The big shareholder groups in Intra Energy Corporation Limited (ASX:IEC) have power over the company. Large companies usually have institutions as shareholders, and we usually see insiders owning shares in smaller companies. I generally like to see some degree of insider ownership, even if only a little. As Nassim Nicholas Taleb said, 'Don’t tell me what you think, tell me what you have in your portfolio.'
Intra Energy is a smaller company with a market capitalization of AU$12m, so it may still be flying under the radar of many institutional investors. In the chart below below, we can see that institutional investors have bought into the company. Let's delve deeper into each type of owner, to discover more about IEC.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Intra Energy?
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.
Intra Energy already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own 5.1% of the company. 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 Intra Energy, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Intra Energy. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.
Insider Ownership Of Intra Energy
The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. 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.
I generally consider insider ownership to be a good thing. However, on some occasions it makes it more difficult for other shareholders to hold the board accountable for decisions.
Our most recent data indicates that insiders own the majority of Intra Energy Corporation Limited. This means they can collectively make decisions for the company. Given it has a market cap of AU$12m, that means they have AU$6.7m worth of shares. It is good to see this level of investment. You can check here to see if those insiders have been buying recently.