GOLFZON NEWDIN HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.'s (KOSDAQ:121440): Co-Chief Executive Officer Won-Il Kim is the most bullish insider, and their stock value gained 14% last week

Key Insights

• GOLFZON NEWDIN HOLDINGS' significant insider ownership suggests inherent interests in company's expansion
• 57% of the business is held by the top 2 shareholders
• Using data from company's past performance alongside ownership research, one can better assess the future performance of a company

To get a sense of who is truly in control of GOLFZON NEWDIN HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. (KOSDAQ:121440), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. We can see that individual insiders own the lion's share in the company with 57% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

Clearly, insiders benefitted the most after the company's market cap rose by ₩20b last week.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of GOLFZON NEWDIN HOLDINGS, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About GOLFZON NEWDIN HOLDINGS?

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 GOLFZON NEWDIN HOLDINGS. 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 GOLFZON NEWDIN HOLDINGS' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

GOLFZON NEWDIN HOLDINGS is not owned by hedge funds. Our data suggests that Won-Il Kim, who is also the company's Co-Chief Executive Officer, holds the most number of shares at 46%. When an insider holds a sizeable amount of a company's stock, investors consider it as a positive sign because it suggests that insiders are willing to have their wealth tied up in the future of the company. Young-Chan Kim is the second largest shareholder owning 11% of common stock, and KB Asset Management Co., Ltd. holds about 4.2% of the company stock. Interestingly, the second-largest shareholder, Young-Chan Kim is also Co-Chief Executive Officer, again, pointing towards strong insider ownership amongst the company's top shareholders.

To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 2 shareholders have a majority ownership in the company, meaning that they are powerful enough to influence the decisions of the company.

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. 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 GOLFZON NEWDIN 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.

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.

It seems that insiders own more than half the GOLFZON NEWDIN HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. stock. This gives them a lot of power. Given it has a market cap of ₩162b, that means they have ₩93b worth of shares. Most would argue this is a positive, showing strong alignment with shareholders. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 38% stake in GOLFZON NEWDIN HOLDINGS. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

Next Steps:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important.

I like to dive deeper into how a company has performed in the past. You can access this interactive graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow, for free.

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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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