The Navigator Company, S.A.'s (ELI:NVG) largest shareholders are public companies with 70% ownership, individual investors own 24%

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by public companies in Navigator Company indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• 70% of the company is held by a single shareholder (Semapa - Sociedade de Investimento e Gestão, SGPS, S.A.)
• Using data from analyst forecasts alongside ownership research, one can better assess the future performance of a company

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Every investor in The Navigator Company, S.A. (ELI:NVG) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. We can see that public companies own the lion's share in the company with 70% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

And individual investors on the other hand have a 24% ownership in the company.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Navigator Company.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Navigator Company?

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.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Navigator Company. 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. When multiple institutions own a stock, there's always a risk that they are in a 'crowded trade'. When such a trade goes wrong, multiple parties may compete to sell stock fast. This risk is higher in a company without a history of growth. You can see Navigator Company's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

Navigator Company is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Semapa - Sociedade de Investimento e Gestão, SGPS, S.A. with 70% of shares outstanding. With such a huge stake in the ownership, we infer that they have significant control of the future of the company. With 1.3% and 0.6% of the shares outstanding respectively, The Vanguard Group, Inc. and BlackRock, Inc. are the second and third largest shareholders.

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 Navigator Company

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.

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 data cannot confirm that board members are 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-- including retail investors -- own 24% stake in the company, and hence can't easily be ignored. This size of ownership, while considerable, may not be enough to change company policy if the decision is not in sync with other large shareholders.

Public Company Ownership

It appears to us that public companies own 70% of Navigator Company. 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:

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. Be aware that Navigator Company is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis , you should know about...

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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