To get a sense of who is truly in control of Seaport Entertainment Group Inc. (NYSE:SEG), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. We can see that hedge funds own the lion’s share in the company with 40% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).
Given the vast amount of money and research capacities at their disposal, hedge funds ownership tends to carry a lot of weight, especially with individual investors. Therefore, a good portion of institutional money invested in the company is usually a huge vote of confidence on its future.
Let’s take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Seaport Entertainment Group.
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.
We can see that Seaport Entertainment Group does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company’s stock. 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. 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 Seaport Entertainment Group’s historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there’s always more to the story.
NYSE:SEG Earnings and Revenue Growth June 30th 2025
It looks like hedge funds own 40% of Seaport Entertainment Group shares. That catches my attention because hedge funds sometimes try to influence management, or bring about changes that will create near term value for shareholders. Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. is currently the largest shareholder, with 40% of shares outstanding. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 4.7% and 4.5%, of the shares outstanding, respectively. Furthermore, CEO Anton Nikodemus is the owner of 0.6% of the company’s shares.
To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 4 shareholders control more than half of the company which implies that this group has considerable sway over the company’s decision-making.
While studying institutional ownership for a company can add value to your research, it is also a good practice to research analyst recommendations to get a deeper understand of a stock’s expected performance. As far as we can tell there isn’t analyst coverage of the company, so it is probably flying under the radar.
The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.
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.
With a 28% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Seaport Entertainment Group. While this group can’t necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.
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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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