How Much Of Richter Gedeon Vegyészeti Gyár Nyilvánosan Muködo Rt. (BUSE:RICHTER) Do Institutions Own?

If you want to know who really controls Richter Gedeon Vegyészeti Gyár Nyilvánosan Muködo Rt. (BUSE:RICHTER), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. Institutions will often hold stock in bigger companies, and we expect to see insiders owning a noticeable percentage of the smaller ones. We also tend to see lower insider ownership in companies that were previously publicly owned.

With a market capitalization of Ft1.3t, Richter Gedeon Vegyészeti Gyár Nyilvánosan Muködo Rt is rather large. We'd expect to see institutional investors on the register. Companies of this size are usually well known to retail investors, too. Our analysis of the ownership of the company, below, shows that institutions are noticeable on the share registry. Let's delve deeper into each type of owner, to discover more about Richter Gedeon Vegyészeti Gyár Nyilvánosan Muködo Rt.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Richter Gedeon Vegyészeti Gyár Nyilvánosan Muködo Rt?

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 Richter Gedeon Vegyészeti Gyár Nyilvánosan Muködo Rt does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. 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. 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 Richter Gedeon Vegyészeti Gyár Nyilvánosan Muködo Rt, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

Richter Gedeon Vegyészeti Gyár Nyilvánosan Muködo Rt is not owned by hedge funds. Magyar Nemzeti Vagyonkezelo Zrt. is currently the largest shareholder, with 15% of shares outstanding. With 10% and 3.3% of the shares outstanding respectively, Maecenas Universitatis Corvini Foundation, Endowment Arm and FMR LLC are the second and third largest shareholders.

Our studies suggest that the top 25 shareholders collectively control less than half of the company's shares, meaning that the company's shares are widely disseminated and there is no dominant shareholder.

Researching institutional ownership is a good way to gauge and filter a stock's expected performance. The same can be achieved by studying analyst sentiments. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.

Insider Ownership Of Richter Gedeon Vegyészeti Gyár Nyilvánosan Muködo Rt

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.

We note our data does not show any board members holding shares, personally. It is unusual not to have at least some personal holdings by board members, so our data might be flawed. A good next step would be to check how much the CEO is paid.

General Public Ownership

The general public holds a 42% stake in Richter Gedeon Vegyészeti Gyár Nyilvánosan Muködo Rt. 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. To that end, you should be aware of the 1 warning sign we've spotted with Richter Gedeon Vegyészeti Gyár Nyilvánosan Muködo Rt .

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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