Aier Eye Hospital Group Co., Ltd. (SZSE:300015) stock most popular amongst private companies who own 34%, while individual investors hold 30%

Key Insights

• Significant control over Aier Eye Hospital Group by private companies implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
• The top 3 shareholders own 53% of the company
• Insider ownership in Aier Eye Hospital Group is 20%

Every investor in Aier Eye Hospital Group Co., Ltd. (SZSE:300015) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. We can see that private companies own the lion's share in the company with 34% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

Meanwhile, individual investors make up 30% of the company’s shareholders.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Aier Eye Hospital Group, beginning with the chart below.

See our latest analysis for Aier Eye Hospital Group

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Aier Eye Hospital 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.

We can see that Aier Eye Hospital Group 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 Aier Eye Hospital Group's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Aier Eye Hospital Group is not owned by hedge funds. The company's largest shareholder is Aier Medical Investment Group Co., Ltd., with ownership of 34%. Bang Chen is the second largest shareholder owning 16% of common stock, and Li Li holds about 3.5% of the company stock. Note that the second and third-largest shareholders are also Top Key Executive and Vice Chairman, respectively, meaning that the company's top shareholders are insiders.

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.

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 Aier Eye Hospital Group

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

I generally consider insider ownership to be a good thing. However, on some occasions it makes it more difficult for other shareholders to hold the board accountable for decisions.

Our most recent data indicates that insiders own a reasonable proportion of Aier Eye Hospital Group Co., Ltd.. It is very interesting to see that insiders have a meaningful CN¥24b stake in this CN¥116b business. Most would say this shows a good degree of alignment with shareholders, especially in a company of this size. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 30% stake in the company, and hence can't easily be ignored. While this size of ownership may not be enough to sway a policy decision in their favour, they can still make a collective impact on company policies.

Private Company Ownership

Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 34%, of the company's shares. It might be worth looking deeper into this. If related parties, such as insiders, have an interest in one of these private companies, that should be disclosed in the annual report. Private companies may also have a strategic interest in the 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 instance, we've identified 1 warning sign for Aier Eye Hospital Group 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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