The recent CN¥704m market cap decrease is likely to have disappointed insiders invested in MYS Group Co., Ltd. (SZSE:002303)

Key Insights

• MYS Group's significant insider ownership suggests inherent interests in company's expansion
• The top 2 shareholders own 50% of the company
• Ownership research, combined with past performance data can help provide a good understanding of opportunities in a stock

To get a sense of who is truly in control of MYS Group Co., Ltd. (SZSE:002303), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. With 52% stake, individual insiders possess the maximum shares in the company. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

And following last week's 13% decline in share price, insiders suffered the most losses.

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

See our latest analysis for MYS Group

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About MYS 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.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in MYS Group. This can indicate that the company has a certain degree of credibility in the investment community. However, it is best to be wary of relying on the supposed validation that comes with institutional investors. They too, get it wrong sometimes. 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 MYS Group's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

MYS Group is not owned by hedge funds. Haipeng Wang is currently the company's largest shareholder with 41% of shares outstanding. With 8.9% and 1.6% of the shares outstanding respectively, Zhijun Wang and Chengli Ju are the second and third largest shareholders. Zhijun Wang, who is the second-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Chief Executive Officer.

After doing some more digging, we found that the top 2 shareholders collectively control more than half of the company's shares, implying that they have considerable power to influence the company's decisions.

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. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.

Insider Ownership Of MYS 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.

Our information suggests that insiders own more than half of MYS Group Co., Ltd.. This gives them effective control of the company. So they have a CN¥2.6b stake in this CN¥4.9b business. Most would be pleased to see the board is investing alongside them. You may wish todiscover (for free) if they have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 42% 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.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand MYS Group better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks for example - MYS Group has 2 warning signs (and 1 which makes us a bit uncomfortable) we think you should know about.

Of course this may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free free list of interesting companies.

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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