Individual investors among Inner Mongolia Yuan Xing Energy Company Limited's (SZSE:000683) largest shareholders, saw gain in holdings value after stock jumped 4.6% last week

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by individual investors in Inner Mongolia Yuan Xing Energy indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• The top 13 shareholders own 50% of the company
• Institutions own 18% of Inner Mongolia Yuan Xing Energy

Every investor in Inner Mongolia Yuan Xing Energy Company Limited (SZSE:000683) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual investors with 46% 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¥1.2b last week.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Inner Mongolia Yuan Xing Energy.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Inner Mongolia Yuan Xing Energy?

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.

Inner Mongolia Yuan Xing Energy already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. 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. 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 Inner Mongolia Yuan Xing Energy's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Inner Mongolia Yuan Xing Energy. The company's largest shareholder is The Inner Mongolia Berun Group Co., Ltd., with ownership of 31%. With 3.7% and 3.0% of the shares outstanding respectively, Dacheng Fund Management Co., Ltd. and AEGON-Industrial Fund Management Co. Ltd. are the second and third largest shareholders.

A closer look at our ownership figures suggests that the top 13 shareholders have a combined ownership of 50% implying that no single shareholder has a majority.

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

Insider Ownership Of Inner Mongolia Yuan Xing Energy

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. 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.

Shareholders would probably be interested to learn that insiders own shares in Inner Mongolia Yuan Xing Energy Company Limited. It is a pretty big company, so it is generally a positive to see some potentially meaningful alignment. In this case, they own around CN¥359m worth of shares (at current prices). It is good to see this level of investment by insiders. You can check here to see if those insiders have been buying recently.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 46% 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

We can see that Private Companies own 32%, of the shares on issue. 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 instance, we've identified 3 warning signs for Inner Mongolia Yuan Xing Energy that you should be aware of.

If you would prefer discover what analysts are predicting in terms of future growth, do not miss this free report on analyst forecasts.

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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