06-05-2025
Owning 33% shares,institutional owners seem interested in Sun International Limited (JSE:SUI),
Key Insights
Significantly high institutional ownership implies Sun International's stock price is sensitive to their trading actions
53% of the business is held by the top 4 shareholders
Insiders have sold recently
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To get a sense of who is truly in control of Sun International Limited (JSE:SUI), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. With 33% stake, institutions possess the maximum shares in the company. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
Since institutional have access to huge amounts of capital, their market moves tend to receive a lot of scrutiny by retail or individual investors. Hence, having a considerable amount of institutional money invested in a company is often regarded as a desirable trait.
Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Sun International, beginning with the chart below.
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JSE:SUI Ownership Breakdown May 6th 2025
What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Sun International?
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.
We can see that Sun International does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. This suggests some credibility amongst professional investors. But we can't rely on that fact alone since institutions make bad investments sometimes, just like everyone does. 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 Sun International, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
JSE:SUI Earnings and Revenue Growth May 6th 2025
We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Sun International. Samuel Sithole is currently the largest shareholder, with 18% of shares outstanding. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 17% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 11% by the third-largest shareholder. Additionally, the company's CEO Anthony Leeming directly holds 0.5% of the total shares outstanding.
On looking further, we found that 53% of the shares are owned by the top 4 shareholders. In other words, these shareholders have a meaningful say in the decisions of the company.
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. While there is some analyst coverage, the company is probably not widely covered. So it could gain more attention, down the track.
