Clean Energy Technologies, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CETY) Chief Financial Officer Calvin Pang is the most upbeat insider, and their holdings increased by 22% last week

Key Insights

• Insiders appear to have a vested interest in Clean Energy Technologies' growth, as seen by their sizeable ownership
• The largest shareholder of the company is Calvin Pang with a 63% stake
• Ownership research, combined with past performance data can help provide a good understanding of opportunities in a stock

A look at the shareholders of Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:CETY) can tell us which group is most powerful. We can see that individual insiders own the lion's share in the company with 69% 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 US$30m last week.

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

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What Does The Lack Of Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Clean Energy Technologies?

We don't tend to see institutional investors holding stock of companies that are very risky, thinly traded, or very small. Though we do sometimes see large companies without institutions on the register, it's not particularly common.

There are multiple explanations for why institutions don't own a stock. The most common is that the company is too small relative to funds under management, so the institution does not bother to look closely at the company. On the other hand, it's always possible that professional investors are avoiding a company because they don't think it's the best place for their money. Institutional investors may not find the historic growth of the business impressive, or there might be other factors at play. You can see the past revenue performance of Clean Energy Technologies, for yourself, below.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Clean Energy Technologies. From our data, we infer that the largest shareholder is Calvin Pang (who also holds the title of Chief Financial Officer) with 63% of shares outstanding. Its usually considered a good sign when insiders own a significant number of shares in the company, and in this case, we're glad to see a company insider play the role of a key stakeholder. Kambiz Mahdi is the second largest shareholder owning 6.1% of common stock, and ETI Partners IV LLC holds about 3.7% of the company stock. Interestingly, the second-largest shareholder, Kambiz Mahdi is also Chief Executive Officer, again, pointing towards strong insider ownership amongst the company's top shareholders.

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. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.

Insider Ownership Of Clean Energy Technologies

The definition of company insiders can be subjective and does vary between jurisdictions. Our data reflects individual insiders, capturing board members at the very least. 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.

Our information suggests that insiders own more than half of Clean Energy Technologies, Inc.. This gives them effective control of the company. So they have a US$129m stake in this US$188m business. Most would be pleased to see the board is investing alongside them. You may wish todiscover (for free) if they have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 27% stake in the company, and hence can't easily be ignored. 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

Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 3.7%, 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:

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 - Clean Energy Technologies has 3 warning signs (and 2 which are significant) we think you should know about.

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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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