Do Directors Own The L.S. Starrett Company (NYSE:SCX) Shares?
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The big shareholder groups in The L.S. Starrett Company (NYSE:SCX) have power over the company. Large companies usually have institutions as shareholders, and we usually see insiders owning shares in smaller companies. Companies that used to be publicly owned tend to have lower insider ownership.
L.S. Starrett is a smaller company with a market capitalization of US$50m, 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 are noticeable on the share registry. We can zoom in on the different ownership groups, to learn more about SCX.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About L.S. Starrett?
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.
As you can see, institutional investors own 42% of L.S. Starrett. 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. 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 L.S. Starrett, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
Our data indicates that hedge funds own 6.0% of L.S. Starrett. 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. We're not picking up on any analyst coverage of the stock at the moment, so the company is unlikely to be widely held.
Insider Ownership Of L.S. Starrett
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. 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.
Shareholders would probably be interested to learn that insiders own shares in The L.S. Starrett Company. As individuals, the insiders collectively own US$999k worth of the US$50m company. This shows at least some alignment, but I usually like to see larger insider holdings. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.
General Public Ownership
With a 42% ownership, the general public have some degree of sway over SCX. 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.
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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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