After the recent decline, AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings Inc. (TSE:9090) CEO Masaru Wasami's holdings have lost 4.6% of their value

Key Insights

• AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings' significant insider ownership suggests inherent interests in company's expansion
• The largest shareholder of the company is Masaru Wasami with a 55% stake
• Institutional ownership in AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings is 17%

If you want to know who really controls AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings Inc. (TSE:9090), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. We can see that individual insiders own the lion's share in the company with 55% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

As market cap fell to JP¥160b last week, insiders would have faced the highest losses than any other shareholder groups of the company.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings?

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 AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings. 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 AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is the CEO Masaru Wasami with 55% of shares outstanding. With such a huge stake, we infer that they have significant control of the future of the company. It's usually considered a good sign when insiders own a significant number of shares in the company, and in this case, we're glad to see a company insider with such skin in the game. With 6.4% and 1.9% of the shares outstanding respectively, FMR LLC and AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings Inc., Employee Shareholding Association are the second and third largest shareholders.

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 AZ-COM MARUWA 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.

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 own more than half of AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings Inc.. This gives them effective control of the company. Insiders own JP¥88b worth of shares in the JP¥160b company. That's extraordinary! Most would argue this is a positive, showing strong alignment with shareholders. You can click here to see if they have been selling down their stake.

General Public Ownership

With a 20% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings. 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.

Public Company Ownership

Public companies currently own 5.3% of AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings stock. It's hard to say for sure but this suggests they have entwined business interests. This might be a strategic stake, so it's worth watching this space for changes in ownership.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should be aware of the 2 warning signs we've spotted with AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings .

If you would prefer discover what analysts are predicting in terms of future growth, do not miss this free report on analyst forecasts.

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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