Key Insights

• Significantly high institutional ownership implies Offerpad Solutions' stock price is sensitive to their trading actions

• The top 3 shareholders own 55% of the company

• Insiders have been buying lately

If you want to know who really controls Offerpad Solutions Inc. (NYSE:OPAD), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. We can see that institutions own the lion's share in the company with 35% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

And so it follows that institutional investors was the group most impacted after the company's market cap fell to US$109m last week after a 14% drop in the share price. Needless to say, the recent loss which further adds to the one-year loss to shareholders of 61% might not go down well especially with this category of shareholders. Also referred to as "smart money", institutions have a lot of sway over how a stock's price moves. Hence, if weakness in Offerpad Solutions' share price continues, institutional investors may feel compelled to sell the stock, which might not be ideal for individual investors.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Offerpad Solutions, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Offerpad Solutions?

Institutional investors commonly compare their own returns to the returns of a commonly followed index. So they generally do consider buying larger companies that are included in the relevant benchmark index.

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

Offerpad Solutions is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is LL Funds, LLC with 24% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 19% and 11% of the stock. Roberto Sella, who is the third-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Member of the Board of Directors. In addition, we found that Brian Bair, the CEO has 4.0% of the shares allocated to their name.

After doing some more digging, we found that the top 3 shareholders collectively control more than half of the company's shares, implying that they have considerable power to influence the company's decisions.

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 plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.

Insider Ownership Of Offerpad Solutions

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.

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.

Our most recent data indicates that insiders own a reasonable proportion of Offerpad Solutions Inc.. Insiders own US$24m worth of shares in the US$109m company. It is great to see insiders so invested in the business. It might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying recently.

General Public Ownership

With a 19% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Offerpad Solutions. 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 Equity Ownership

Private equity firms hold a 24% stake in Offerpad Solutions. This suggests they can be influential in key policy decisions. Some might like this, because private equity are sometimes activists who hold management accountable. But other times, private equity is selling out, having taking the company public.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Offerpad Solutions better, we need to consider many other factors. For example, we've discovered 3 warning signs for Offerpad Solutions that you should be aware of before investing here.

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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