Retail investors are Beijing SinoHytec Co., Ltd.'s (SHSE:688339) biggest owners and were hit after market cap dropped CN¥445m

Key Insights

• Beijing SinoHytec's significant retail investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• The top 25 shareholders own 41% of the company
• Insiders own 22% of Beijing SinoHytec

To get a sense of who is truly in control of Beijing SinoHytec Co., Ltd. (SHSE:688339), 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 59% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

While insiders who own 22% came under pressure after market cap dropped to CN¥5.0b last week,retail investors took the most losses.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Beijing SinoHytec, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Beijing SinoHytec?

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.

Beijing SinoHytec already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. This can indicate that the company has a certain degree of credibility in the investment community. However, it is best to be wary of relying on the supposed validation that comes with institutional investors. They too, get it wrong sometimes. 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 Beijing SinoHytec's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Beijing SinoHytec. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is the CEO Guoqiang Zhang with 16% of shares outstanding. Tsinghua Innovation Ventures is the second largest shareholder owning 3.7% of common stock, and GIC (Ventures) Pte. Ltd. holds about 3.3% of the company stock.

Our studies suggest that the top 25 shareholders collectively control less than half of the company's shares, meaning that the company's shares are widely disseminated and there is no dominant shareholder.

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 Beijing SinoHytec

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. 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.

Most consider insider ownership a positive because it can indicate the board is well aligned with other shareholders. However, on some occasions too much power is concentrated within this group.

It seems insiders own a significant proportion of Beijing SinoHytec Co., Ltd.. It has a market capitalization of just CN¥5.0b, and insiders have CN¥1.1b worth of shares in their own names. This may suggest that the founders still own a lot of shares. You can click here to see if they have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, collectively holds 59% of Beijing SinoHytec shares. This size of ownership gives investors from the general public some collective power. They can and probably do influence decisions on executive compensation, dividend policies and proposed business acquisitions.

Private Company Ownership

It seems that Private Companies own 3.0%, of the Beijing SinoHytec 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:

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. Take risks for example - Beijing SinoHytec has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.

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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