Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by individual investors in Shenzhen Feima International Supply Chain indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• 45% of the business is held by the top 13 shareholders
• Using data from company's past performance alongside ownership research, one can better assess the future performance of a company

If you want to know who really controls Shenzhen Feima International Supply Chain Co., Ltd. (SZSE:002210), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. We can see that individual investors own the lion's share in the company with 55% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

As a result, individual investors were the biggest beneficiaries of last week's 11% gain.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Shenzhen Feima International Supply Chain, beginning with the chart below.

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Shenzhen Feima International Supply Chain?

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.

Institutions have a very small stake in Shenzhen Feima International Supply Chain. That indicates that the company is on the radar of some funds, but it isn't particularly popular with professional investors at the moment. If the company is growing earnings, that may indicate that it is just beginning to catch the attention of these deep-pocketed investors. We sometimes see a rising share price when a few big institutions want to buy a certain stock at the same time. The history of earnings and revenue, which you can see below, could be helpful in considering if more institutional investors will want the stock. Of course, there are plenty of other factors to consider, too.

Shenzhen Feima International Supply Chain is not owned by hedge funds. Our data shows that Shanghai Xinzengding Asset Management Co., Ltd. is the largest shareholder with 30% of shares outstanding. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 5.8% and 3.1%, of the shares outstanding, respectively.

Our studies suggest that the top 13 shareholders collectively control less than half of the company's shares, meaning that the company's shares are widely disseminated and there is no dominant shareholder.

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. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.

Insider Ownership Of Shenzhen Feima International Supply Chain

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. The company management answer to the board and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board themselves.

Most consider insider ownership a positive because it can indicate the board is well aligned with other shareholders. However, on some occasions too much power is concentrated within this group.

Our most recent data indicates that insiders own some shares in Shenzhen Feima International Supply Chain Co., Ltd.. As individuals, the insiders collectively own CN¥283m worth of the CN¥4.8b company. This shows at least some alignment. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public -- including retail investors -- own 55% of Shenzhen Feima International Supply Chain. With this amount of ownership, retail investors can collectively play a role in decisions that affect shareholder returns, such as dividend policies and the appointment of directors. They can also exercise the power to vote on acquisitions or mergers that may not improve profitability.

Private Company Ownership

It seems that Private Companies own 35%, of the Shenzhen Feima International Supply Chain stock. 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 Shenzhen Feima International Supply Chain better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should be aware of the 1 warning sign we've spotted with Shenzhen Feima International Supply Chain .

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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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