Private companies among Jiangsu Phoenix Property Investment Company Limited's (SHSE:600716) largest shareholders, saw gain in holdings value after stock jumped 11% last week

Key Insights

• Jiangsu Phoenix Property Investment's significant private companies ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• 52% of the company is held by a single shareholder (Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media Group Limited)
• Ownership research, combined with past performance data can help provide a good understanding of opportunities in a stock

A look at the shareholders of Jiangsu Phoenix Property Investment Company Limited (SHSE:600716) can tell us which group is most powerful. With 52% stake, private companies possess the maximum shares in the company. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

Clearly, private companies benefitted the most after the company's market cap rose by CN¥318m last week.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Jiangsu Phoenix Property Investment, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Jiangsu Phoenix Property Investment?

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.

Jiangsu Phoenix Property Investment already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. 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. 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 Phoenix Property Investment, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Jiangsu Phoenix Property Investment. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media Group Limited with 52% of shares outstanding. With such a huge stake in the ownership, we infer that they have significant control of the future of the company. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 1.9% and 1.7% of the stock.

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. We're not picking up on any analyst coverage of the stock at the moment, so the company is unlikely to be widely held.

Insider Ownership Of Jiangsu Phoenix Property Investment

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. 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.

We can report that insiders do own shares in Jiangsu Phoenix Property Investment Company Limited. As individuals, the insiders collectively own CN¥45m worth of the CN¥3.2b company. It is good to see some investment by insiders, but it might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 41% stake in the company, and hence can't easily be ignored. This size of ownership, while considerable, may not be enough to change company policy if the decision is not in sync with other large shareholders.

Private Company Ownership

Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 52%, of the company's shares. It might be worth looking deeper into this. If related parties, such as insiders, have an interest in one of these private companies, that should be disclosed in the annual report. Private companies may also have a strategic interest in the company.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Jiangsu Phoenix Property Investment better, we need to consider many other factors. For example, we've discovered 1 warning sign for Jiangsu Phoenix Property Investment that you should be aware of before investing here.

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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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