Oisix ra daichi Inc.'s (TSE:3182) 14% loss last week hit both individual investors who own 44% as well as institutions

Key Insights

• Significant control over Oisix ra daichi by individual investors implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
• 52% of the business is held by the top 9 shareholders
• 19% of Oisix ra daichi is held by insiders

To get a sense of who is truly in control of Oisix ra daichi Inc. (TSE:3182), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. We can see that individual investors own the lion's share in the company with 44% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

Following a 14% decrease in the stock price last week, individual investors suffered the most losses, but institutions who own 26% stock also took a hit.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Oisix ra daichi.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Oisix ra daichi?

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.

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

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Oisix ra daichi. The company's CEO Kohey Takashima is the largest shareholder with 14% of shares outstanding. Baillie Gifford & Co. is the second largest shareholder owning 10% of common stock, and Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. holds about 7.6% of the company stock.

We also observed that the top 9 shareholders account for more than half of the share register, with a few smaller shareholders to balance the interests of the larger ones to a certain extent.

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. While there is some analyst coverage, the company is probably not widely covered. So it could gain more attention, down the track.

Insider Ownership Of Oisix ra daichi

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.

It seems insiders own a significant proportion of Oisix ra daichi Inc.. Insiders own JP¥8.1b worth of shares in the JP¥42b company. It is great to see insiders so invested in the business. It might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying recently.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 44% stake in Oisix ra daichi. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

Public Company Ownership

Public companies currently own 11% of Oisix ra daichi stock. This may be a strategic interest and the two companies may have related business interests. It could be that they have de-merged. This holding is probably worth investigating further.

Next Steps:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. Like risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 4 warning signs for Oisix ra daichi (of which 2 don't sit too well with us!) you should know about.

Ultimately the future is most important. You can access this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

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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