Key Insights

• Significant control over Concentra Group Holdings Parent by individual investors implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
• The top 25 shareholders own 43% of the company
• 34% of Concentra Group Holdings Parent is held by Institutions

Every investor in Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc. (NYSE:CON) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. With 54% stake, individual investors possess the maximum shares in the company. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

While institutions who own 34% came under pressure after market cap dropped to US$2.6b last week,individual investors took the most losses.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Concentra Group Holdings Parent.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Concentra Group Holdings Parent?

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.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Concentra Group Holdings Parent. 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. 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 Concentra Group Holdings Parent's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Concentra Group Holdings Parent. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is BlackRock, Inc. with 14% of shares outstanding. With 8.1% and 5.0% of the shares outstanding respectively, Robert Ortenzio and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. are the second and third largest shareholders.

On studying our ownership data, we found that 25 of the top shareholders collectively own less than 50% of the share register, implying that no single individual has a majority interest.

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 Concentra Group Holdings Parent

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.

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.

We can report that insiders do own shares in Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc.. The insiders have a meaningful stake worth US$233m. Most would see this as a real positive. It is good to see this level of investment by insiders. You can check here to see if those insiders have been buying recently.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a substantial 54% stake in Concentra Group Holdings Parent, suggesting it is a fairly popular stock. This size of ownership gives investors from the general public some collective power. They can and probably do influence decisions on executive compensation, dividend policies and proposed business acquisitions.

Next Steps:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. For example, we've discovered 1 warning sign for Concentra Group Holdings Parent that you should be aware of before investing here.

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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