Light Wonder Ownership

LNW Stock  USD 103.53  0.06  0.06%   
Light Wonder maintains a total of 84.47 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Light Wonder outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These third-party entities are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to shop for positions in Light Wonder to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional holders are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Light Wonder. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Light Wonder as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company has, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1985-12-31
Previous Quarter
91 M
Current Value
90 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
68.3 M
Quarterly Volatility
31.4 M
 
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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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Light Stock Ownership Analysis

About 72.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.76. Light Wonder had not issued any dividends in recent years. The entity had 2:1 split on the 26th of October 1993. Light Wonder, Inc. develops technology-based products and services, and related content for the gaming, lottery, social and digital gaming industries in the United States and internationally. Light Wonder, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Light Wonder operates under Gambling classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 5600 people. To find out more about Light Wonder contact Matthew Wilson at 702 897 7150 or learn more at https://www.lnw.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Light Wonder 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 Light Wonder'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 Light Wonder'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.

Light Wonder Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

5.42 Billion

Light Wonder Insider Trades History

Less than 1% of Light Wonder are currently held by insiders. Unlike Light Wonder'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 Light Wonder'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 Light Wonder's insider trades
 
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Light Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Light Wonder is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Light Wonder backward and forwards among themselves. Light Wonder's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Light Wonder'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
Stone House Capital Management, Llc2024-12-31
1.2 M
Norges Bank2024-12-31
1.1 M
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.2024-12-31
898.3 K
Deutsche Bank Ag2024-12-31
887.5 K
Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership2024-12-31
816.5 K
Ninety One Uk Limited2024-12-31
749.4 K
Northern Trust Corp2024-12-31
727.2 K
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2024-12-31
726.3 K
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2024-12-31
725.6 K
Vanguard Group Inc2024-12-31
8.5 M
Blackrock Inc2024-12-31
8.3 M
Note, although Light Wonder'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.

Light Wonder 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 Light Wonder insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Light Wonder'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 Light Wonder 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.

Light Wonder Outstanding Bonds

Light Wonder 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. Light Wonder 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 Light bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Light Wonder 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.

Light Wonder Corporate Filings

8K
7th of March 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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F4
4th of March 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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14th of February 2025
Other Reports
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13A
14th of November 2024
An amended filing to the original Schedule 13G
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