Key Insights

• Significant control over Shenzhen Intellifusion Technologies by individual investors implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
• The top 7 shareholders own 52% of the company
• Insiders own 27% of Shenzhen Intellifusion Technologies

A look at the shareholders of Shenzhen Intellifusion Technologies Co., Ltd. (SHSE:688343) can tell us which group is most powerful. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual investors with 44% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

While individual investors were the group that reaped the most benefits after last week's 11% price gain, insiders also received a 27% cut.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Shenzhen Intellifusion Technologies, beginning with the chart below.

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Shenzhen Intellifusion Technologies?

Institutional investors commonly compare their own returns to the returns of a commonly followed index. So they generally do consider buying larger companies that are included in the relevant benchmark index.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Shenzhen Intellifusion Technologies. 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 Shenzhen Intellifusion Technologies, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

Shenzhen Intellifusion Technologies is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is the CEO Ning Chen with 25% of shares outstanding. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 9.8% and 4.5%, of the shares outstanding, respectively.

We also observed that the top 7 shareholders account for more than half of the share register, with a few smaller shareholders to balance the interests of the larger ones to a certain extent.

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

Insider Ownership Of Shenzhen Intellifusion Technologies

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. 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 a reasonable proportion of Shenzhen Intellifusion Technologies Co., Ltd.. It is very interesting to see that insiders have a meaningful CN¥3.0b stake in this CN¥11b business. Most would be pleased to see the board is investing alongside them. You may wish to access this free chart showing recent trading by insiders.

General Public Ownership

With a 44% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Shenzhen Intellifusion Technologies. This size of ownership, while considerable, may not be enough to change company policy if the decision is not in sync with other large shareholders.

Private Equity Ownership

With a stake of 9.8%, private equity firms could influence the Shenzhen Intellifusion Technologies board. Some investors might be encouraged by this, since private equity are sometimes able to encourage strategies that help the market see the value in the company. Alternatively, those holders might be exiting the investment after taking it public.

Private Company Ownership

Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 5.6%, 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 learn about the 2 warning signs we've spotted with Shenzhen Intellifusion Technologies (including 1 which is concerning) .

If you would prefer discover what analysts are predicting in terms of future growth, do not miss this free report on analyst forecasts.

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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