Tsuburaya Fields Holdings Inc. (TSE:2767) CEO Hidetoshi Yamamoto's holdings dropped 5.2% in value as a result of the recent pullback

Key Insights

• Insiders appear to have a vested interest in Tsuburaya Fields Holdings' growth, as seen by their sizeable ownership
• A total of 5 investors have a majority stake in the company with 53% ownership
• 29% of Tsuburaya Fields Holdings is held by Institutions

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If you want to know who really controls Tsuburaya Fields Holdings Inc. (TSE:2767), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. With 42% stake, individual insiders possess the maximum shares in the company. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

And following last week's 5.2% decline in share price, insiders suffered the most losses.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Tsuburaya Fields Holdings, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Tsuburaya Fields Holdings?

Institutions typically measure themselves against a benchmark when reporting to their own investors, so they often become more enthusiastic about a stock once it's included in a major index. We would expect most companies to have some institutions on the register, especially if they are growing.

Tsuburaya Fields Holdings already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. 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 Tsuburaya Fields Holdings' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Tsuburaya Fields Holdings. The company's CEO Hidetoshi Yamamoto is the largest shareholder with 25% of shares outstanding. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 12% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 6.3% by the third-largest shareholder.

On looking further, we found that 53% 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.

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 is some analyst coverage of the stock, but it could still become more well known, with time.

Insider Ownership Of Tsuburaya Fields Holdings

The definition of company insiders can be subjective and does vary between jurisdictions. Our data reflects individual insiders, capturing board members at the very least. Management ultimately answers to the board. However, it is not uncommon for managers to be executive board members, especially if they are a founder or the CEO.

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.

It seems insiders own a significant proportion of Tsuburaya Fields Holdings Inc.. It has a market capitalization of just JP¥139b, and insiders have JP¥58b 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

With a 24% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Tsuburaya Fields Holdings. 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

It seems that Private Companies own 5.1%, of the Tsuburaya Fields Holdings stock. 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:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Tsuburaya Fields Holdings better, we need to consider many other factors. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for Tsuburaya Fields Holdings you should be aware of.

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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