Yuan Long Ping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd. (SZSE:000998) stock most popular amongst retail investors who own 52%, while private companies hold 22%

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by retail investors in Yuan Long Ping High-Tech Agriculture indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• The top 25 shareholders own 46% of the company
• Institutions own 17% of Yuan Long Ping High-Tech Agriculture

To get a sense of who is truly in control of Yuan Long Ping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd. (SZSE:000998), 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 52% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

And private companies on the other hand have a 22% ownership in the company.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Yuan Long Ping High-Tech Agriculture.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Yuan Long Ping High-Tech Agriculture?

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.

We can see that Yuan Long Ping High-Tech Agriculture 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. 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 Yuan Long Ping High-Tech Agriculture's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Yuan Long Ping High-Tech Agriculture. Our data shows that CITIC Group Corporation is the largest shareholder with 17% of shares outstanding. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 5.1% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 5.0% by the third-largest shareholder.

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

Insider Ownership Of Yuan Long Ping High-Tech Agriculture

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.

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 Yuan Long Ping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd.. The insiders have a meaningful stake worth CN¥257m. Most would see this as a real positive. If you would like to explore the question of insider alignment, you can click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, collectively holds 52% of Yuan Long Ping High-Tech Agriculture 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

We can see that Private Companies own 22%, of the shares on issue. 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 instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for Yuan Long Ping High-Tech Agriculture (1 is significant) that you should be aware of.

But ultimately it is the future, not the past, that will determine how well the owners of this business will do. Therefore we think it advisable to take a look at this free report showing whether analysts are predicting a brighter 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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