Key Insights

• Meta Wolf's significant insider ownership suggests inherent interests in company's expansion

• Thomas Wolf owns 82% of the company

• Ownership research, combined with past performance data can help provide a good understanding of opportunities in a stock

A look at the shareholders of Meta Wolf AG (FRA:WOLF) can tell us which group is most powerful. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 87% to be precise, is individual insiders. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

So it follows, every decision made by insiders of Meta Wolf regarding the company's future would be crucial to them.

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

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Meta Wolf?

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.

Since institutions own only a small portion of Meta Wolf, many may not have spent much time considering the stock. But it's clear that some have; and they liked it enough to buy in. If the company is growing earnings, that may indicate that it is just beginning to catch the attention of these deep-pocketed investors. We sometimes see a rising share price when a few big institutions want to buy a certain stock at the same time. The history of earnings and revenue, which you can see below, could be helpful in considering if more institutional investors will want the stock. Of course, there are plenty of other factors to consider, too.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Meta Wolf. Thomas Wolf is currently the largest shareholder, with 82% of shares outstanding. This implies that they have majority interest control of the future of the company. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 2.6% and 2.5% of the 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. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.

Insider Ownership Of Meta Wolf

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.