Key Insights

• NanJing Research Institute of Surveying Mapping & Geotechnical InvestigationLtd's significant private companies ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• A total of 2 investors have a majority stake in the company with 51% ownership
• Using data from company's past performance alongside ownership research, one can better assess the future performance of a company

If you want to know who really controls NanJing Research Institute of Surveying, Mapping & Geotechnical Investigation, Co.Ltd (SZSE:300826), 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 47% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

As a result, private companies were the biggest beneficiaries of last week's 24% gain.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of NanJing Research Institute of Surveying Mapping & Geotechnical InvestigationLtd.

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About NanJing Research Institute of Surveying Mapping & Geotechnical InvestigationLtd?

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 NanJing Research Institute of Surveying Mapping & Geotechnical InvestigationLtd. 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. When multiple institutional investors want to buy shares, we often see a rising share price. The past revenue trajectory (shown below) can be an indication of future growth, but there are no guarantees.

NanJing Research Institute of Surveying Mapping & Geotechnical InvestigationLtd is not owned by hedge funds. The company's largest shareholder is Nanjing Tuoyuan Investment Development Co., Ltd., with ownership of 47%. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 4.2% and 0.8%, of the shares outstanding, respectively.

A more detailed study of the shareholder registry showed us that 2 of the top shareholders have a considerable amount of ownership in the company, via their 51% stake.

While it makes sense to study institutional ownership data for a company, it also makes sense to study analyst sentiments to know which way the wind is blowing. We're not picking up on any analyst coverage of the stock at the moment, so the company is unlikely to be widely held.

Insider Ownership Of NanJing Research Institute of Surveying Mapping & Geotechnical InvestigationLtd

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. 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 NanJing Research Institute of Surveying, Mapping & Geotechnical Investigation, Co.Ltd. It has a market capitalization of just CN¥2.3b, and insiders have CN¥131m worth of shares, in their own names. It is good to see some investment by insiders, but it might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 44% stake in the company, and hence can't easily be ignored. 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

It seems that Private Companies own 47%, of the NanJing Research Institute of Surveying Mapping & Geotechnical InvestigationLtd stock. 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:

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. Case in point: We've spotted 5 warning signs for NanJing Research Institute of Surveying Mapping & Geotechnical InvestigationLtd you should be aware of, and 2 of them can't be ignored.

Of course this may not be the best stock to buy. Therefore, you may wish to see our free collection of interesting prospects boasting favorable financials.

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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