Key Insights
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Given the large stake in the stock by institutions, W.W. Grainger’s stock price might be vulnerable to their trading decisions
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51% of the business is held by the top 15 shareholders
If you want to know who really controls W.W. Grainger, Inc. (NYSE:GWW), then you’ll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. We can see that institutions own the lion’s share in the company with 73% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).
Because institutional owners have a huge pool of resources and liquidity, their investing decisions tend to carry a great deal of weight, especially with individual investors. As a result, a sizeable amount of institutional money invested in a firm is generally viewed as a positive attribute.
In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of W.W. Grainger.
