Key Insights
- Institutions’ substantial holdings in Wheaton Precious Metals implies that they have significant influence over the company’s share price
- A total of 23 investors have a majority stake in the company with 50% ownership
- Recent purchases by insiders
Every investor in Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (TSE:WPM) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. We can see that institutions own the lion’s share in the company with 75% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
Given the vast amount of money and research capacities at their disposal, institutional ownership tends to carry a lot of weight, especially with 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 Wheaton Precious Metals, beginning with the chart…
