Public companies among VITZROCELL Co.,Ltd.'s (KOSDAQ:082920) largest stockholders and were hit after last week's 12% price drop

Key Insights

• VITZROCELLLtd's significant public companies ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• The top 3 shareholders own 54% of the company
• 28% of VITZROCELLLtd is held by Institutions

A look at the shareholders of VITZROCELL Co.,Ltd. (KOSDAQ:082920) can tell us which group is most powerful. We can see that public companies own the lion's share in the company with 35% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

As a result, public companies as a group endured the highest losses last week after market cap fell by ₩74b.

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

See our latest analysis for VITZROCELLLtd

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About VITZROCELLLtd?

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

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in VITZROCELLLtd. Vitzro Tech Co. Ltd is currently the company's largest shareholder with 35% of shares outstanding. FMR LLC is the second largest shareholder owning 10% of common stock, and Swedbank Robur Fonder AB holds about 8.5% of the company stock. Additionally, the company's CEO Soon-Sang Jang directly holds 1.2% of the total shares outstanding.

After doing some more digging, we found that the top 3 shareholders collectively control more than half of the company's shares, implying that they have considerable power to influence the company's decisions.

While it makes sense to study institutional ownership data for a company, it also makes sense to study analyst sentiments to know which way the wind is blowing. There are plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.

Insider Ownership Of VITZROCELLLtd

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.

Most consider insider ownership a positive because it can indicate the board is well aligned with other shareholders. However, on some occasions too much power is concentrated within this group.

Shareholders would probably be interested to learn that insiders own shares in VITZROCELL Co.,Ltd.. In their own names, insiders own ₩21b worth of stock in the ₩537b company. Some would say this shows alignment of interests between shareholders and the board. But it might be worth checking if those insiders have been selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 33% stake in VITZROCELLLtd. 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

It appears to us that public companies own 35% of VITZROCELLLtd. 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.

I like to dive deeper into how a company has performed in the past. You can access this interactive graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow, for free.

If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its 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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