JINS HOLDINGS Inc.'s (TSE:3046) most bullish insider is CEO Hitoshi Tanaka, and their holdings value went up by 4.5% last week

Key Insights

• Significant insider control over JINS HOLDINGS implies vested interests in company growth
• A total of 4 investors have a majority stake in the company with 51% ownership
• 28% of JINS HOLDINGS is held by Institutions

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Every investor in JINS HOLDINGS Inc. (TSE:3046) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual insiders 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).

Clearly, insiders benefitted the most after the company's market cap rose by JP¥9.1b last week.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of JINS HOLDINGS.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About JINS 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.

We can see that JINS HOLDINGS 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. 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 JINS HOLDINGS' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in JINS HOLDINGS. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is the CEO Hitoshi Tanaka with 40% of shares outstanding. Taiyo Pacific Partners L.P. is the second largest shareholder owning 5.3% of common stock, and Asset Management One Co., Ltd. holds about 3.2% of the company stock.

On looking further, we found that 51% of the shares are owned by the top 4 shareholders. In other words, these shareholders have a meaningful say in the decisions of the company.

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. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.

Insider Ownership Of JINS HOLDINGS

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.

I generally consider insider ownership to be a good thing. However, on some occasions it makes it more difficult for other shareholders to hold the board accountable for decisions.

Our information suggests that insiders maintain a significant holding in JINS HOLDINGS Inc.. It is very interesting to see that insiders have a meaningful JP¥93b stake in this JP¥211b business. 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-- including retail investors -- own 25% stake in the company, and hence can't easily be ignored. This size of ownership, while considerable, may not be enough to change company policy if the decision is not in sync with other large shareholders.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand JINS HOLDINGS better, we need to consider many other factors. For example, we've discovered 1 warning sign for JINS HOLDINGS that you should be aware of before investing here.

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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