What Kind Of Shareholder Owns Most Spacenet Enterprises India Limited (NSE:SPCENET) Stock?

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Every investor in Spacenet Enterprises India Limited (NSE:SPCENET) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. Institutions often own shares in more established companies, while it's not unusual to see insiders own a fair bit of smaller companies. Warren Buffett said that he likes 'a business with enduring competitive advantages that is run by able and owner-oriented people'. So it's nice to see some insider ownership, because it may suggest that management is owner-oriented.

Spacenet Enterprises India is a smaller company with a market capitalization of ₹49m, so it may still be flying under the radar of many institutional investors. Taking a look at our data on the ownership groups (below), it's seems that institutions don't own shares in the company. Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholder can tell us about SPCENET.

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NSEI:SPCENET Ownership Summary, September 27th 2019
NSEI:SPCENET Ownership Summary, September 27th 2019

What Does The Lack Of Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Spacenet Enterprises India?

Institutional investors often avoid companies that are too small, too illiquid or too risky for their tastes. But it's unusual to see larger companies without any institutional investors.

There could be various reasons why no institutions own shares in a company. Typically, small, newly listed companies don't attract much attention from fund managers, because it would not be possible for large fund managers to build a meaningful position in the company. On the other hand, it's always possible that professional investors are avoiding a company because they don't think it's the best place for their money. Spacenet Enterprises India's earnings and revenue track record (below) may not be compelling to institutional investors -- or they simply might not have looked at the business closely.

NSEI:SPCENET Income Statement, September 27th 2019
NSEI:SPCENET Income Statement, September 27th 2019

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Spacenet Enterprises India. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.

Insider Ownership Of Spacenet Enterprises India

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.

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.