Retail investors account for 47% of Atlantic Lithium Limited's (LON:ALL) ownership, while private companies account for 28%
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Key Insights
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Atlantic Lithium's significant retail investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
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The top 10 shareholders own 50% of the company
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Using data from analyst forecasts alongside ownership research, one can better assess the future performance of a company
A look at the shareholders of Atlantic Lithium Limited (LON:ALL) can tell us which group is most powerful. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 47% to be precise, is retail investors. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).
Private companies, on the other hand, account for 28% of the company's stockholders.
Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Atlantic Lithium, beginning with the chart below.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Atlantic Lithium?
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.
Atlantic Lithium already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the 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. 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 Atlantic Lithium, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
Hedge funds don't have many shares in Atlantic Lithium. Assore Holdings Proprietary Limited is currently the largest shareholder, with 28% of shares outstanding. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 8.8% and 2.4%, of the shares outstanding, respectively.
On further inspection, we found that more than half the company's shares are owned by the top 10 shareholders, suggesting that the interests of the larger shareholders are balanced out to an extent by the smaller ones.
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 Atlantic Lithium
While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. Management ultimately answers to the board. However, it is not uncommon for managers to be executive board members, especially if they are a founder or the CEO.