Following recent decline, AnyMind Group Inc.'s (TSE:5027) top shareholder CEO Kosuke Sogo sees holdings value drop by 13%

Key Insights

• AnyMind Group's significant insider ownership suggests inherent interests in company's expansion
• The top 3 shareholders own 53% of the company
• Institutional ownership in AnyMind Group is 30%

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If you want to know who really controls AnyMind Group Inc. (TSE:5027), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 50% to be precise, is individual insiders. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

And last week, insiders endured the biggest losses as the stock fell by 13%.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of AnyMind Group, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About AnyMind Group?

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.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in AnyMind Group. This suggests some credibility amongst professional investors. But we can't rely on that fact alone since institutions make bad investments sometimes, just like everyone does. 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 AnyMind Group's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

AnyMind Group is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is the CEO Kosuke Sogo with 39% of shares outstanding. With 9.6% and 5.1% of the shares outstanding respectively, Otohiko Kozutsumi and Asset Management One Co., Ltd. are the second and third largest shareholders. Interestingly, the second-largest shareholder, Otohiko Kozutsumi is also Top Key Executive, again, pointing towards strong insider ownership amongst the company's top shareholders.

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. 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 AnyMind Group

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. 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 most recent data indicates that insiders own the majority of AnyMind Group Inc.. This means they can collectively make decisions for the company. That means they own JP¥23b worth of shares in the JP¥46b company. That's quite meaningful. Most would be pleased to see the board is investing alongside them. You may wish todiscover (for free) if they have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 20% stake in AnyMind Group. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

Next Steps:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. For instance, we've identified 1 warning sign for AnyMind Group 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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