What Kind Of Shareholder Owns Most Shanghai Jiaoda Withub Information Industrial Company Limited (HKG:8205) Stock?
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Every investor in Shanghai Jiaoda Withub Information Industrial Company Limited (HKG:8205) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. Institutions often own shares in more established companies, while it's not unusual to see insiders own a fair bit of smaller companies. Warren Buffett said that he likes 'a business with enduring competitive advantages that is run by able and owner-oriented people'. So it's nice to see some insider ownership, because it may suggest that management is owner-oriented.
Shanghai Jiaoda Withub Information Industrial is a smaller company with a market capitalization of HK$110m, so it may still be flying under the radar of many institutional investors. In the chart below below, we can see that institutions are not on the share registry. Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholder can tell us about 8205.
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What Does The Lack Of Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Shanghai Jiaoda Withub Information Industrial?
Small companies that are not very actively traded often lack institutional investors, but it's less common to see large companies without them.
There could be various reasons why no institutions own shares in a company. Typically, small, newly listed companies don't attract much attention from fund managers, because it would not be possible for large fund managers to build a meaningful position in the company. Alternatively, there might be something about the company that has kept institutional investors away. Shanghai Jiaoda Withub Information Industrial might not have the sort of past performance institutions are looking for, or perhaps they simply have not studied the business closely.
Hedge funds don't have many shares in Shanghai Jiaoda Withub Information Industrial. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.
Insider Ownership Of Shanghai Jiaoda Withub Information Industrial
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.
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.
I can report that insiders do own shares in Shanghai Jiaoda Withub Information Industrial Company Limited. As individuals, the insiders collectively own HK$5.6m worth of the HK$110m company. It is good to see some investment by insiders, but I usually like to see higher insider holdings. It might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying.
General Public Ownership
With a 35% ownership, the general public have some degree of sway over 8205. 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 an ownership of 12%, private equity firms are in a position to play a role in shaping corporate strategy with a focus on value creation. Some might like this, because private equity are sometimes activists who hold management accountable. But other times, private equity is selling out, having taking the company public.
Private Company Ownership
It seems that Private Companies own 36%, of the 8205 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.
Public Company Ownership
We can see that public companies hold 13%, of the 8205 shares on issue. We can't be certain, but this is quite possible this is a strategic stake. The businesses may be similar, or work together.
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