CEO Il-Sup Huh, Green Cross Holdings Corporation's (KRX:005250) largest shareholder sees value of holdings go down 12% after recent drop

Key Insights

• Green Cross Holdings' significant insider ownership suggests inherent interests in company's expansion
• A total of 5 investors have a majority stake in the company with 52% ownership
• 21% of Green Cross Holdings is held by Institutions

Every investor in Green Cross Holdings Corporation (KRX:005250) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. We can see that individual insiders own the lion's share in the company with 35% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

As a result, insiders as a group endured the highest losses after market cap fell by ₩94b.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Green Cross Holdings, beginning with the chart below.

See our latest analysis for Green Cross Holdings

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Green Cross Holdings?

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 Green Cross Holdings does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. 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 Green Cross Holdings' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Green Cross Holdings. With a 27% stake, CEO Il-Sup Huh is the largest shareholder. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 9.0% and 6.3% of the stock.

To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 5 shareholders control more than half of the company which implies that this group has considerable sway over the company's decision-making.

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. As far as we can tell there isn't analyst coverage of the company, so it is probably flying under the radar.

Insider Ownership Of Green Cross Holdings

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.

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.

It seems insiders own a significant proportion of Green Cross Holdings Corporation. Insiders have a ₩234b stake in this ₩665b business. This may suggest that the founders still own a lot of shares. You can click here to see if they have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 35% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Green Cross Holdings. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

Private Company Ownership

It seems that Private Companies own 9.0%, of the Green Cross Holdings stock. Private companies may be related parties. Sometimes insiders have an interest in a public company through a holding in a private company, rather than in their own capacity as an individual. While it's hard to draw any broad stroke conclusions, it is worth noting as an area for further research.

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 be aware of the 3 warning signs we've spotted with Green Cross Holdings .

Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies.

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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