Institutions profited after SNT Motiv Co., Ltd.'s (KRX:064960) market cap rose ₩70b last week but public companies profited the most

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by public companies in SNT Motiv indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• SNT Holdings Co., Ltd. owns 50% of the company
• Institutions own 27% of SNT Motiv

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If you want to know who really controls SNT Motiv Co., Ltd. (KRX:064960), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. With 50% stake, public companies possess the maximum shares in the company. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

Following a 10% increase in the stock price last week, public companies profited the most, but institutions who own 27% stock also stood to gain from the increase.

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

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About SNT Motiv?

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 SNT Motiv 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. 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 SNT Motiv's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

SNT Motiv is not owned by hedge funds. SNT Holdings Co., Ltd. is currently the company's largest shareholder with 50% of shares outstanding. This implies that they have majority interest control of the future of the company. National Pension Service is the second largest shareholder owning 9.4% of common stock, and VIP Research & Management Co., Ltd. holds about 4.5% of the company stock.

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 plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.

Insider Ownership Of SNT Motiv

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.

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.

We note our data does not show any board members holding shares, personally. It is unusual not to have at least some personal holdings by board members, so our data might be flawed. A good next step would be to check how much the CEO is paid.

General Public Ownership

With a 23% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over SNT Motiv. While this size of ownership may not be enough to sway a policy decision in their favour, they can still make a collective impact on company policies.

Public Company Ownership

Public companies currently own 50% of SNT Motiv 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:

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. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 1 warning sign with SNT Motiv , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.

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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