What Type Of Shareholders Own The Most Number of Società Cattolica di Assicurazione - Società Cooperativa (BIT:CASS) Shares?

A look at the shareholders of Società Cattolica di Assicurazione - Società Cooperativa (BIT:CASS) can tell us which group is most powerful. Institutions often own shares in more established companies, while it's not unusual to see insiders own a fair bit of smaller companies. Companies that have been privatized tend to have low insider ownership.

With a market capitalization of €915m, Società Cattolica di Assicurazione - Società Cooperativa is a decent size, so it is probably on the radar of institutional investors. Our analysis of the ownership of the company, below, shows that institutional investors have bought into the company. Let's delve deeper into each type of owner, to discover more about Società Cattolica di Assicurazione - Società Cooperativa.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Società Cattolica di Assicurazione - Società Cooperativa?

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.

Società Cattolica di Assicurazione - Società Cooperativa already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. 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 Società Cattolica di Assicurazione - Società Cooperativa's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Società Cattolica di Assicurazione - Società Cooperativa. Our data shows that Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. is the largest shareholder with 24% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 9.0% and 3.9% of the stock.

Looking at the shareholder registry, we can see that 50% of the ownership is controlled by the top 17 shareholders, meaning that no single shareholder has a majority interest in the ownership.

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. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.

Insider Ownership Of Società Cattolica di Assicurazione - Società Cooperativa

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 some shares in Società Cattolica di Assicurazione - Società Cooperativa. It is a pretty big company, so it is generally a positive to see some potentially meaningful alignment. In this case, they own around €10m worth of shares (at current prices). Most would say this shows alignment of interests between shareholders and the board. Still, it might be worth checking if those insiders have been selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public holds a 49% stake in Società Cattolica di Assicurazione - Società Cooperativa. 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

Public companies currently own 33% of Società Cattolica di Assicurazione - Società Cooperativa stock. This may be a strategic interest and the two companies may have related business interests. It could be that they have de-merged. This holding is probably worth investigating further.

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 learn about the 3 warning signs we've spotted with Società Cattolica di Assicurazione - Società Cooperativa (including 1 which makes us a bit uncomfortable) .

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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