With 74% ownership, Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:PGC) boasts of strong institutional backing
Key Insights
Institutions' substantial holdings in Peapack-Gladstone Financial implies that they have significant influence over the company's share price
The top 12 shareholders own 51% of the company
If you want to know who really controls Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:PGC), 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 institutions with 74% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
Because institutional owners have a huge pool of resources and liquidity, their investing decisions tend to carry a great deal of weight, especially with individual investors. As a result, a sizeable amount of institutional money invested in a firm is generally viewed as a positive attribute.
Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Peapack-Gladstone Financial.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Peapack-Gladstone Financial?
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.
Peapack-Gladstone Financial 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. 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 Peapack-Gladstone Financial, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
Institutional investors own over 50% of the company, so together than can probably strongly influence board decisions. Hedge funds don't have many shares in Peapack-Gladstone Financial. BlackRock, Inc. is currently the largest shareholder, with 7.8% of shares outstanding. With 7.4% and 6.0% of the shares outstanding respectively, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and James Weichert are the second and third largest shareholders. In addition, we found that Douglas Kennedy, the CEO has 0.5% of the shares allocated to their name.
A closer look at our ownership figures suggests that the top 12 shareholders have a combined ownership of 51% implying that no single shareholder has a majority.
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 a reasonable number of analysts covering the stock, so it might be useful to find out their aggregate view on the future.
Insider Ownership Of Peapack-Gladstone Financial
The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.
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 information suggests that insiders maintain a significant holding in Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation. Insiders have a US$52m stake in this US$480m business. We would say this shows alignment with shareholders, but it is worth noting that the company is still quite small; some insiders may have founded the business. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.
General Public Ownership
The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 16% stake in Peapack-Gladstone Financial. 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.
Next Steps:
It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Peapack-Gladstone Financial better, we need to consider many other factors. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for Peapack-Gladstone Financial you should be aware of, and 1 of them is significant.
If you would prefer discover what analysts are predicting in terms of future growth, do not miss this free report on analyst forecasts.
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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