Key Insights

• Aerospace CH UAVLtd's significant individual investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• The top 10 shareholders own 51% of the company
• Institutions own 11% of Aerospace CH UAVLtd

Every investor in Aerospace CH UAV Co.,Ltd (SZSE:002389) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 45% to be precise, is individual investors. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

As a result, individual investors collectively scored the highest last week as the company hit CN¥20b market cap following a 4.3% gain in the stock.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Aerospace CH UAVLtd.

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Aerospace CH UAVLtd?

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.

We can see that Aerospace CH UAVLtd does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. This implies the analysts working for those institutions have looked at the stock and they like it. But just like anyone else, they could be wrong. 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 Aerospace CH UAVLtd, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

Aerospace CH UAVLtd is not owned by hedge funds. The company's largest shareholder is China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics, with ownership of 21%. With 15% and 3.3% of the shares outstanding respectively, Taizhou Gold Investment Aerospace Co., Ltd. and Yixing Shao are the second and third largest shareholders.

On further inspection, we found that more than half the company's shares are owned by the top 10 shareholders, suggesting that the interests of the larger shareholders are balanced out to an extent by the smaller ones.

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. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.

Insider Ownership Of Aerospace CH UAVLtd

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. Management ultimately answers to the board. However, it is not uncommon for managers to be executive board members, especially if they are a founder or the CEO.

Insider ownership is positive when it signals leadership are thinking like the true owners of the company. However, high insider ownership can also give immense power to a small group within the company. This can be negative in some circumstances.

Our most recent data indicates that insiders own some shares in Aerospace CH UAV Co.,Ltd. The insiders have a meaningful stake worth CN¥1.2b. Most would see this as a real positive. It is good to see this level of investment by insiders. You can check here to see if those insiders have been buying recently.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 45% stake in Aerospace CH UAVLtd. 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 Company Ownership

We can see that Private Companies own 37%, 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. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for Aerospace CH UAVLtd that you should be aware of.

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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