Daldrup & Söhne Aktiengesellschaft (ETR:4DS) Member of Management Board Bernd Daldrup's holdings dropped 11% in value as a result of the recent pullback

Key Insights

• Insiders appear to have a vested interest in Daldrup & Söhne's growth, as seen by their sizeable ownership
• 53% of the business is held by the top 4 shareholders
• Using data from analyst forecasts alongside ownership research, one can better assess the future performance of a company

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If you want to know who really controls Daldrup & Söhne Aktiengesellschaft (ETR:4DS), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. With 58% stake, individual insiders possess the maximum shares in the company. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

And following last week's 11% decline in share price, insiders suffered the most losses.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Daldrup & Söhne, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Daldrup & Söhne?

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.

Less than 5% of Daldrup & Söhne is held by institutional investors. This suggests that some funds have the company in their sights, but many have not yet bought shares in it. If the business gets stronger from here, we could see a situation where more institutions are keen to buy. We sometimes see a rising share price when a few big institutions want to buy a certain stock at the same time. The history of earnings and revenue, which you can see below, could be helpful in considering if more institutional investors will want the stock. Of course, there are plenty of other factors to consider, too.

Daldrup & Söhne is not owned by hedge funds. From our data, we infer that the largest shareholder is Bernd Daldrup (who also holds the title of Member of Management Board) with 16% 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. Karl Daldrup is the second largest shareholder owning 16% of common stock, and Thomas Daldrup holds about 16% of the company stock. Interestingly, the second-largest shareholder, Karl Daldrup is also Member of Management Board, again, pointing towards strong insider ownership amongst the company's top shareholders.

On looking further, we found that 53% of the shares are owned by the top 4 shareholders. In other words, these shareholders have a meaningful say in 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 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 Daldrup & Söhne

The definition of company insiders can be subjective and does vary between jurisdictions. Our data reflects individual insiders, capturing board members at the very least. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.

I generally consider insider ownership to be a good thing. However, on some occasions it makes it more difficult for other shareholders to hold the board accountable for decisions.

Our most recent data indicates that insiders own the majority of Daldrup & Söhne Aktiengesellschaft. This means they can collectively make decisions for the company. So they have a €53m stake in this €91m business. 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

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 37% stake in Daldrup & Söhne. 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. Take risks for example - Daldrup & Söhne has 2 warning signs we think 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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