Yahoo Finance Mainstreet Equity Corp.'s (TSE:MEQ) largest shareholders are private companies who were rewarded as market cap surged CA$91m last week
If you want to know who really controls Mainstreet Equity Corp. (TSE:MEQ), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 41% to be precise, is private companies. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
As a result, private companies were the biggest beneficiaries of last week’s 7.7% gain.
In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Mainstreet Equity.
View our latest analysis for Mainstreet Equity
What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Mainstreet Equity?
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.
Mainstreet Equity 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. 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 Mainstreet Equity, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
Mainstreet Equity is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Pan Pacific Mercantile Group Inc. with 41% of shares outstanding. With 6.4% and 5.4% of the shares outstanding respectively, Mawer Investment Management Ltd. and Navjeet Dhillon are the second and third largest shareholders. Navjeet Dhillon, who is the third-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Member of the Board of Directors.
To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 3 shareholders have a majority ownership in the company, meaning that they are powerful enough to influence the decisions of the company.
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 Mainstreet Equity
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.
We can report that insiders do own shares in Mainstreet Equity Corp.. As individuals, the insiders collectively own CA$103m worth of the CA$1.3b company. It is good to see some investment by insiders, but it might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying.
General Public Ownership
The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 32% stake in Mainstreet Equity. 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
It seems that Private Companies own 41%, of the Mainstreet Equity stock. Private companies may be related parties. Sometimes insiders have an interest in a public company through a holding in a private company, rather than in their own capacity as an individual. While it's hard to draw any broad stroke conclusions, it is worth noting as an area for further research.
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. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 4 warning signs with Mainstreet Equity (at least 2 which are potentially serious) , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.
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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