While private companies own 24% of BAIC BluePark New Energy Technology Co.,Ltd. (SHSE:600733), retail investors are its largest shareholders with 45% ownership

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by retail investors in BAIC BluePark New Energy TechnologyLtd indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• The top 9 shareholders own 50% of the company
• Institutions own 10% of BAIC BluePark New Energy TechnologyLtd

A look at the shareholders of BAIC BluePark New Energy Technology Co.,Ltd. (SHSE:600733) can tell us which group is most powerful. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are retail investors with 45% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

Private companies, on the other hand, account for 24% of the company's stockholders.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of BAIC BluePark New Energy TechnologyLtd, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About BAIC BluePark New Energy TechnologyLtd?

Institutions typically measure themselves against a benchmark when reporting to their own investors, so they often become more enthusiastic about a stock once it's included in a major index. We would expect most companies to have some institutions on the register, especially if they are growing.

We can see that BAIC BluePark New Energy TechnologyLtd does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. 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 BAIC BluePark New Energy TechnologyLtd, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in BAIC BluePark New Energy TechnologyLtd. Beijing State-owned Capital Operation and Management Company Limited is currently the company's largest shareholder with 23% of shares outstanding. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 16% and 3.2%, of the shares outstanding, respectively.

On further inspection, we found that more than half the company's shares are owned by the top 9 shareholders, suggesting that the interests of the larger shareholders are balanced out to an extent by the smaller ones.

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

Insider Ownership Of BAIC BluePark New Energy TechnologyLtd

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. 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.

Our data suggests that insiders own under 1% of BAIC BluePark New Energy Technology Co.,Ltd. in their own names. We do note, however, it is possible insiders have an indirect interest through a private company or other corporate structure. It's a big company, so even a small proportional interest can create alignment between the board and shareholders. In this case insiders own CN¥4.6m worth of shares. It is always good to see at least some insider ownership, but it might be worth checking if those insiders have been selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 45% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over BAIC BluePark New Energy TechnologyLtd. 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

It seems that Private Companies own 24%, of the BAIC BluePark New Energy TechnologyLtd 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

It appears to us that public companies own 21% of BAIC BluePark New Energy TechnologyLtd. This may be a strategic interest and the two companies may have related business interests. It could be that they have de-merged. This holding is probably worth investigating further.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand BAIC BluePark New Energy TechnologyLtd better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should be aware of the 2 warning signs we've spotted with BAIC BluePark New Energy TechnologyLtd .

If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its future.

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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