Retail investors among Zhejiang Tengen Electrics Co.,Ltd.'s (SHSE:605066) largest stockholders and were hit after last week's 12% price drop

Key Insights

• Zhejiang Tengen ElectricsLtd's significant retail investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• 49% of the business is held by the top 25 shareholders
• Insider ownership in Zhejiang Tengen ElectricsLtd is 19%

To get a sense of who is truly in control of Zhejiang Tengen Electrics Co.,Ltd. (SHSE:605066), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are retail investors with 51% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

As a result, retail investors as a group endured the highest losses last week after market cap fell by CN¥370m.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Zhejiang Tengen ElectricsLtd, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Zhejiang Tengen ElectricsLtd?

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.

Zhejiang Tengen ElectricsLtd 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. When multiple institutions own a stock, there's always a risk that they are in a 'crowded trade'. When such a trade goes wrong, multiple parties may compete to sell stock fast. This risk is higher in a company without a history of growth. You can see Zhejiang Tengen ElectricsLtd's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

Zhejiang Tengen ElectricsLtd is not owned by hedge funds. The company's largest shareholder is Tengen Group Co., Ltd., with ownership of 24%. With 16% and 1.1% of the shares outstanding respectively, Tianle Gao and Gfund Management Co., Ltd. are the second and third largest shareholders. Tianle Gao, who is the second-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Chief Executive Officer.

On studying our ownership data, we found that 25 of the top shareholders collectively own less than 50% of the share register, implying that no single individual has a majority interest.

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. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.

Insider Ownership Of Zhejiang Tengen ElectricsLtd

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.

It seems insiders own a significant proportion of Zhejiang Tengen Electrics Co.,Ltd.. It has a market capitalization of just CN¥2.8b, and insiders have CN¥521m worth of shares in their own names. We would say this shows alignment with shareholders, but it is worth noting that the company is still quite small; some insiders may have founded the business. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, collectively holds 51% of Zhejiang Tengen ElectricsLtd shares. This level of ownership gives investors from the wider public some power to sway key policy decisions such as board composition, executive compensation, and the dividend payout ratio.

Private Company Ownership

We can see that Private Companies own 24%, of the shares on issue. 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. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 2 warning signs with Zhejiang Tengen ElectricsLtd (at least 1 which doesn't sit too well with us) , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.

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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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