Yahoo Finance Following a 49% decline over last year, recent gains may please Oscar Health, Inc. (NYSE:OSCR) institutional owners
A look at the shareholders of Oscar Health, Inc. (NYSE:OSCR) can tell us which group is most powerful. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are institutions with 36% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
Institutional investors would appreciate the 15% increase in share prices last week, given their one-year returns have been disappointing at 49%.
Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Oscar Health, beginning with the chart below.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Oscar Health?
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.
We can see that Oscar Health 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. When multiple institutions own a stock, there's always a risk that they are in a 'crowded trade'. When such a trade goes wrong, multiple parties may compete to sell stock fast. This risk is higher in a company without a history of growth. You can see Oscar Health's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.
Oscar Health is not owned by hedge funds. Thrive Capital Management, LLC is currently the largest shareholder, with 18% of shares outstanding. Alphabet Inc. is the second largest shareholder owning 10% of common stock, and General Catalyst Group Management, LLC holds about 6.7% of the company stock. Additionally, the company's CEO Mario Schlosser directly holds 1.1% of the total shares outstanding.
We did some more digging and found that 6 of the top shareholders account for roughly 50% of the register, implying that along with larger shareholders, there are a few smaller shareholders, thereby balancing out each others interests somewhat.
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 plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.
Insider Ownership Of Oscar Health
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.
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.
We can see that insiders own shares in Oscar Health, Inc.. It has a market capitalization of just US$752m, and insiders have US$12m 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.
General Public Ownership
The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 22% stake in Oscar Health. 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.
Private Equity Ownership
With a stake of 30%, private equity firms could influence the Oscar Health board. Some might like this, because private equity are sometimes activists who hold management accountable. But other times, private equity is selling out, having taking the company public.
Public Company Ownership
It appears to us that public companies own 10% of Oscar Health. We can't be certain but it is quite possible this is a strategic stake. The businesses may be similar, or work together.
Next Steps:
It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Oscar Health better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks for example - Oscar Health has 3 warning signs we think you should be aware of.
If you would prefer discover what analysts are predicting in terms of future growth, do not miss this free report on analyst forecasts.
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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