Macbee Planet, Inc. (TSE:7095) insiders, who hold 49% of the firm would be disappointed by the recent pullback

Key Insights

• Significant insider control over Macbee Planet implies vested interests in company growth
• The top 3 shareholders own 51% of the company
• Institutions own 11% of Macbee Planet

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If you want to know who really controls Macbee Planet, Inc. (TSE:7095), 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 individual insiders with 49% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

As market cap fell to JP¥26b last week, insiders would have faced the highest losses than any other shareholder groups of the company.

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

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Macbee Planet?

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 Macbee Planet 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 Macbee Planet, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

Macbee Planet is not owned by hedge funds. The company's largest shareholder is Masakazu Matsumoto, with ownership of 38%. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 8.9% and 4.1%, of the shares outstanding, respectively. Yusuke Kojima, who is the second-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Top Key Executive. In addition, we found that Tomohiro Chiba, the CEO has 0.9% of the shares allocated to their name.

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 Macbee Planet

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. 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.

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.

Our information suggests that insiders maintain a significant holding in Macbee Planet, Inc.. Insiders have a JP¥13b stake in this JP¥26b business. 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-- including retail investors -- own 39% stake in the company, and hence can't easily be ignored. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

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. Case in point: We've spotted 1 warning sign for Macbee Planet 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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