Humanwell Healthcare (Group) Co.,Ltd.'s (SHSE:600079) biggest owners are individual investors who got richer after stock soared 4.8% last week

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by individual investors in Humanwell Healthcare (Group)Ltd indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• 51% of the business is held by the top 13 shareholders
• Institutional ownership in Humanwell Healthcare (Group)Ltd is 22%

If you want to know who really controls Humanwell Healthcare (Group) Co.,Ltd. (SHSE:600079), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. With 39% stake, individual investors 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).

As a result, individual investors were the biggest beneficiaries of last week’s 4.8% gain.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Humanwell Healthcare (Group)Ltd.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Humanwell Healthcare (Group)Ltd?

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.

Humanwell Healthcare (Group)Ltd 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 Humanwell Healthcare (Group)Ltd's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Humanwell Healthcare (Group)Ltd. WuHan DangDai Science&Technology Industries(Group) Co.,Ltd is currently the largest shareholder, with 24% of shares outstanding. With 5.4% and 3.7% of the shares outstanding respectively, Jie Li and China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd. are the second and third largest shareholders.

After doing some more digging, we found that the top 13 have the combined ownership of 51% in the company, suggesting that no single shareholder has significant control over the company.

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 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 Humanwell Healthcare (Group)Ltd

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.

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.

We can see that insiders own shares in Humanwell Healthcare (Group) Co.,Ltd.. The insiders have a meaningful stake worth CN¥3.6b. Most would see this as a real positive. Most would say this shows alignment of interests between shareholders and the board. Still, it might be worth checking if those insiders have been selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 39% 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

It seems that Private Companies own 25%, of the Humanwell Healthcare (Group)Ltd stock. 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.

Public Company Ownership

Public companies currently own 3.7% of Humanwell Healthcare (Group)Ltd stock. We can't be certain but it is quite possible this is a strategic stake. The businesses may be similar, or work together.

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. Take risks for example - Humanwell Healthcare (Group)Ltd has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.

Ultimately the future is most important. You can access this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

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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