The big shareholder groups in Marfrig Global Foods S.A. (BVMF:MRFG3) have power over the company. Insiders often own a large chunk of younger, smaller, companies while huge companies tend to have institutions as shareholders. 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.

Marfrig Global Foods isn't enormous, but it's not particularly small either. It has a market capitalization of R$13b, which means it would generally expect to see some institutions on the share registry. Taking a look at our data on the ownership groups (below), it seems that institutions own shares in the company. We can zoom in on the different ownership groups, to learn more about Marfrig Global Foods.