Both public companies who control a good portion of Snt Dynamics Co.,Ltd. (KRX:003570) along with institutions must be dismayed after last week's 15% decrease

Key Insights

• Snt DynamicsLtd's significant public companies ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• The largest shareholder of the company is SNT Holdings Co., Ltd. with a 63% stake
• 23% of Snt DynamicsLtd is held by Institutions

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To get a sense of who is truly in control of Snt Dynamics Co.,Ltd. (KRX:003570), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 63% to be precise, is public companies. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

While institutions who own 23% came under pressure after market cap dropped to ₩1.2t last week,public companies took the most losses.

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

Check out our latest analysis for Snt DynamicsLtd

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Snt DynamicsLtd?

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.

Snt DynamicsLtd already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. 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. When multiple institutions own a stock, there's always a risk that they are in a 'crowded trade'. When such a trade goes wrong, multiple parties may compete to sell stock fast. This risk is higher in a company without a history of growth. You can see Snt DynamicsLtd's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

Snt DynamicsLtd is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is SNT Holdings Co., Ltd. with 63% of shares outstanding. With such a huge stake in the ownership, we infer that they have significant control of the future of the company. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 12% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 4.5% by the third-largest shareholder.

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 is a little analyst coverage of the stock, but not much. So there is room for it to gain more coverage.

Insider Ownership Of Snt DynamicsLtd

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.

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.

We note our data does not show any board members holding shares, personally. Not all jurisdictions have the same rules around disclosing insider ownership, and it is possible we have missed something, here. So you can click here learn more about the CEO.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 14% stake in Snt DynamicsLtd. 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

It appears to us that public companies own 63% of Snt DynamicsLtd. 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:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. For example, we've discovered 3 warning signs for Snt DynamicsLtd (1 is concerning!) that you should be aware of before investing here.

But ultimately it is the future, not the past, that will determine how well the owners of this business will do. Therefore we think it advisable to take a look at this free report showing whether analysts are predicting a brighter 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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