San Yang Ma (Chongqing) Logistics Co.,Ltd.'s (SZSE:001317) top holders are insiders and they are likely disappointed by the recent 11% drop

Key Insights

• Insiders appear to have a vested interest in San Yang Ma (Chongqing) LogisticsLtd's growth, as seen by their sizeable ownership
• 63% of the company is held by a single shareholder (Hongyang Qiu)
• Past performance of a company along with ownership data serve to give a strong idea about prospects for a business

If you want to know who really controls San Yang Ma (Chongqing) Logistics Co.,Ltd. (SZSE:001317), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual insiders with 63% 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 11% decline in share price, insiders suffered the most losses.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of San Yang Ma (Chongqing) LogisticsLtd, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About San Yang Ma (Chongqing) LogisticsLtd?

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.

Institutions have a very small stake in San Yang Ma (Chongqing) LogisticsLtd. That indicates that the company is on the radar of some funds, but it isn't particularly popular with professional investors at the moment. So if the company itself can improve over time, we may well see more institutional buyers in the future. When multiple institutional investors want to buy shares, we often see a rising share price. The past revenue trajectory (shown below) can be an indication of future growth, but there are no guarantees.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in San Yang Ma (Chongqing) LogisticsLtd. Hongyang Qiu is currently the largest shareholder, with 63% of shares outstanding. This essentially means that they have extensive influence, if not outright control, over the future of the corporation. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 1.4% and 0.8% 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. 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 San Yang Ma (Chongqing) LogisticsLtd

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 most recent data indicates that insiders own the majority of San Yang Ma (Chongqing) Logistics Co.,Ltd.. This means they can collectively make decisions for the company. So they have a CN¥1.3b stake in this CN¥2.1b business. 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, who are usually individual investors, hold a 33% stake in San Yang Ma (Chongqing) LogisticsLtd. 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.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand San Yang Ma (Chongqing) LogisticsLtd better, we need to consider many other factors. For example, we've discovered 2 warning signs for San Yang Ma (Chongqing) LogisticsLtd 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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