Wonik Ips Co., Ltd's (KOSDAQ:240810) last week's 4.2% decline must have disappointed individual investors who have a significant stake

Key Insights

• Significant control over Wonik Ips by individual investors implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
• 50% of the business is held by the top 15 shareholders
• Institutional ownership in Wonik Ips is 19%

A look at the shareholders of Wonik Ips Co., Ltd (KOSDAQ:240810) can tell us which group is most powerful. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual investors with 47% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

And last week, individual investors endured the biggest losses as the stock fell by 4.2%.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Wonik Ips, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Wonik Ips?

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.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Wonik Ips. 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 Wonik Ips' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Wonik Ips is not owned by hedge funds. Our data shows that Wonik Holdings Co.,Ltd. is the largest shareholder with 34% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 2.7% and 2.4% of the stock.

After doing some more digging, we found that the top 15 have the combined ownership of 50% in the company, suggesting that no single shareholder has significant control over the company.

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. 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 Wonik Ips

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. 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 Wonik Ips Co., Ltd in their own names. Keep in mind that it's a big company, and the insiders own ₩2.7b 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, who are usually individual investors, hold a 47% stake in Wonik Ips. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

Public Company Ownership

It appears to us that public companies own 34% of Wonik Ips. 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:

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

Many find it useful to take an in depth look at how a company has performed in the past. You can access this detailed graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.

If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its future.

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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