Key Insights

• Guangdong Sunwill Precising PlasticLtd's significant individual investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• The top 4 shareholders own 50% of the company
• Institutions own 14% of Guangdong Sunwill Precising PlasticLtd

Every investor in Guangdong Sunwill Precising Plastic Co.,Ltd (SZSE:002676) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. We can see that individual investors own the lion's share in the company with 48% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

As a result, individual investors were the biggest beneficiaries of last week's 8.9% gain.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Guangdong Sunwill Precising PlasticLtd, beginning with the chart below.

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Guangdong Sunwill Precising PlasticLtd?

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.

Guangdong Sunwill Precising PlasticLtd already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. 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. If multiple institutions change their view on a stock at the same time, you could see the share price drop fast. It's therefore worth looking at Guangdong Sunwill Precising PlasticLtd's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Guangdong Sunwill Precising PlasticLtd is not owned by hedge funds. Guangzhou Development District Investment Group Intelligent Manufacturing Industry Investment Group is currently the largest shareholder, with 30% of shares outstanding. The second and third largest shareholders are Western Leadbank Fund Management Co., Ltd. and Jinghua Wen, with an equal amount of shares to their name at 8.7%.

Our research also brought to light the fact that roughly 50% of the company is controlled by the top 4 shareholders suggesting that these owners wield significant influence on the business.

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. 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 Guangdong Sunwill Precising PlasticLtd

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. 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.

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.

Shareholders would probably be interested to learn that insiders own shares in Guangdong Sunwill Precising Plastic Co.,Ltd. As individuals, the insiders collectively own CN¥430m worth of the CN¥4.9b company. This shows at least some alignment. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 48% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Guangdong Sunwill Precising PlasticLtd. 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 30%, of the Guangdong Sunwill Precising PlasticLtd stock. Private companies may be related parties. Sometimes insiders have an interest in a public company through a holding in a private company, rather than in their own capacity as an individual. While it's hard to draw any broad stroke conclusions, it is worth noting as an area for further research.

Next Steps:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. For instance, we've identified 1 warning sign for Guangdong Sunwill Precising PlasticLtd that you should be aware of.

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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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