individual investors who own 57% along with institutions invested in Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:BOLSAA) saw increase in their holdings value last week

Key Insights

• Significant control over Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. de by individual investors implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
• 40% of the business is held by the top 25 shareholders
• Institutions own 43% of Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. de

Every investor in Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:BOLSAA) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual investors with 57% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

While individual investors were the group that benefitted the most from last week’s Mex$1.3b market cap gain, institutions too had a 43% share in those profits.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. de.

Check out our latest analysis for Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. de

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. de?

Institutions typically measure themselves against a benchmark when reporting to their own investors, so they often become more enthusiastic about a stock once it's included in a major index. We would expect most companies to have some institutions on the register, especially if they are growing.

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. de already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. 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 Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. de's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. de is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is BlackRock, Inc. with 4.9% of shares outstanding. The second and third largest shareholders are FMR LLC and Capital Research and Management Company, with an equal amount of shares to their name at 4.5%.

On studying our ownership data, we found that 25 of the top shareholders collectively own less than 50% of the share register, implying that no single individual has a majority interest.

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 Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. de

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.

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.

We note our data does not show any board members holding shares, personally. Given we are not picking up on insider ownership, we may have missing data. Therefore, it would be interesting to assess the CEO compensation and tenure, here.

General Public Ownership

The general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, collectively holds 57% of Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. de shares. This level of ownership gives investors from the wider public some power to sway key policy decisions such as board composition, executive compensation, and the dividend payout ratio.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. de better, we need to consider many other factors.

Many find it useful to take an in depth look at how a company has performed in the past. You can access this detailed graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.

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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