Old National Bancorp's (NASDAQ:ONB) high institutional ownership speaks for itself as stock continues to impress, up 10% over last week

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Key Insights

  • Given the large stake in the stock by institutions, Old National Bancorp's stock price might be vulnerable to their trading decisions

  • A total of 11 investors have a majority stake in the company with 50% ownership

  • Insiders have sold recently

To get a sense of who is truly in control of Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. With 79% stake, institutions possess the maximum shares in the company. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

And last week, institutional investors ended up benefitting the most after the company hit US$6.0b in market cap. The one-year return on investment is currently 26% and last week's gain would have been more than welcomed.

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

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Old National Bancorp?

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.

We can see that Old National Bancorp does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. This can indicate that the company has a certain degree of credibility in the investment community. However, it is best to be wary of relying on the supposed validation that comes with institutional investors. They too, get it wrong sometimes. 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 Old National Bancorp, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

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Institutional investors own over 50% of the company, so together than can probably strongly influence board decisions. Hedge funds don't have many shares in Old National Bancorp. BlackRock, Inc. is currently the company's largest shareholder with 11% of shares outstanding. With 9.7% and 6.5% of the shares outstanding respectively, The Vanguard Group, Inc. and Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc. are the second and third largest shareholders.

Looking at the shareholder registry, we can see that 50% of the ownership is controlled by the top 11 shareholders, meaning that no single shareholder has a majority interest in the ownership.

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.