SNT Energy Co., Ltd.'s (KRX:100840) biggest owners are public companies who got richer after stock soared 17% last week

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by public companies in SNT Energy indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• SNT Holdings Co., Ltd. owns 63% of the company
• Institutions own 14% of SNT Energy

To get a sense of who is truly in control of SNT Energy Co., Ltd. (KRX:100840), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. With 63% stake, public companies possess the maximum shares in the company. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

As a result, public companies collectively scored the highest last week as the company hit ₩560b market cap following a 17% gain in the stock.

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

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About SNT Energy?

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

Hedge funds don't have many shares in SNT Energy. SNT Holdings Co., Ltd. is currently the largest shareholder, 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. National Pension Service is the second largest shareholder owning 5.4% of common stock, and S&T Foundation, Endowment Arm holds about 4.6% 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 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 Energy

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. 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 data suggests that insiders own under 1% of SNT Energy Co., Ltd. in their own names. It appears that the board holds about ₩2.5b worth of stock. This compares to a market capitalization of ₩560b. Many investors in smaller companies prefer to see the board more heavily invested. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 22% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over SNT Energy. 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 63% of SNT Energy 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. To that end, you should learn about the 2 warning signs we've spotted with SNT Energy (including 1 which doesn't sit too well with us) .

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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