Institutional investors in DPM Metals Inc. (TSE:DPM) lost 5.3% last week but have reaped the benefits of longer-term growth
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Institutions’ substantial holdings in DPM Metals implies that they have significant influence over the company’s share price
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The top 12 shareholders own 51% of the company
Every investor in DPM Metals Inc. (TSE:DPM) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 57% to be precise, is institutions. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.
Losing money on investments is something no shareholder enjoys, least of all institutional investors who saw their holdings value drop by 5.3% last week. Still, the 119% one-year gains may have helped mitigate their overall losses. But they would probably be wary of future losses.
Let’s delve deeper into each type of owner of DPM Metals, beginning with the chart below.
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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.
DPM Metals 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 DPM Metals’ earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.
Institutional investors own over 50% of the company, so together than can probably strongly influence board decisions. Our data indicates that hedge funds own 11% of DPM Metals. That worth noting, since hedge funds are often quite active investors, who may try to influence management. Many want to see value creation (and a higher share price) in the short term or medium term. Our data shows that Helikon Investments Limited is the largest shareholder with 11% of shares outstanding. With 8.5% and 7.1% of the shares outstanding respectively, Van Eck Associates Corporation and BlackRock, Inc. are the second and third largest shareholders.
