Key Insights

• Significant control over Shanghai Zhongchen Electronic TechnologyLtd by private companies implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
• 57% of the business is held by the top 3 shareholders
• 24% of Shanghai Zhongchen Electronic TechnologyLtd is held by insiders

If you want to know who really controls Shanghai Zhongchen Electronic Technology Co.,Ltd. (SHSE:603275), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. We can see that private companies own the lion's share in the company with 43% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

As a result, private companies were the biggest beneficiaries of last week's 8.3% gain.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Shanghai Zhongchen Electronic TechnologyLtd, beginning with the chart below.

What Does The Lack Of Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Shanghai Zhongchen Electronic TechnologyLtd?

Small companies that are not very actively traded often lack institutional investors, but it's less common to see large companies without them.

There are multiple explanations for why institutions don't own a stock. The most common is that the company is too small relative to funds under management, so the institution does not bother to look closely at the company. On the other hand, it's always possible that professional investors are avoiding a company because they don't think it's the best place for their money. Shanghai Zhongchen Electronic TechnologyLtd might not have the sort of past performance institutions are looking for, or perhaps they simply have not studied the business closely.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Shanghai Zhongchen Electronic TechnologyLtd. The company's largest shareholder is Shanghai Zhongting Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., with ownership of 33%. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 16% and 7.7%, of the shares outstanding, respectively. Jianjun Zhang, who is the second-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Chief Executive Officer.

To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 3 shareholders have a majority ownership in the company, meaning that they are powerful enough to influence the decisions of the company.

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 is some analyst coverage of the stock, but it could still become more well known, with time.

Insider Ownership Of Shanghai Zhongchen Electronic TechnologyLtd

The definition of company insiders can be subjective and does vary between jurisdictions. Our data reflects individual insiders, capturing board members at the very least. 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.

I generally consider insider ownership to be a good thing. However, on some occasions it makes it more difficult for other shareholders to hold the board accountable for decisions.

It seems insiders own a significant proportion of Shanghai Zhongchen Electronic Technology Co.,Ltd.. It has a market capitalization of just CN¥5.1b, and insiders have CN¥1.2b worth of shares in their own names. It is great to see insiders so invested in the business. It might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying recently.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 33% stake in Shanghai Zhongchen Electronic TechnologyLtd. 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 43%, of the company's shares. It might be worth looking deeper into this. If related parties, such as insiders, have an interest in one of these private companies, that should be disclosed in the annual report. Private companies may also have a strategic interest in the company.

Next Steps:

I find it very interesting to look at who exactly owns a company. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. To that end, you should be aware of the 1 warning sign we've spotted with Shanghai Zhongchen Electronic TechnologyLtd .

Ultimately the future is most important. You can access this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

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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