Key Insights

• Significant control over Marex Group by private companies implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions

• The top 6 shareholders own 51% of the company

• 22% of Marex Group is held by Institutions

Every investor in Marex Group plc (NASDAQ:MRX) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. We can see that private companies own the lion's share in the company with 42% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

And individual investors on the other hand have a 28% ownership in the company.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Marex Group.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Marex Group?

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.

Marex Group already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. 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 Marex Group's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Marex Group. Sarpedon Limited is currently the company's largest shareholder with 25% of shares outstanding. Ocean Ring Jersey Co. Ltd. is the second largest shareholder owning 17% of common stock, and Ian Lowitt holds about 3.5% of the company stock. Ian Lowitt, who is the third-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Member of the Board of Directors.

On further inspection, we found that more than half the company's shares are owned by the top 6 shareholders, suggesting that the interests of the larger shareholders are balanced out to an extent by the smaller ones.

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 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 Marex Group

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. The company management answer to the board and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board themselves.