While institutions invested in Super Hi International Holding Ltd. (HKG:9658) benefited from last week's 8.3% gain, retail investors stood to gain the most

Key Insights

• Super Hi International Holding's significant retail investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• 57% of the business is held by the top 2 shareholders
• 33% of Super Hi International Holding is held by Institutions

A look at the shareholders of Super Hi International Holding Ltd. (HKG:9658) can tell us which group is most powerful. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 34% to be precise, is retail investors. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

Retail investors gained the most after market cap touched HK$12b last week, while institutions who own 33% also benefitted.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Super Hi International Holding.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Super Hi International Holding?

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 Super Hi International Holding does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. 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 Super Hi International Holding, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Super Hi International Holding. Our data shows that UBS Asset Management AG is the largest shareholder with 29% of shares outstanding. With 28% and 3.1% of the shares outstanding respectively, Np United Holding Ltd and Hailey Lee are the second and third largest shareholders. Additionally, the company's CEO Lijuan Yang directly holds 2.3% of the total shares outstanding.

To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 2 shareholders have a majority ownership in the company, meaning that they are powerful enough to influence the decisions of 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 plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.

Insider Ownership Of Super Hi International Holding

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 Super Hi International Holding Ltd.. The insiders have a meaningful stake worth HK$660m. 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 34% 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

We can see that Private Companies own 28%, 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:

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.

I like to dive deeper into how a company has performed in the past. You can find historic revenue and earnings in this detailed graph.

If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its future.

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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