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While Institutions Own 38% of Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd. (SHSE:600660), Individual Investors Are Its Largest Shareholders With 41% Ownership

機関投資家は富商玻璃工業集団株式会社(SHSE:600660)の株式の38%を所有していますが、個人投資家は最大の株主で、41%の株式を所有しています。

Simply Wall St ·  03/28 20:03

Key Insights

  • The considerable ownership by individual investors in Fuyao Glass Industry Group indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
  • A total of 25 investors have a majority stake in the company with 49% ownership
  • Institutional ownership in Fuyao Glass Industry Group is 38%

A look at the shareholders of Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd. (SHSE:600660) can tell us which group is most powerful. With 41% stake, individual investors possess the maximum shares in the company. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

Institutions, on the other hand, account for 38% of the company's stockholders. Insiders often own a large chunk of younger, smaller, companies while huge companies tend to have institutions as shareholders.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Fuyao Glass Industry Group.

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SHSE:600660 Ownership Breakdown March 29th 2024

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Fuyao Glass Industry Group?

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.

Fuyao Glass Industry Group already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. This suggests some credibility amongst professional investors. But we can't rely on that fact alone since institutions make bad investments sometimes, just like everyone does. It is not uncommon to see a big share price drop if two large institutional investors try to sell out of a stock at the same time. So it is worth checking the past earnings trajectory of Fuyao Glass Industry Group, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

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SHSE:600660 Earnings and Revenue Growth March 29th 2024

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Fuyao Glass Industry Group. Hong Kong Sanyi Development Co. Ltd. is currently the company's largest shareholder with 15% of shares outstanding. With 6.5% and 4.1% of the shares outstanding respectively, Heren Charity Foundation, Endowment Arm and JP Morgan Asset Management are the second and third largest shareholders.

On studying our ownership data, we found that 25 of the top shareholders collectively own less than 50% of the share register, implying that no single individual has a majority interest.

Researching institutional ownership is a good way to gauge and filter a stock's expected performance. The same can be achieved by studying analyst sentiments. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.

Insider Ownership Of Fuyao Glass Industry Group

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.

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.

We can report that insiders do own shares in Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., Ltd.. It is a very large company, and board members collectively own CN¥4.0b worth of shares (at current prices). we sometimes take an interest in whether they have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 41% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Fuyao Glass Industry Group. While this size of ownership may not be enough to sway a policy decision in their favour, they can still make a collective impact on company policies.

Private Company Ownership

We can see that Private Companies own 16%, of the shares on issue. 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.

I like to dive deeper into how a company has performed in the past. You can access this interactive graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow, for free.

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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