Key Insights

• Grupo México. de’s significant private companies ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• A total of 2 investors have a majority stake in the company with 60% ownership
• Insiders own 19% of Grupo México. de

If you want to know who really controls Grupo México, S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV:GMEXICOB), then you’ll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are private companies with 41% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

Clearly, private companies benefitted the most after the company’s market cap rose by Mex$39b last week.

Let’s delve deeper into each type of owner of Grupo México. de, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Grupo México. de?

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.

Grupo México. de already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. This can indicate that the company has a certain degree of credibility in the investment community. However, it is best to be wary of relying on the supposed validation that comes with institutional investors. They too, get it wrong sometimes. 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 Grupo México. de’s earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

We note that hedge funds don’t have a meaningful investment in Grupo México. de. The company’s largest shareholder is Empresarios Industriales de México, S.A. de C.V., with ownership of 41%. German Larrea Mota-Velasco is the second largest shareholder owning 19% of common stock, and Invesco Ltd. holds about 3.5% of the company stock. German Larrea Mota-Velasco, who is the second-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of President.

After doing some more digging, we found that the top 2 shareholders collectively control more than half of the company’s shares, implying that they have considerable power to influence the company’s decisions.

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 Grupo México. de

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.

Our most recent data indicates that insiders own a reasonable proportion of Grupo México, S.A.B. de C.V.. Insiders own Mex$117b worth of shares in the Mex$611b company. That’s quite meaningful. Most would say this shows a good degree of alignment with shareholders, especially in a company of this size. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public– including retail investors — own 23% stake in the company, and hence can’t easily be ignored. While this size of ownership may not be enough to sway a policy decision in their favour, they can still make a collective impact on company policies.

Private Company Ownership

It seems that Private Companies own 41%, of the Grupo México. de stock. It’s hard to draw any conclusions from this fact alone, so its worth looking into who owns those private companies. Sometimes insiders or other related parties have an interest in shares in a public company through a separate private company.

Next Steps:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. Be aware that Grupo México. de is showing 1 warning sign in our investment analysis , you should know about…

Ultimately the future is most important. You can access this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

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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