After the recent decline, GS Holdings Corp. (KRX:078930) CEO Chang-Soo Huh's holdings have lost 5.5% of their value

Key Insights

• Insiders appear to have a vested interest in GS Holdings' growth, as seen by their sizeable ownership
• A total of 3 investors have a majority stake in the company with 53% ownership
• Institutions own 19% of GS Holdings

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If you want to know who really controls GS Holdings Corp. (KRX:078930), 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 52% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

And last week, insiders endured the biggest losses as the stock fell by 5.5%.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about GS Holdings.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About GS Holdings?

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.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in GS Holdings. 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 GS Holdings' historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in GS Holdings. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is the CEO Chang-Soo Huh with 41% of shares outstanding. National Pension Service is the second largest shareholder owning 7.3% of common stock, and Yong-Soo Huh holds about 5.2% of the company stock.

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 a reasonable number of analysts covering the stock, so it might be useful to find out their aggregate view on the future.

Insider Ownership Of GS Holdings

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. 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.

Our most recent data indicates that insiders own the majority of GS Holdings Corp.. This means they can collectively make decisions for the company. Insiders own ₩2.8t worth of shares in the ₩5.3t company. That's extraordinary! It is good to see this level of investment. You can check here to see if those insiders have been selling any of their shares.

General Public Ownership

With a 29% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over GS 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.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand GS Holdings better, we need to consider many other factors.

I always like to check for a history of revenue growth. You can too, by accessing this free chart of historic revenue and earnings in this detailed graph.

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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