Velan Ownership

VLN Stock  CAD 14.77  0.52  3.65%   
The market capitalization of Velan is C$250.61 Million. Velan Inc maintains significant amount of outstanding shares owned by insiders. An insider is usually defined as a CEO, other corporate executive, director, or institutional investor who own at least 10% of the company's outstanding shares. Since such a large part of the company is owned by insiders, it is advisable to analyze if each of these insiders have been buying or selling the stock in recent months. Note, that even with negative profits, if the true value of the company is larger than the current market value, you may still be able to generate positive returns on investment in this company.
Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as Velan 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 Velan, 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.
  
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Velan Stock Ownership Analysis

About 24.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by insiders. The company has Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.85. Historically many companies with similar price-to-book (P/B) ratio do better than the market in the long run. Velan Inc recorded a loss per share of 0.67. The entity last dividend was issued on the 15th of June 2023. Velan Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets industrial valves worldwide. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Montral, Canada. VELAN INC operates under Diversified Industrials classification in Canada and is traded on Toronto Stock Exchange. It employs 1827 people. For more information please call Bruno Carbonaro at 514 748 7743 or visit https://www.velan.com.

Velan Outstanding Bonds

Velan 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. Velan Inc 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 Velan bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Velan Inc 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.

Other Information on Investing in Velan Stock

Velan financial ratios help investors to determine whether Velan Stock is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Velan with respect to the benefits of owning Velan security.