VT Industrial TechnologyLtd's significant individual investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
A total of 7 investors have a majority stake in the company with 51% ownership
Insiders own 28% of VT Industrial TechnologyLtd
Every investor in VT Industrial Technology Co.,Ltd (SZSE:300707) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. With 45% stake, individual investors possess the maximum shares in the company. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
Individual investors gained the most after market cap touched CN¥3.3b last week, while insiders who own 28% also benefitted.
In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of VT Industrial TechnologyLtd.
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SZSE:300707 Ownership Breakdown November 16th 2023
What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About VT Industrial TechnologyLtd?
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 VT Industrial TechnologyLtd does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. 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. 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 VT Industrial TechnologyLtd, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
SZSE:300707 Earnings and Revenue Growth November 16th 2023
VT Industrial TechnologyLtd is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is the CEO Xiliang Zhang with 16% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 12% and 11% of the stock.
On further inspection, we found that more than half the company's shares are owned by the top 7 shareholders, suggesting that the interests of the larger shareholders are balanced out to an extent by the smaller ones.
While it makes sense to study institutional ownership data for a company, it also makes sense to study analyst sentiments to know which way the wind is blowing. As far as we can tell there isn't analyst coverage of the company, so it is probably flying under the radar.
Insider Ownership Of VT Industrial TechnologyLtd
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.
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 most recent data indicates that insiders own a reasonable proportion of VT Industrial Technology Co.,Ltd. Insiders have a CN¥927m stake in this CN¥3.3b 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
The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 45% stake in VT Industrial TechnologyLtd. 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 15%, 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:
It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand VT Industrial TechnologyLtd better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 3 warning signs for VT Industrial TechnologyLtd (2 are potentially serious) that you should be aware of.
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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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