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Private companies among Jinneng Holding Shanxi Electric Power Co.,LTD.'s (SZSE:000767) largest shareholders, saw gain in holdings value after stock jumped 6.1% last week

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Key Insights

If you want to know who really controls Jinneng Holding Shanxi Electric Power Co.,LTD. (SZSE:000767), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. We can see that private companies own the lion's share in the company with 40% ownership. 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, private companies were the biggest beneficiaries of last week’s 6.1% gain.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Jinneng Holding Shanxi Electric PowerLTD, beginning with the chart below.

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SZSE:000767 Ownership Breakdown December 4th 2024

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Jinneng Holding Shanxi Electric PowerLTD?

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.

We can see that Jinneng Holding Shanxi Electric PowerLTD does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. This implies the analysts working for those institutions have looked at the stock and they like it. But just like anyone else, they could be wrong. 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 Jinneng Holding Shanxi Electric PowerLTD's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

SZSE:000767 Earnings and Revenue Growth December 4th 2024

Jinneng Holding Shanxi Electric PowerLTD is not owned by hedge funds. Shanxi State-owned Capital Operation Co., Ltd. is currently the company's largest shareholder with 29% of shares outstanding. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 9.7% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 9.0% by the third-largest shareholder.

To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 4 shareholders control more than half of the company which implies that this group has considerable sway over the company's decision-making.

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 Jinneng Holding Shanxi Electric PowerLTD

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. 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 less than 1% of Jinneng Holding Shanxi Electric Power Co.,LTD.. We do note, however, it is possible insiders have an indirect interest through a private company or other corporate structure. It's a big company, so even a small proportional interest can create alignment between the board and shareholders. In this case insiders own CN¥203k worth of shares. Arguably, recent buying and selling is just as important to consider. You can click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 36% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Jinneng Holding Shanxi Electric PowerLTD. 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 40%, of the shares on issue. 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.

Public Company Ownership

It appears to us that public companies own 9.7% of Jinneng Holding Shanxi Electric PowerLTD. 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:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Jinneng Holding Shanxi Electric PowerLTD better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should be aware of the 1 warning sign we've spotted with Jinneng Holding Shanxi Electric PowerLTD .

Of course this may not be the best stock to buy. Therefore, you may wish to see our free collection of interesting prospects boasting favorable financials.

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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