Cabaletta Bio, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CABA) largest shareholders are individual investors who were rewarded as market cap surged US$15m last week
To get a sense of who is truly in control of Cabaletta Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:CABA), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. We can see that individual investors own the lion's share in the company with 36% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
As a result, individual investors collectively scored the highest last week as the company hit US$160m market cap following a 10.0% gain in the stock.
Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Cabaletta Bio.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Cabaletta Bio?
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 Cabaletta Bio. 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 Cabaletta Bio's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.
It would appear that 30% of Cabaletta Bio shares are controlled by hedge funds. That worth noting, since hedge funds are often quite active investors, who may try to influence management. Many want to see value creation (and a higher share price) in the short term or medium term. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Adage Capital Management, L.P. with 8.7% of shares outstanding. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 8.1% and 6.9%, of the shares outstanding, respectively. Furthermore, CEO Steven Nichtberger is the owner of 4.6% of the company's shares.
After doing some more digging, we found that the top 12 have the combined ownership of 52% in the company, suggesting that no single shareholder has significant control over the company.
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. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.
Insider Ownership Of Cabaletta Bio
The definition of company insiders can be subjective and does vary between jurisdictions. Our data reflects individual insiders, capturing board members at the very least. 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 some shares in Cabaletta Bio, Inc.. In their own names, insiders own US$8.6m worth of stock in the US$160m company. It is good to see some investment by insiders, but we usually like to see higher insider holdings. It might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying.
General Public Ownership
The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 36% stake in Cabaletta Bio. 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 Cabaletta Bio better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 5 warning signs with Cabaletta Bio (at least 3 which make us uncomfortable) , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.
But ultimately it is the future, not the past, that will determine how well the owners of this business will do. Therefore we think it advisable to take a look at this free report showing whether analysts are predicting a brighter 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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