Here's What KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co.,Ltd.'s (KRX:051600) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like

The big shareholder groups in KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co.,Ltd. (KRX:051600) have power over the company. Insiders often own a large chunk of younger, smaller, companies while huge companies tend to have institutions as shareholders. We also tend to see lower insider ownership in companies that were previously publicly owned.

KEPCO Plant Service & EngineeringLtd isn't enormous, but it's not particularly small either. It has a market capitalization of ₩1.3t, which means it would generally expect to see some institutions on the share registry. Taking a look at our data on the ownership groups (below), it seems that institutional investors have bought into the company. We can zoom in on the different ownership groups, to learn more about KEPCO Plant Service & EngineeringLtd.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About KEPCO Plant Service & EngineeringLtd?

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.

We can see that KEPCO Plant Service & EngineeringLtd does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. This suggests some credibility amongst professional investors. But we can't rely on that fact alone since institutions make bad investments sometimes, just like everyone does. 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 KEPCO Plant Service & EngineeringLtd's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

KEPCO Plant Service & EngineeringLtd is not owned by hedge funds. Korea Electric Power Corporation is currently the company's largest shareholder with 51% of shares outstanding. This implies that they have majority interest control of the future of the company. National Pension Service is the second largest shareholder owning 9.0% of common stock, and Shinyoung Asset Management Co., Ltd. holds about 4.2% of the company stock.

While studying institutional ownership for a company can add value to your research, it is also a good practice to research analyst recommendations to get a deeper understand of a stock's expected performance. There are plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.

Insider Ownership Of KEPCO Plant Service & EngineeringLtd

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. 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.

Our data suggests that insiders own under 1% of KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co.,Ltd. in their own names. Keep in mind that it's a big company, and the insiders own ₩5.2m worth of shares. The absolute value might be more important than the proportional share. Arguably, recent buying and selling is just as important to consider. You can click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public, with a 25% stake in the company, will not easily be ignored. 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.

Public Company Ownership

Public companies currently own 51% of KEPCO Plant Service & EngineeringLtd 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.

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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. For example, we've discovered 1 warning sign for KEPCO Plant Service & EngineeringLtd that you should be aware of before investing here.

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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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