Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A.'s (BME:ITX) top owners are private equity firms with 50% stake, while 21% is held by individual investors

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by private equity firms in Industria de Diseño Textil indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• The largest shareholder of the company is Pontegadea Inversiones, S.L with a 50% stake
• 14% of Industria de Diseño Textil is held by Institutions

A look at the shareholders of Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (BME:ITX) can tell us which group is most powerful. With 50% stake, private equity firms possess the maximum shares in the company. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

Meanwhile, individual investors make up 21% of the company’s shareholders.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Industria de Diseño Textil.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Industria de Diseño Textil?

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 Industria de Diseño Textil does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. 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. It is not uncommon to see a big share price drop if two large institutional investors try to sell out of a stock at the same time. So it is worth checking the past earnings trajectory of Industria de Diseño Textil, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Industria de Diseño Textil. Pontegadea Inversiones, S.L is currently the company's largest shareholder with 50% of shares outstanding. With such a huge stake in the ownership, we infer that they have significant control of the future of the company. Partler 2006 SL is the second largest shareholder owning 9.3% of common stock, and Sandra Ortega Mera holds about 5.1% 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. There are plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.

Insider Ownership Of Industria de Diseño Textil

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. 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.

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.

Shareholders would probably be interested to learn that insiders own shares in Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A.. The insiders have a meaningful stake worth €7.1b. 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

With a 21% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Industria de Diseño Textil. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

Private Equity Ownership

Private equity firms hold a 50% stake in Industria de Diseño Textil. This suggests they can be influential in key policy decisions. Sometimes we see private equity stick around for the long term, but generally speaking they have a shorter investment horizon and -- as the name suggests -- don't invest in public companies much. After some time they may look to sell and redeploy capital elsewhere.

Private Company Ownership

It seems that Private Companies own 9.3%, of the Industria de Diseño Textil stock. It's hard to draw any conclusions from this fact alone, so its worth looking into who owns those private companies. Sometimes insiders or other related parties have an interest in shares in a public company through a separate private company.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Industria de Diseño Textil better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Industria de Diseño Textil you should know about.

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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