Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration Co., Ltd.'s (SZSE:002081) market cap up CN¥789m last week, benefiting both retail investors who own 43% as well as insiders

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by retail investors in Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• The top 3 shareholders own 51% of the company
• Insider ownership in Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration is 25%

If you want to know who really controls Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration Co., Ltd. (SZSE:002081), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 43% to be precise, is retail investors. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

Retail investors gained the most after market cap touched CN¥9.9b last week, while insiders who own 25% also benefitted.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration?

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 Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. 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. 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 Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration, (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 Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration. Our data shows that Xing Liang Zhu is the largest shareholder with 25% of shares outstanding. With 25% and 1.0% of the shares outstanding respectively, SUZHOU GOLD MANTIS ENTERPRISE CO. (Group), LTD and Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration Co., Ltd., ESOP are the second and third largest shareholders.

To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 3 shareholders have a majority ownership in the company, meaning that they are powerful enough to influence the decisions of the company.

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. There are plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.

Insider Ownership Of Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration

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.

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.

Our information suggests that insiders maintain a significant holding in Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration Co., Ltd.. It is very interesting to see that insiders have a meaningful CN¥2.5b stake in this CN¥9.9b business. Most would be pleased to see the board is investing alongside them. You may wish to access this free chart showing recent trading by insiders.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 43% stake in the company, and hence can't easily be ignored. 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 25%, of the Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration 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.

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. For example, we've discovered 1 warning sign for Suzhou Gold Mantis Construction Decoration that you should be aware of before investing here.

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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