Published on 14 Feb 2022 on Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance

Is DermTech, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DMTK) Shareholder Ownership Skewed Towards Insiders?

If you want to know who really controls DermTech, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMTK), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. Large companies usually have institutions as shareholders, and we usually see insiders owning shares in smaller companies. Warren Buffett said that he likes "a business with enduring competitive advantages that is run by able and owner-oriented people." So it's nice to see some insider ownership, because it may suggest that management is owner-oriented.

With a market capitalization of US$390m, DermTech is a small cap stock, so it might not be well known by many institutional investors. Taking a look at our data on the ownership groups (below), it seems that institutional investors have bought into the company. Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about DermTech.

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