Private companies who hold 55% of Advanced Energy Solution Holding Co., Ltd. (TWSE:6781) gained 5.0%, institutions profited as well

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by private companies in Advanced Energy Solution Holding indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• Trend Power Technology (Samoa) Co., Ltd. owns 55% of the company
• 20% of Advanced Energy Solution Holding is held by Institutions

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Every investor in Advanced Energy Solution Holding Co., Ltd. (TWSE:6781) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are private companies with 55% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

While private companies were the group that benefitted the most from last week’s NT$4.2b market cap gain, institutions too had a 20% share in those profits.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Advanced Energy Solution Holding, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Advanced Energy Solution Holding?

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 Advanced Energy Solution Holding does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. This can indicate that the company has a certain degree of credibility in the investment community. However, it is best to be wary of relying on the supposed validation that comes with institutional investors. They too, get it wrong sometimes. 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 Advanced Energy Solution Holding, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Advanced Energy Solution Holding. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Trend Power Technology (Samoa) Co., Ltd. with 55% of shares outstanding. This essentially means that they have extensive influence, if not outright control, over the future of the corporation. Wei-Jer Sung is the second largest shareholder owning 9.3% of common stock, and Fubon Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Asset Management Arm holds about 5.2% of the company stock. Wei-Jer Sung, who is the second-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Chief Executive Officer.

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 Advanced Energy Solution Holding

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.

We can see that insiders own shares in Advanced Energy Solution Holding Co., Ltd.. The insiders have a meaningful stake worth NT$8.2b. Most would see this as a real positive. If you would like to explore the question of insider alignment, 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 15% stake in Advanced Energy Solution Holding. This size of ownership, while considerable, may not be enough to change company policy if the decision is not in sync with other large shareholders.

Private Company Ownership

Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 55%, of the company's shares. It might be worth looking deeper into this. If related parties, such as insiders, have an interest in one of these private companies, that should be disclosed in the annual report. Private companies may also have a strategic interest in the company.

Next Steps:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. Take risks for example - Advanced Energy Solution Holding has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.

But ultimately it is the future, not the past, that will determine how well the owners of this business will do. Therefore we think it advisable to take a look at this free report showing whether analysts are predicting a brighter 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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