Here's What Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, S.A.B. de C.V.'s (BMV:GCC) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like

The big shareholder groups in Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:GCC) have power over the company. Institutions will often hold stock in bigger companies, and we expect to see insiders owning a noticeable percentage of the smaller ones. Companies that have been privatized tend to have low insider ownership.

Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua. de has a market capitalization of Mex$40b, so we would expect some institutional investors to have noticed the stock. Taking a look at our data on the ownership groups (below), it seems 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 Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua. de.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua. de?

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.

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

Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua. de is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Control Administrativo Mexicano, S.A. de C.V. with 52% of shares outstanding. This essentially means that they have extensive influence, if not outright control, over the future of the corporation. Ninety One UK Limited is the second largest shareholder owning 7.6% of common stock, and Norges Bank Investment Management holds about 2.7% of the company stock.

While it makes sense to study institutional ownership data for a company, it also makes sense to study analyst sentiments to know which way the wind is blowing. There are a reasonable number of analysts covering the stock, so it might be useful to find out their aggregate view on the future.

Insider Ownership Of Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua. 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. The company management answer to the board and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board themselves.

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. 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, 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.

Private Company Ownership

Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 52%, of the company's shares. 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.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua. de better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 1 warning sign for Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua. de that you should be aware of.

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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