Private Companies in Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Co., Ltd. (SHSE:900934) Are Its Biggest Bettors, and Their Bets Paid off as Stock Gained 3.2% Last Week
If you want to know who really controls Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Co., Ltd. (SHSE:900934), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are private companies with 46% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
As a result, private companies collectively scored the highest last week as the company hit US$8.0b market cap following a 3.2% gain in the stock.
Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels, beginning with the chart below.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels?
Many institutions measure their performance against an index that approximates the local market. So they usually pay more attention to companies that are included in major indices.
We can see that Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels 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 Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.
Hedge funds don't have many shares in Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels. The company's largest shareholder is Jinjiang International Holdings Co.,Ltd, with ownership of 45%. With 3.0% and 2.9% of the shares outstanding respectively, Hua An Fund Management Co., Ltd. and AEGON-Industrial Fund Management Co., Ltd. are the second and third largest shareholders.
After doing some more digging, we found that the top 3 shareholders collectively control more than half of the company's shares, implying that they have considerable power to influence the company's decisions.
While studying institutional ownership for a company can add value to your research, it is also a good practice to research analyst recommendations to get a deeper understand of a stock's expected performance. There are plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.
Insider Ownership Of Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels
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.
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.
Our most recent data indicates that insiders own less than 1% of Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Co., Ltd.. We do note, however, it is possible insiders have an indirect interest through a private company or other corporate structure. It is a very large company, so it would be surprising to see insiders own a large proportion of the company. Though their holding amounts to less than 1%, we can see that board members collectively own US$1.6m worth of shares (at current prices). It is good to see board members owning shares, but it might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying.
General Public Ownership
With a 31% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.
Private Company Ownership
Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 46%, of the company's shares. Private companies may be related parties. Sometimes insiders have an interest in a public company through a holding in a private company, rather than in their own capacity as an individual. While it's hard to draw any broad stroke conclusions, it is worth noting as an area for further research.
Next Steps:
It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels better, we need to consider many other factors. For example, we've discovered 2 warning signs for Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels (1 is significant!) that you should be aware of before investing here.
But ultimately it is the future, not the past, that will determine how well the owners of this business will do. Therefore we think it advisable to take a look at this free report showing whether analysts are predicting a brighter future.
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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