Key Insights

• Hangzhou Anysoft Information Technology's significant individual investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• 50% of the business is held by the top 13 shareholders
• Insiders own 28% of Hangzhou Anysoft Information Technology

To get a sense of who is truly in control of Hangzhou Anysoft Information Technology Co., Ltd. (SZSE:300571), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. With 45% stake, individual investors possess the maximum shares in the company. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

Individual investors gained the most after market cap touched CN¥3.4b last week, while insiders who own 28% also benefitted.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Hangzhou Anysoft Information Technology.

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Hangzhou Anysoft Information Technology?

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.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Hangzhou Anysoft Information Technology. 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 Hangzhou Anysoft Information Technology's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Hangzhou Anysoft Information Technology. The company's CEO Qing Guo is the largest shareholder with 23% of shares outstanding. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 12% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 5.9% by the third-largest shareholder.

After doing some more digging, we found that the top 13 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. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.

Insider Ownership Of Hangzhou Anysoft Information Technology

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.

It seems insiders own a significant proportion of Hangzhou Anysoft Information Technology Co., Ltd.. Insiders have a CN¥941m stake in this CN¥3.4b business. This may suggest that the founders still own a lot of shares. You can click here to see if they have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 45% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Hangzhou Anysoft Information Technology. 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

We can see that Private Companies own 12%, of the shares on issue. 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:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Hangzhou Anysoft Information Technology better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should learn about the 3 warning signs we've spotted with Hangzhou Anysoft Information Technology (including 1 which is significant) .

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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