Accessoires Aktiengesellschaft (ETR:BIJ) Shares?

If you want to know who really controls Bijou Brigitte modische Accessoires Aktiengesellschaft (ETR:BIJ), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. Generally speaking, as a company grows, institutions will increase their ownership. Conversely, insiders often decrease their ownership over time. I generally like to see some degree of insider ownership, even if only a little. As Nassim Nicholas Taleb said, 'Don’t tell me what you think, tell me what you have in your portfolio.

Bijou Brigitte modische Accessoires is not a large company by global standards. It has a market capitalization of €178m, which means it wouldn't have the attention of many institutional investors. Our analysis of the ownership of the company, below, shows that institutional investors have bought into the company. We can zoom in on the different ownership groups, to learn more about Bijou Brigitte modische Accessoires.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Bijou Brigitte modische Accessoires?

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.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Bijou Brigitte modische Accessoires. 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 Bijou Brigitte modische Accessoires' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Bijou Brigitte modische Accessoires. From our data, we infer that the largest shareholder is Friedrich-Wilhelm Werner (who also holds the title of Top Key Executive) with 53% of shares outstanding. Its usually considered a good sign when insiders own a significant number of shares in the company, and in this case, we're glad to see a company insider play the role of a key stakeholder. LOYS AG is the second largest shareholder owning 2.9% of common stock, and Dimensional Fund Advisors L.P. holds about 1.3% of the company stock.

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. While there is some analyst coverage, the company is probably not widely covered. So it could gain more attention, down the track.

Insider Ownership Of Bijou Brigitte modische Accessoires

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.

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 most recent data indicates that insiders own the majority of Bijou Brigitte modische Accessoires Aktiengesellschaft. This means they can collectively make decisions for the company. Given it has a market cap of €178m, that means they have €94m worth of shares. 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 40% ownership, the general public have some degree of sway over Bijou Brigitte modische Accessoires. 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.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Bijou Brigitte modische Accessoires better, we need to consider many other factors.

I like to dive deeper into how a company has performed in the past. You can access this interactive graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow, for free.

Ultimately the future is most important. You can access this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

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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