Insiders have been selling Pop Mart International Group Limited (HKG:9992) recently yet still hold a significant stake; 8.9% drop last week not ideal

Key Insights

• Insiders appear to have a vested interest in Pop Mart International Group's growth, as seen by their sizeable ownership
• 52% of the business is held by the top 3 shareholders
• Recent sales by insiders

To get a sense of who is truly in control of Pop Mart International Group Limited (HKG:9992), 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 42% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

Despite recent sales, insiders own the most shares in the company. Following last week's 8.9% decline in share price, the group also suffered the most losses.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Pop Mart International Group.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Pop Mart International Group?

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 Pop Mart International Group 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. When multiple institutions own a stock, there's always a risk that they are in a 'crowded trade'. When such a trade goes wrong, multiple parties may compete to sell stock fast. This risk is higher in a company without a history of growth. You can see Pop Mart International Group's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

Pop Mart International Group is not owned by hedge funds. The company's CEO Ning Wang is the largest shareholder with 42% of shares outstanding. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 5.2% and 4.7%, of the shares outstanding, respectively.

To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 3 shareholders have a majority ownership in the company, meaning that they are powerful enough to influence 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. There are a reasonable number of analysts covering the stock, so it might be useful to find out their aggregate view on the future.

Insider Ownership Of Pop Mart International 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.

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 a reasonable proportion of Pop Mart International Group Limited. It has a market capitalization of just HK$114b, and insiders have HK$48b worth of shares in their own names. That's quite significant. Most would say this shows a good degree of alignment with shareholders, especially in a company of this size. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 30% stake in Pop Mart International Group. 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

Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 5.3%, of the company's shares. 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. For example, we've discovered 1 warning sign for Pop Mart International Group that you should be aware of before investing here.

If you would prefer discover what analysts are predicting in terms of future growth, do not miss this free report on analyst forecasts.

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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