Key Insights

• Jiangsu Shuangxing Color Plastic New Materials' significant individual investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• The top 25 shareholders own 47% of the company
• Insiders own 30% of Jiangsu Shuangxing Color Plastic New Materials

Every investor in Jiangsu Shuangxing Color Plastic New Materials Co., Ltd. (SZSE:002585) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. We can see that individual investors own the lion's share in the company with 53% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

While insiders, who own 30% shares weren't spared from last week's CN¥455m market cap drop, individual investors as a group suffered the maximum losses

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Jiangsu Shuangxing Color Plastic New Materials, beginning with the chart below.

Check out our latest analysis for Jiangsu Shuangxing Color Plastic New Materials

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Jiangsu Shuangxing Color Plastic New Materials?

Institutions typically measure themselves against a benchmark when reporting to their own investors, so they often become more enthusiastic about a stock once it's included in a major index. We would expect most companies to have some institutions on the register, especially if they are growing.

We can see that Jiangsu Shuangxing Color Plastic New Materials 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. If multiple institutions change their view on a stock at the same time, you could see the share price drop fast. It's therefore worth looking at Jiangsu Shuangxing Color Plastic New Materials' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Jiangsu Shuangxing Color Plastic New Materials is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is the CEO Peifu Wu with 26% of shares outstanding. The second and third largest shareholders are Suqian Dizhicheng Investment Consulting Co., Ltd. and Suqian Qiheng Investment Co., Ltd., with an equal amount of shares to their name at 5.3%.

A deeper look at our ownership data shows that the top 25 shareholders collectively hold less than half of the register, suggesting a large group of small holders where no single shareholder has a majority.

While it makes sense to study institutional ownership data for a company, it also makes sense to study analyst sentiments to know which way the wind is blowing. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.

Insider Ownership Of Jiangsu Shuangxing Color Plastic New Materials

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.

Insider ownership is positive when it signals leadership are thinking like the true owners of the company. However, high insider ownership can also give immense power to a small group within the company. This can be negative in some circumstances.

It seems insiders own a significant proportion of Jiangsu Shuangxing Color Plastic New Materials Co., Ltd.. It is very interesting to see that insiders have a meaningful CN¥3.1b stake in this CN¥10b business. Most would be pleased to see the board is investing alongside them. You may wish to access this free chart showing recent trading by insiders.

General Public Ownership

The general public -- including retail investors -- own 53% of Jiangsu Shuangxing Color Plastic New Materials. This level of ownership gives investors from the wider public some power to sway key policy decisions such as board composition, executive compensation, and the dividend payout ratio.

Private Company Ownership

Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 12%, of the company's shares. It's hard to draw any conclusions from this fact alone, so its worth looking into who owns those private companies. Sometimes insiders or other related parties have an interest in shares in a public company through a separate private company.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Jiangsu Shuangxing Color Plastic New Materials better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should learn about the 3 warning signs we've spotted with Jiangsu Shuangxing Color Plastic New Materials (including 1 which makes us a bit uncomfortable) .

If you would prefer discover what analysts are predicting in terms of future growth, do not miss this free report on analyst forecasts.

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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