The recent CN¥511m market cap decrease is likely to have disappointed insiders invested in Shanghai Wisdom Information Technology Co., Ltd. (SZSE:301315)

Key Insights

• Insiders appear to have a vested interest in Shanghai Wisdom Information Technology's growth, as seen by their sizeable ownership
• 58% of the company is held by a single shareholder (Yuzhong Mao)
• Past performance of a company along with ownership data serve to give a strong idea about prospects for a business

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To get a sense of who is truly in control of Shanghai Wisdom Information Technology Co., Ltd. (SZSE:301315), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual insiders with 59% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

As a result, insiders as a group endured the highest losses after market cap fell by CN¥511m.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Shanghai Wisdom Information Technology.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Shanghai Wisdom Information Technology?

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.

Less than 5% of Shanghai Wisdom Information Technology is held by institutional investors. This suggests that some funds have the company in their sights, but many have not yet bought shares in it. If the company is growing earnings, that may indicate that it is just beginning to catch the attention of these deep-pocketed investors. We sometimes see a rising share price when a few big institutions want to buy a certain stock at the same time. The history of earnings and revenue, which you can see below, could be helpful in considering if more institutional investors will want the stock. Of course, there are plenty of other factors to consider, too.

Shanghai Wisdom Information Technology is not owned by hedge funds. Yuzhong Mao is currently the largest shareholder, with 58% of shares outstanding. This implies that they have majority interest control of the future of the company. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 7.0% and 2.7% of the stock.

While studying institutional ownership for a company can add value to your research, it is also a good practice to research analyst recommendations to get a deeper understand of a stock's expected performance. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.

Insider Ownership Of Shanghai Wisdom Information Technology

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. Management ultimately answers to the board. However, it is not uncommon for managers to be executive board members, especially if they are a founder or the CEO.

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.

It seems that insiders own more than half the Shanghai Wisdom Information Technology Co., Ltd. stock. This gives them a lot of power. Given it has a market cap of CN¥4.6b, that means they have CN¥2.7b worth of shares. It is good to see this level of investment. You can check here to see if those insiders have been buying recently.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 30% 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.

Private Company Ownership

We can see that Private Companies own 7.2%, of the shares on issue. 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.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Shanghai Wisdom Information Technology better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 3 warning signs for Shanghai Wisdom Information Technology (2 are a bit concerning) that you should be aware of.

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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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