Key Insights
- Chengdu Galaxy MagnetsLtd's significant insider ownership suggests inherent interests in company's expansion
- A total of 2 investors have a majority stake in the company with 61% ownership
- Ownership research, combined with past performance data can help provide a good understanding of opportunities in a stock
Every investor in Chengdu Galaxy Magnets Co.,Ltd. (SZSE:300127) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 38% to be precise, is individual insiders. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.
And last week, insiders endured the biggest losses as the stock fell by 12%.
Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Chengdu Galaxy MagnetsLtd, beginning with the chart below.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Chengdu Galaxy MagnetsLtd?
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.
Institutions have a very small stake in Chengdu Galaxy MagnetsLtd. That indicates that the company is on the radar of some funds, but it isn't particularly popular with professional investors at the moment. So if the company itself can improve over time, we may well see more institutional buyers in the future. It is not uncommon to see a big share price rise if multiple institutional investors are trying to buy into a stock at the same time. So check out the historic earnings trajectory, below, but keep in mind it's the future that counts most.
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Hedge funds don't have many shares in Chengdu Galaxy MagnetsLtd. Chengdu Galaxy Industrial Group Co., Ltd. is currently the company's largest shareholder with 31% of shares outstanding. Yan Dai is the second largest shareholder owning 31% of common stock, and Yan Zhang holds about 3.7% of the company stock. Yan Zhang, who is the third-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Member of the Board of Directors. Furthermore, CEO Zhijian Wu is the owner of 3.3% of the company's shares.
After doing some more digging, we found that the top 2 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. While there is some analyst coverage, the company is probably not widely covered. So it could gain more attention, down the track.
Insider Ownership Of Chengdu Galaxy MagnetsLtd
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. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.
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 information suggests that insiders maintain a significant holding in Chengdu Galaxy Magnets Co.,Ltd.. It has a market capitalization of just CN¥4.8b, and insiders have CN¥1.8b 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 28% stake in Chengdu Galaxy MagnetsLtd. 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
Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 31%, 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 Chengdu Galaxy MagnetsLtd better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Chengdu Galaxy MagnetsLtd you should know about.
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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