Industrias Peñoles, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:PE&OLES) is a favorite amongst institutional investors who own 47%

Key Insights

• Given the large stake in the stock by institutions, Industrias Peñoles. de's stock price might be vulnerable to their trading decisions
• A total of 2 investors have a majority stake in the company with 53% ownership
• Insider ownership in Industrias Peñoles. de is 19%

A look at the shareholders of Industrias Peñoles, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:PE&OLES) can tell us which group is most powerful. We can see that institutions own the lion's share in the company with 47% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

Given the vast amount of money and research capacities at their disposal, institutional ownership tends to carry a lot of weight, especially with individual investors. Hence, having a considerable amount of institutional money invested in a company is often regarded as a desirable trait.

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

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Industrias Peñoles. 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.

We can see that Industrias Peñoles. 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. 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 Industrias Peñoles. de's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Industrias Peñoles. de is not owned by hedge funds. The company's largest shareholder is Albacor, S.A. De C.V., with ownership of 33%. With 19% and 3.4% of the shares outstanding respectively, Alejandro Bailleres Gual and BlackRock, Inc. are the second and third largest shareholders.

After doing some more digging, we found that the top 2 shareholders collectively control more than half of the company's shares, implying that they have considerable power to influence the company's decisions.

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 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 Industrias Peñoles. de

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. 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.

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.

Our most recent data indicates that insiders own a reasonable proportion of Industrias Peñoles, S.A.B. de C.V.. It has a market capitalization of just Mex$101b, and insiders have Mex$20b 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

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 34% stake in Industrias Peñoles. de. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

Next Steps:

I find it very interesting to look at who exactly owns a company. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for Industrias Peñoles. de you should be aware of.

If you would prefer discover what analysts are predicting in terms of future growth, do not miss this free report on analyst forecasts.

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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