Individual investors are Shenzhen Comix Group Co., Ltd.'s (SZSE:002301) biggest owners and were rewarded after market cap rose by CN¥505m last week

Key Insights

• Shenzhen Comix Group's significant individual investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• The top 5 shareholders own 52% of the company
• Ownership research along with analyst forecasts data help provide a good understanding of opportunities in a stock

Every investor in Shenzhen Comix Group Co., Ltd. (SZSE:002301) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. We can see that individual investors own the lion's share in the company with 42% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

Clearly, individual investors benefitted the most after the company's market cap rose by CN¥505m last week.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Shenzhen Comix Group.

Check out our latest analysis for Shenzhen Comix Group

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Shenzhen Comix Group?

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.

Shenzhen Comix Group 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. 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 Shenzhen Comix Group's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Shenzhen Comix Group. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Shenzhen Qixin Holding Co., Ltd. with 35% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 6.1% and 5.1% of the stock. Additionally, the company's CEO Qinpeng Chen directly holds 0.6% of the total shares outstanding.

To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 5 shareholders control more than half of the company which implies that this group has considerable sway over the company's decision-making.

Researching institutional ownership is a good way to gauge and filter a stock's expected performance. The same can be achieved by studying analyst sentiments. There are a reasonable number of analysts covering the stock, so it might be useful to find out their aggregate view on the future.

Insider Ownership Of Shenzhen Comix Group

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. The company management answer to the board and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board themselves.

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.

We can report that insiders do own shares in Shenzhen Comix Group Co., Ltd.. In their own names, insiders own CN¥470m worth of stock in the CN¥5.4b company. It is good to see some investment by insiders, but it might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying.

General Public Ownership

With a 42% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Shenzhen Comix Group. 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

Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 35%, of the company's shares. 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. For example, we've discovered 4 warning signs for Shenzhen Comix Group 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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