Westport Fuel Ownership

WPRT Stock  USD 4.50  0.04  0.90%   
Westport Fuel Systems retains a total of 17.26 Million outstanding shares. Westport Fuel Systems maintains 11.15 (%) of its outstanding shares held by insiders and 13.87 (%) owned by institutional investors. Please note that no matter how many assets the company shows, if the real value of the company is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1997-06-30
Previous Quarter
17.5 M
Current Value
17.3 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
9.4 M
Quarterly Volatility
9.2 M
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Westport Fuel in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of Westport Fuel, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
Dividends Paid is likely to gain to about 7.2 M in 2024, whereas Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio is likely to drop (0.89) in 2024. Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to drop to about 10 M in 2024. Net Loss is likely to drop to about (30.9 M) in 2024.
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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Westport Stock Ownership Analysis

About 14.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.52. Historically many companies with similar price-to-book (P/B) ratio do better than the market in the long run. Westport Fuel Systems recorded a loss per share of 1.5. The entity had not issued any dividends in recent years. The firm had 1:10 split on the 6th of June 2023. Westport Fuel Systems Inc. engages in the engineering, manufacturing, and supplying alternative fuel systems and components for use in transportation applications worldwide. Westport Fuel Systems Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Westport Fuel operates under Auto Parts classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 1797 people. For more information please call David Johnson at 604 718 2000 or visit https://wfsinc.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Westport Fuel also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Westport Fuel's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Westport Fuel's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Westport Fuel Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

311.63 Million

Westport Fuel Insider Trades History

About 11.0% of Westport Fuel Systems are currently held by insiders. Unlike Westport Fuel's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Westport Fuel's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Westport Fuel's insider trades
 
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Westport Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Westport Fuel is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Westport Fuel Systems backward and forwards among themselves. Westport Fuel's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Westport Fuel's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Bell Investment Advisors, Inc2024-09-30
K
Wells Fargo & Co2024-06-30
2.6 K
Bank Of America Corp2024-06-30
2.4 K
Pnc Financial Services Group Inc2024-09-30
K
Federation Des Caisses Desjardins Du Quebec2024-06-30
1.9 K
Swan Capital Llc2024-06-30
1000
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
724
Td Waterhouse Canada Inc2024-06-30
597
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.2024-06-30
429
Grace & White Inc2024-09-30
744.2 K
Baird Financial Group, Inc.2024-09-30
680.6 K
Note, although Westport Fuel's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Westport Fuel Systems Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Westport Fuel insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Westport Fuel's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Westport Fuel insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Westport Fuel Outstanding Bonds

Westport Fuel issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Westport Fuel Systems uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Westport bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Westport Fuel Systems has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Westport Fuel Corporate Filings

6K
12th of November 2024
A report filed by foreign private issuers with SEC. A foreign private issuer is a non-U.S. company with securities traded on U.S. exchanges.
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13th of September 2024
Other Reports
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F3
17th of June 2024
An amendment to the original Schedule 13D filing
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22nd of May 2024
Other Reports
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