Individual investors invested in ANGEL ROBOTICS Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:455900) up 13% last week, insiders too were rewarded

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by individual investors in ANGEL ROBOTICS indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• The top 22 shareholders own 48% of the company
• 30% of ANGEL ROBOTICS is held by insiders

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Every investor in ANGEL ROBOTICS Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:455900) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. With 52% stake, individual investors possess the maximum shares in the company. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

While individual investors were the group that reaped the most benefits after last week’s 13% price gain, insiders also received a 30% cut.

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

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About ANGEL ROBOTICS?

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 ANGEL ROBOTICS. 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 ANGEL ROBOTICS' historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

ANGEL ROBOTICS is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Kyungcheol Kong with 23% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 6.3% and 4.8% of the stock.

Our studies suggest that the top 22 shareholders collectively control less than half of the company's shares, meaning that the company's shares are widely disseminated and there is no dominant 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. We're not picking up on any analyst coverage of the stock at the moment, so the company is unlikely to be widely held.

Insider Ownership Of ANGEL ROBOTICS

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 information suggests that insiders maintain a significant holding in ANGEL ROBOTICS Co., Ltd.. Insiders have a ₩113b stake in this ₩376b business. We would say this shows alignment with shareholders, but it is worth noting that the company is still quite small; some insiders may have founded the business. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, collectively holds 52% of ANGEL ROBOTICS shares. This level of ownership gives investors from the wider public some power to sway key policy decisions such as board composition, executive compensation, and the dividend payout ratio.

Public Company Ownership

We can see that public companies hold 6.3% of the ANGEL ROBOTICS shares on issue. 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:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. For instance, we've identified 1 warning sign for ANGEL ROBOTICS that you should be aware of.

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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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