Institutional shareholders may be less affected by Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation’s (NYSE:AGM) pullback last week after a year of 5.2% returns

Key Insights

• Significantly high institutional ownership implies Federal Agricultural Mortgage’s stock price is sensitive to their trading actions
• The top 18 shareholders own 51% of the company
• Insiders have sold recently

To get a sense of who is truly in control of Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (NYSE:AGM), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. With 71% stake, institutions possess the maximum shares in the company. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

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No shareholder likes losing money on their investments, especially institutional investors who saw their holdings drop 5.1% in value last week. However, the 5.2% one-year return to shareholders might have softened the blow. We would assume however, that they would be on the lookout for weakness in the future.

Let’s take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Federal Agricultural Mortgage.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Federal Agricultural Mortgage?

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.

Federal Agricultural Mortgage 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 Federal Agricultural Mortgage’s earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

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Investors should note that institutions actually own more than half the company, so they can collectively wield significant power. Federal Agricultural Mortgage is not owned by hedge funds. FMR LLC is currently the largest shareholder, with 7.6% of shares outstanding. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 7.0% and 5.4%, of the shares outstanding, respectively.

Looking at the shareholder registry, we can see that 51% of the ownership is controlled by the top 18 shareholders, meaning that no single shareholder has a majority interest in the ownership.

Researching institutional ownership is a good way to gauge and filter a stock’s expected performance. The same can be achieved by studying analyst sentiments. 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 Federal Agricultural Mortgage

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 Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. It is a pretty big company, so it is generally a positive to see some potentially meaningful alignment. In this case, they own around US$27m worth of shares (at current prices). Most would say this shows alignment of interests between shareholders and the board. Still, it might be worth checking if those insiders have been selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public– including retail investors — own 28% stake in the company, and hence can’t easily be ignored. This size of ownership, while considerable, may not be enough to change company policy if the decision is not in sync with other large shareholders.

Next Steps:

I find it very interesting to look at who exactly owns a company. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. To that end, you should learn about the 2 warning signs we’ve spotted with Federal Agricultural Mortgage (including 1 which is concerning) .

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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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