Individual investors own 34% of Dexterra Group Inc. (TSE:DXT) shares but public companies control 40% of the company

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27-02-2025

Significant control over Dexterra Group by public companies implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
58% of the business is held by the top 3 shareholders
Insiders have been buying lately
Every investor in Dexterra Group Inc. (TSE:DXT) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. We can see that public companies own the lion's share in the company with 40% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
And individual investors on the other hand have a 34% ownership in the company.
Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Dexterra Group, beginning with the chart below.
See our latest analysis for Dexterra Group
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.
Dexterra Group 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 Dexterra Group's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.
It looks like hedge funds own 8.4% of Dexterra Group shares. 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. Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is currently the company's largest shareholder with 40% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 9.5% and 8.4% of the stock.
A more detailed study of the shareholder registry showed us that 3 of the top shareholders have a considerable amount of ownership in the company, via their 58% stake.
While studying institutional ownership for a company can add value to your research, it is also a good practice to research analyst recommendations to get a deeper understand of a stock's expected performance. There are a reasonable number of analysts covering the stock, so it might be useful to find out their aggregate view on the future.
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.
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 Dexterra Group Inc.. It has a market capitalization of just CA$503m, and insiders have CA$9.8m worth of shares, in their own names. This shows at least some alignment. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.
The general public-- including retail investors -- own 34% 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.
Public companies currently own 40% of Dexterra Group stock. We can't be certain but it is quite possible this is a strategic stake. The businesses may be similar, or work together.
It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Dexterra Group better, we need to consider many other factors.
Many find it useful to take an in depth look at how a company has performed in the past. You can access this detailed graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.
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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