Yahoo Finance Individual investors among Canoo Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOEV) largest stockholders and were hit after last week's 12% price drop
Every investor in Canoo Inc. (NASDAQ:GOEV) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual investors with 34% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.
As a result, individual investors as a group endured the highest losses last week after market cap fell by US$85m.
Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Canoo.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Canoo?
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.
We can see that Canoo does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. 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. 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 Canoo, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
It would appear that 10% of Canoo shares are controlled by hedge funds. That catches my attention because hedge funds sometimes try to influence management, or bring about changes that will create near term value for shareholders. AFV Partners LLC is currently the company's largest shareholder with 17% of shares outstanding. With 10% and 10% of the shares outstanding respectively, Remarkable Views Consultants Ltd. and Yorkville Advisors Global LP are the second and third largest shareholders.
To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 5 shareholders control more than half of the company which implies that this group has considerable sway over the company's decision-making.
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 Canoo
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.
Most consider insider ownership a positive because it can indicate the board is well aligned with other shareholders. However, on some occasions too much power is concentrated within this group.
Our most recent data indicates that insiders own a reasonable proportion of Canoo Inc.. It has a market capitalization of just US$619m, and insiders have US$73m worth of shares in their own names. 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 34% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Canoo. This size of ownership, while considerable, may not be enough to change company policy if the decision is not in sync with other large shareholders.
Private Equity Ownership
With a stake of 17%, private equity firms could influence the Canoo board. 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.
Private Company Ownership
It seems that Private Companies own 10%, of the Canoo stock. Private companies may be related parties. Sometimes insiders have an interest in a public company through a holding in a private company, rather than in their own capacity as an individual. While it's hard to draw any broad stroke conclusions, it is worth noting as an area for further research.
Next Steps:
While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. Case in point: We've spotted 6 warning signs for Canoo you should be aware of, and 3 of them are a bit unpleasant.
If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its future.
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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