A look at the shareholders of Starz Entertainment Corp. (NASDAQ:STRZ) can tell us which group is most powerful. With 47% stake, individual investors possess the maximum shares in the company. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
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Private equity firms, on the other hand, account for 28% of the company’s stockholders.
Let’s take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Starz Entertainment.
Many institutions measure their performance against an index that approximates the local market. So they usually pay more attention to companies that are included in major indices.
We can see that Starz Entertainment does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company’s stock. This can indicate that the company has a certain degree of credibility in the investment community. However, it is best to be wary of relying on the supposed validation that comes with institutional investors. They too, get it wrong sometimes. 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 Starz Entertainment’s historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there’s always more to the story.
NasdaqGS:STRZ Earnings and Revenue Growth August 8th 2025
Hedge funds don’t have many shares in Starz Entertainment. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is MHR Fund Management LLC with 17% of shares outstanding. Liberty 77 Capital L.P. is the second largest shareholder owning 11% of common stock, and Capital Research and Management Company holds about 8.0% of the company stock. Furthermore, CEO Jeffrey Hirsch is the owner of 0.9% of the company’s shares.
Looking at the shareholder registry, we can see that 50% of the ownership is controlled by the top 12 shareholders, meaning that no single shareholder has a majority interest in the ownership.
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. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.
While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. 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.
Our most recent data indicates that insiders own some shares in Starz Entertainment Corp.. In their own names, insiders own US$5.8m worth of stock in the US$245m company. This shows at least some alignment. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.
With a 47% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Starz Entertainment. While this size of ownership may not be enough to sway a policy decision in their favour, they can still make a collective impact on company policies.
Private equity firms hold a 28% stake in Starz Entertainment. This suggests they can be influential in key policy decisions. Some might like this, because private equity are sometimes activists who hold management accountable. But other times, private equity is selling out, having taking the company public.
It’s always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Starz Entertainment better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should be aware of the 3 warning signs we’ve spotted with Starz Entertainment .
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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