Institutional owners may take dramatic actions as Tongdao Liepin Group's (HKG:6100) recent 10% drop adds to one-year losses

Key Insights

• Given the large stake in the stock by institutions, Tongdao Liepin Group's stock price might be vulnerable to their trading decisions
• The top 5 shareholders own 55% of the company
• Insiders have been buying lately

If you want to know who really controls Tongdao Liepin Group (HKG:6100), 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 institutions with 48% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

And institutional investors endured the highest losses after the company's share price fell by 10% last week. The recent loss, which adds to a one-year loss of 76% for stockholders, may not sit well with this group of investors. Institutions or "liquidity providers" control large sums of money and therefore, these types of investors usually have a lot of influence over stock price movements. Hence, if weakness in Tongdao Liepin Group's share price continues, institutional investors may feel compelled to sell the stock, which might not be ideal for individual investors.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Tongdao Liepin Group, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Tongdao Liepin Group?

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.

We can see that Tongdao Liepin Group 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 Tongdao Liepin Group, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

Tongdao Liepin Group is not owned by hedge funds. With a 25% stake, CEO Kebin Dai is the largest shareholder. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 9.1% and 8.2% of the stock.

On looking further, we found that 55% of the shares are owned by the top 5 shareholders. In other words, these shareholders have a meaningful say in the decisions of the company.

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. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.

Insider Ownership Of Tongdao Liepin Group

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.

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.

Our information suggests that insiders maintain a significant holding in Tongdao Liepin Group. It has a market capitalization of just HK$1.1b, and insiders have HK$332m worth of shares in their own names. We would say this shows alignment with shareholders, but it is worth noting that the company is still quite small; some insiders may have founded the business. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 19% 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.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Tongdao Liepin Group better, we need to consider many other factors. Case in point: We've spotted 1 warning sign for Tongdao Liepin Group you should be aware of.

But ultimately it is the future, not the past, that will determine how well the owners of this business will do. Therefore we think it advisable to take a look at this free report showing whether analysts are predicting a brighter 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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