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Orient Securities Company Limited (SHSE:600958) stock most popular amongst retail investors who own 42%, while private companies hold 36%
Key Insights
- Orient Securities' significant retail investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
- A total of 12 investors have a majority stake in the company with 51% ownership
- Institutions own 20% of Orient Securities
Every investor in Orient Securities Company Limited (SHSE:600958) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 42% to be precise, is retail investors. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
Private companies, on the other hand, account for 36% of the company's stockholders.
Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Orient Securities, beginning with the chart below.
View our latest analysis for Orient Securities
What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Orient Securities?
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.
We can see that Orient Securities 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 Orient Securities, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
Hedge funds don't have many shares in Orient Securities. Our data shows that Shenergy (Group) Company Limited is the largest shareholder with 27% of shares outstanding. With 5.0% and 3.7% of the shares outstanding respectively, Shanghai Haiyan Investment Management Company Ltd. and Shanghai Newspaper Group are the second and third largest shareholders.
Looking at the shareholder registry, we can see that 51% of the ownership is controlled by the top 12 shareholders, meaning that no single shareholder has a majority interest in the ownership.
While it makes sense to study institutional ownership data for a company, it also makes sense to study analyst sentiments to know which way the wind is blowing. 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 Orient Securities
While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. 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 note our data does not show any board members holding shares, personally. Given we are not picking up on insider ownership, we may have missing data. Therefore, it would be interesting to assess the CEO compensation and tenure, here.
General Public Ownership
The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 42% stake in Orient Securities. 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 36%, of the Orient Securities 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:
While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 2 warning signs with Orient Securities (at least 1 which shouldn't be ignored) , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.
Ultimately the future is most important. You can access this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.
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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About SHSE:600958
Orient Securities
Operates as an integrated securities company in the People’s Republic of China.
Solid track record with adequate balance sheet.
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