Key Insights
- Institutions’ substantial holdings in American Express implies that they have significant influence over the company’s share price
- The top 13 shareholders own 51% of the company
- Insiders have been buying lately
A look at the shareholders of American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) can tell us which group is most powerful. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are institutions with 65% 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 American Express.
