DUKSAN TECHOPIA Co.,Ltd.'s (KOSDAQ:317330) stock price dropped 9.2% last week; retail investors would not be happy

Key Insights

• Significant control over DUKSAN TECHOPIALtd by retail investors implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
• A total of 3 investors have a majority stake in the company with 53% ownership
• Using data from company's past performance alongside ownership research, one can better assess the future performance of a company

A look at the shareholders of DUKSAN TECHOPIA Co.,Ltd. (KOSDAQ:317330) can tell us which group is most powerful. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 46% to be precise, is retail investors. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

As a result, retail investors as a group endured the highest losses last week after market cap fell by ₩73b.

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

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About DUKSAN TECHOPIALtd?

Institutional investors commonly compare their own returns to the returns of a commonly followed index. So they generally do consider buying larger companies that are included in the relevant benchmark index.

We can see that DUKSAN TECHOPIALtd 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. It is not uncommon to see a big share price drop if two large institutional investors try to sell out of a stock at the same time. So it is worth checking the past earnings trajectory of DUKSAN TECHOPIALtd, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in DUKSAN TECHOPIALtd. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Duksan Industrial Co., Ltd. with 39% of shares outstanding. With 9.8% and 4.3% of the shares outstanding respectively, Su-Wan Lee and Timefolio Asset Management Co.,Ltd are the second and third largest shareholders. Su-Wan Lee, who is the second-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Chief Executive Officer.

After doing some more digging, we found that the top 3 shareholders collectively control more than half of the company's shares, implying that they have considerable power to influence the company's decisions.

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 DUKSAN TECHOPIALtd

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.

Insider ownership is positive when it signals leadership are thinking like the true owners of the company. However, high insider ownership can also give immense power to a small group within the company. This can be negative in some circumstances.

We can report that insiders do own shares in DUKSAN TECHOPIA Co.,Ltd.. In their own names, insiders own ₩96b worth of stock in the ₩975b company. Some would say this shows alignment of interests between shareholders and the board. But it might be worth checking if those insiders have been selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 46% stake in DUKSAN TECHOPIALtd. 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.

Private Company Ownership

Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 39%, of the company's shares. It's hard to draw any conclusions from this fact alone, so its worth looking into who owns those private companies. Sometimes insiders or other related parties have an interest in shares in a public company through a separate private company.

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. Take risks for example - DUKSAN TECHOPIALtd has 4 warning signs (and 3 which are a bit unpleasant) we think you should know about.

Of course this may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free 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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