Jiangsu Yoke Technology Co., Ltd.'s (SZSE:002409) most bullish insider is CEO Qi Shen, and their holdings value went up by 3.8% last week

Key Insights

• Significant insider control over Jiangsu Yoke Technology implies vested interests in company growth
• The top 6 shareholders own 51% of the company
• Institutional ownership in Jiangsu Yoke Technology is 18%

A look at the shareholders of Jiangsu Yoke Technology Co., Ltd. (SZSE:002409) can tell us which group is most powerful. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 46% to be precise, is individual insiders. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

Clearly, insiders benefitted the most after the company's market cap rose by CN¥1.1b last week.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Jiangsu Yoke Technology, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Jiangsu Yoke Technology?

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 Jiangsu Yoke Technology. 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. 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 Jiangsu Yoke Technology, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

Jiangsu Yoke Technology is not owned by hedge funds. The company's CEO Qi Shen is the largest shareholder with 22% of shares outstanding. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 20% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 4.0% by the third-largest shareholder. Interestingly, the second-largest shareholder, Fu Shen is also Senior Key Executive, again, pointing towards strong insider ownership amongst the company's top shareholders.

We did some more digging and found that 6 of the top shareholders account for roughly 51% of the register, implying that along with larger shareholders, there are a few smaller shareholders, thereby balancing out each others interests somewhat.

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

Insider Ownership Of Jiangsu Yoke Technology

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.

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.

It seems insiders own a significant proportion of Jiangsu Yoke Technology Co., Ltd.. Insiders own CN¥14b worth of shares in the CN¥29b company. That's quite meaningful. 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, who are usually individual investors, hold a 35% stake in Jiangsu Yoke Technology. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Jiangsu Yoke Technology better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 1 warning sign for Jiangsu Yoke Technology 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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