Public companies in Corporación Moctezuma, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:CMOCTEZ) are its biggest bettors, and their bets paid off as stock gained 7.5% last week

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by public companies in Corporación Moctezuma. de indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• The largest shareholder of the company is Cementos Molins, S.A. with a 54% stake
• Insider ownership in Corporación Moctezuma. de is 11%

If you want to know who really controls Corporación Moctezuma, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:CMOCTEZ), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are public companies with 54% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

As a result, public companies collectively scored the highest last week as the company hit Mex$68b market cap following a 7.5% gain in the stock.

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

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Corporación Moctezuma. de?

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.

Since institutions own only a small portion of Corporación Moctezuma. de, many may not have spent much time considering the stock. But it's clear that some have; and they liked it enough to buy in. If the company is growing earnings, that may indicate that it is just beginning to catch the attention of these deep-pocketed investors. 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.

Corporación Moctezuma. de is not owned by hedge funds. Cementos Molins, S.A. is currently the company's largest shareholder with 54% of shares outstanding. This essentially means that they have extensive influence, if not outright control, over the future of the corporation. With 16% and 11% of the shares outstanding respectively, Presa International BV and Antonio Cosio Arino are the second and third largest shareholders. Antonio Cosio Arino, who is the third-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Member of the Board of Directors.

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. There is some analyst coverage of the stock, but it could still become more well known, with time.

Insider Ownership Of Corporación Moctezuma. de

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. 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.

Our most recent data indicates that insiders own a reasonable proportion of Corporación Moctezuma, S.A.B. de C.V.. It has a market capitalization of just Mex$68b, and insiders have Mex$7.3b worth of shares in their own names. That's quite significant. Most would say this shows a good degree of alignment with shareholders, especially in a company of this size. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 17% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Corporación Moctezuma. de. 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.

Private Company Ownership

We can see that Private Companies own 16%, of the shares on issue. 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.

Public Company Ownership

Public companies currently own 54% of Corporación Moctezuma. de stock. It's hard to say for sure but this suggests they have entwined business interests. This might be a strategic stake, so it's worth watching this space for changes in ownership.

Next Steps:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. For example, we've discovered 2 warning signs for Corporación Moctezuma. de (1 makes us a bit uncomfortable!) that you should be aware of before investing here.

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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