Do Institutions Own Cydsa, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:CYDSASAA) Shares?
Every investor in Cydsa, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:CYDSASAA) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. Insiders often own a large chunk of younger, smaller, companies while huge companies tend to have institutions as shareholders. I generally like to see some degree of insider ownership, even if only a little. As Nassim Nicholas Taleb said, 'Don’t tell me what you think, tell me what you have in your portfolio.
With a market capitalization of Mex$9.3b, Cydsa. de is a small cap stock, so it might not be well known by many institutional investors. In the chart below, we can see that institutions are noticeable on the share registry. Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Cydsa. de.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Cydsa. 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.
We can see that Cydsa. de does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. 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. 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 Cydsa. de, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
Hedge funds don't have many shares in Cydsa. de. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is the CEO Tomas Roberto Gonzalez Sada with 54% of shares outstanding. With such a huge stake, we infer that they have significant control of the future of the company. It's usually considered a good sign when insiders own a significant number of shares in the company, and in this case, we're glad to see a company insider with such skin in the game. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 10% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 3.9% by the third-largest 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. There is a little analyst coverage of the stock, but not much. So there is room for it to gain more coverage.
Insider Ownership Of Cydsa. de
While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. 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 the majority of Cydsa, S.A.B. de C.V.. This means they can collectively make decisions for the company. That means they own Mex$5.0b worth of shares in the Mex$9.3b company. That's quite meaningful. 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
The general public, with a 28% stake in the company, will not easily be ignored. 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.
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It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Cydsa. de better, we need to consider many other factors. Be aware that Cydsa. de is showing 4 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 1 of those is concerning...
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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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About BMV:CYDSASA A
Cydsa. de
Together its subsidiaries, produces and markets salt, chlorine, caustic soda, and refrigerant gases in Mexico, the United States, Canada, Central and South America, Asia, and Europe.
Undervalued with reasonable growth potential and pays a dividend.