Individual investors are Beijing Jingxi Culture & Tourism Co.,Ltd's (SZSE:000802) biggest owners and were hit after market cap dropped CN¥780m

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by individual investors in Beijing Jingxi Culture & TourismLtd indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• The top 6 shareholders own 51% of the company
• Institutions own 17% of Beijing Jingxi Culture & TourismLtd

Every investor in Beijing Jingxi Culture & Tourism Co.,Ltd (SZSE:000802) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual investors with 47% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

And following last week's 14% decline in share price, individual investors suffered the most losses.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Beijing Jingxi Culture & TourismLtd.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Beijing Jingxi Culture & TourismLtd?

Institutional investors commonly compare their own returns to the returns of a commonly followed index. So they generally do consider buying larger companies that are included in the relevant benchmark index.

Beijing Jingxi Culture & TourismLtd 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. When multiple institutions own a stock, there's always a risk that they are in a 'crowded trade'. When such a trade goes wrong, multiple parties may compete to sell stock fast. This risk is higher in a company without a history of growth. You can see Beijing Jingxi Culture & TourismLtd's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Beijing Jingxi Culture & TourismLtd. The company's largest shareholder is FunDe Sino Life Insurance Co., Ltd., with ownership of 16%. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 16% and 6.9%, of the shares outstanding, respectively.

We also observed that the top 6 shareholders account for more than half of the share register, with a few smaller shareholders to balance the interests of the larger ones to a certain extent.

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 Beijing Jingxi Culture & TourismLtd

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 data suggests that insiders own under 1% of Beijing Jingxi Culture & Tourism Co.,Ltd in their own names. However, it's possible that insiders might have an indirect interest through a more complex structure. It appears that the board holds about CN¥3.9m worth of stock. This compares to a market capitalization of CN¥4.8b. Many investors in smaller companies prefer to see the board more heavily invested. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 47% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Beijing Jingxi Culture & TourismLtd. 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

It seems that Private Companies own 36%, of the Beijing Jingxi Culture & TourismLtd stock. 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:

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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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