Key Insights

• enCore Energy's significant individual investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public

• The top 25 shareholders own 37% of the company

• Recent sales by insiders

A look at the shareholders of enCore Energy Corp. (CVE:EU) can tell us which group is most powerful. We can see that individual investors own the lion's share in the company with 57% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

While individual investors were the group that benefitted the most from last week’s CA$159m market cap gain, institutions too had a 41% share in those profits.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of enCore Energy.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About enCore Energy?

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.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in enCore Energy. 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 enCore Energy's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in enCore Energy. ALPS Advisors, Inc. is currently the largest shareholder, with 7.4% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 6.6% and 5.6% of the stock.

Our studies suggest that the top 25 shareholders collectively control less than half of the company's shares, meaning that the company's shares are widely disseminated and there is no dominant shareholder.

Researching institutional ownership is a good way to gauge and filter a stock's expected performance. The same can be achieved by studying analyst sentiments. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.

Insider Ownership Of enCore Energy

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.