Yuil Robotics Co., Ltd.'s (KOSDAQ:388720) 16% gain last week benefited both retail investors who own 47% as well as insiders

Key Insights

• Yuil Robotics' significant retail investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• 50% of the business is held by the top 3 shareholders
• 38% of Yuil Robotics is held by insiders

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To get a sense of who is truly in control of Yuil Robotics Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:388720), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 47% to be precise, is retail investors. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

While retail investors were the group that reaped the most benefits after last week’s 16% price gain, insiders also received a 38% cut.

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

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What Does The Lack Of Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Yuil Robotics?

We don't tend to see institutional investors holding stock of companies that are very risky, thinly traded, or very small. Though we do sometimes see large companies without institutions on the register, it's not particularly common.

There could be various reasons why no institutions own shares in a company. Typically, small, newly listed companies don't attract much attention from fund managers, because it would not be possible for large fund managers to build a meaningful position in the company. On the other hand, it's always possible that professional investors are avoiding a company because they don't think it's the best place for their money. Yuil Robotics' earnings and revenue track record (below) may not be compelling to institutional investors -- or they simply might not have looked at the business closely.

Yuil Robotics is not owned by hedge funds. With a 36% stake, CEO Dongheon Kim is the largest shareholder. With 13% and 0.5% of the shares outstanding respectively, SK Innovation Co., Ltd. and Jaeshin Ko are the second and third largest shareholders.

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.

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 Yuil Robotics

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. The company management answer to the board and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board themselves.

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.

Our information suggests that insiders maintain a significant holding in Yuil Robotics Co., Ltd.. Insiders have a ₩318b stake in this ₩830b business. We would say this shows alignment with shareholders, but it is worth noting that the company is still quite small; some insiders may have founded the business. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 47% stake in Yuil Robotics. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

Public Company Ownership

We can see that public companies hold 13% of the Yuil Robotics shares on issue. 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:

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. To that end, you should learn about the 3 warning signs we've spotted with Yuil Robotics (including 2 which are significant) .

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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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