Institutional investors hold a considerable stake in Whitbread plc (LON:WTB), with the top 19 shareholders controlling 51% of the company, according to recent data. The group that holds the largest portion are institutions, with an 87% ownership stake, indicating that Whitbread's stock price could be significantly sensitive to their trading actions.
BlackRock (NYSE:BLK), Inc. is currently the company's largest shareholder with an 8.5% stake. The second and third largest shareholders hold about 4.5% and 4.2% of the shares outstanding respectively.
On the other hand, insiders own less than 1% of Whitbread plc, collectively holding £2.2 million (£1 = $1.2565) of stock. This relatively low percentage is not unusual for such a large company. The general public, including retail investors, owns a minor 9.7% stake in Whitbread.
Institutional investors owning more than half the issued stock implies that the board will likely have to consider their preferences. The distribution of ownership at Whitbread suggests that no single shareholder has a majority interest, with control spread across a number of entities.
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