Public companies among KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co.,Ltd.'s (KRX:051600) largest shareholders, saw gain in holdings value after stock jumped 3.7% last week

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by public companies in KEPCO Plant Service & EngineeringLtd indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• The largest shareholder of the company is Korea Electric Power Corporation with a 51% stake
• Institutions own 19% of KEPCO Plant Service & EngineeringLtd

Every investor in KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co.,Ltd. (KRX:051600) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. We can see that public companies own the lion's share in the company with 51% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

As a result, public companies were the biggest beneficiaries of last week’s 3.7% gain.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of KEPCO Plant Service & EngineeringLtd, beginning with the chart below.

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

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.

KEPCO Plant Service & EngineeringLtd 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. 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.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in KEPCO Plant Service & EngineeringLtd. Korea Electric Power Corporation is currently the largest shareholder, with 51% of shares outstanding. This essentially means that they have extensive influence, if not outright control, over the future of the corporation. With 9.8% and 2.7% of the shares outstanding respectively, National Pension Service and SHINYOUNG Asset Management Co., Ltd. are the second and third largest shareholders.

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 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 KEPCO Plant Service & EngineeringLtd

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. 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.

I generally consider insider ownership to be a good thing. However, on some occasions it makes it more difficult for other shareholders to hold the board accountable for decisions.

Our most recent data indicates that insiders own less than 1% of KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering Co.,Ltd.. Keep in mind that it's a big company, and the insiders own ₩294m 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

With a 29% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over KEPCO Plant Service & EngineeringLtd. 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

We can see that public companies hold 51% of the KEPCO Plant Service & EngineeringLtd 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. For instance, we've identified 1 warning sign for KEPCO Plant Service & EngineeringLtd that you should be aware of.

Ultimately the future is most important. You can access this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

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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