If you want to know who really controls PropTech Investment Corporation II (NASDAQ:PTIC), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. Large companies usually have institutions as shareholders, and we usually see insiders owning shares in smaller companies. Companies that used to be publicly owned tend to have lower insider ownership.

PropTech Investment Corporation II is a smaller company with a market capitalization of US$279m, so it may still be flying under the radar of many institutional investors. Taking a look at our data on the ownership groups (below), it seems that institutions are noticeable on the share registry. Let's delve deeper into each type of owner, to discover more about PropTech Investment Corporation II.

View our latest analysis for PropTech Investment Corporation IINasdaqCM:PTIC Ownership Breakdown August 17th 2021What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About PropTech Investment Corporation II?

Institutional investors commonly compare their own returns to the returns of a commonly followed index. So they generally do consider buying larger companies that are included in the relevant benchmark index.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in PropTech Investment Corporation II. This implies the analysts working for those institutions have looked at the stock and they like it. But just like anyone else, they could be wrong. 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 PropTech Investment Corporation II, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.NasdaqCM:PTIC Earnings and Revenue Growth August 17th 2021

It would appear that 11% of PropTech Investment Corporation II shares are controlled by hedge funds. That catches my attention because hedge funds sometimes try to influence management, or bring about changes that will create near term value for shareholders. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is HC PropTech Partners II LLC with 19% of shares outstanding. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 5.5% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 5.2% by the third-largest shareholder.

On further inspection, we found that more than half the company's shares are owned by the top 8 shareholders, suggesting that the interests of the larger shareholders are balanced out to an extent by the smaller ones.

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. As far I can tell there isn't analyst coverage of the company, so it is probably flying under the radar.Insider Ownership Of PropTech Investment Corporation II

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. Management ultimately answers to the board. However, it is not uncommon for managers to be executive board members, especially if they are a founder or the CEO.

Most consider insider ownership a positive because it can indicate the board is well aligned with other shareholders. However, on some occasions too much power is concentrated within this group.

Our data suggests that insiders own under 1% of PropTech Investment Corporation II in their own names. We do note, however, it is possible insiders have an indirect interest through a private company or other corporate structure. It appears that the board holds about US$1.3m worth of stock. This compares to a market capitalization of US$279m. I generally like to see a board more invested. However it might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying.General Public Ownership

With a 24% ownership, the general public have some degree of sway over PropTech Investment Corporation II. This size of ownership, while considerable, may not be enough to change company policy if the decision is not in sync with other large shareholders.Private Company Ownership

We can see that Private Companies own 20%, of the shares on issue. It's hard to draw any conclusions from this fact alone, so its worth looking into who owns those private companies. Sometimes insiders or other related parties have an interest in shares in a public company through a separate private company.Next Steps:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. Consider risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted1 warning sign for PropTech Investment Corporation IIyou should know about.

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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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