Ohashi Technica Inc.'s (TSE:7628) market cap touched JP¥29b last week, benefiting both individual investors who own 50% as well as institutions

Key Insights

• Ohashi Technica's significant individual investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• A total of 25 investors have a majority stake in the company with 50% ownership
• Institutional ownership in Ohashi Technica is 29%

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If you want to know who really controls Ohashi Technica Inc. (TSE:7628), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. With 50% stake, individual investors possess the maximum shares in the company. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

While individual investors were the group that benefitted the most from last week’s JP¥2.8b market cap gain, institutions too had a 29% share in those profits.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Ohashi Technica.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Ohashi Technica?

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.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Ohashi Technica. 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 Ohashi Technica's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Ohashi Technica. Ohashi Technica Inc., Client Stock Ownership Association is currently the company's largest shareholder with 9.6% of shares outstanding. With 5.9% and 5.2% of the shares outstanding respectively, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. and Nissay Asset Management Corporation are the second and third largest shareholders.

On studying our ownership data, we found that 25 of the top shareholders collectively own less than 50% of the share register, implying that no single individual has a majority interest.

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. As far as we can tell there isn't analyst coverage of the company, so it is probably flying under the radar.

Insider Ownership Of Ohashi Technica

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.

Insider ownership is positive when it signals leadership are thinking like the true owners of the company. However, high insider ownership can also give immense power to a small group within the company. This can be negative in some circumstances.

Shareholders would probably be interested to learn that insiders own shares in Ohashi Technica Inc.. It has a market capitalization of just JP¥29b, and insiders have JP¥509m worth of shares, in their own names. This shows at least some alignment, but we usually like to see larger insider holdings. 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 substantial 50% stake in Ohashi Technica, suggesting it is a fairly popular stock. This level of ownership gives investors from the wider public some power to sway key policy decisions such as board composition, executive compensation, and the dividend payout ratio.

Private Company Ownership

It seems that Private Companies own 9.2%, of the Ohashi Technica stock. 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.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Ohashi Technica better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 1 warning sign for Ohashi Technica that you should be aware of.

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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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