Individual investors among Tianjin MOTIMO Membrane Technology Co.,Ltd's (SZSE:300334) largest shareholders, saw gain in holdings value after stock jumped 11% last week

Simply Wall St · 09/28 01:07

Key Insights

A look at the shareholders of Tianjin MOTIMO Membrane Technology Co.,Ltd (SZSE:300334) can tell us which group is most powerful. With 53% stake, individual investors possess the maximum shares in the company. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

As a result, individual investors collectively scored the highest last week as the company hit CN¥1.7b market cap following a 11% gain in the stock.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Tianjin MOTIMO Membrane TechnologyLtd.

Check out our latest analysis for Tianjin MOTIMO Membrane TechnologyLtd

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SZSE:300334 Ownership Breakdown September 28th 2024

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Tianjin MOTIMO Membrane TechnologyLtd?

Many institutions measure their performance against an index that approximates the local market. So they usually pay more attention to companies that are included in major indices.

Institutions have a very small stake in Tianjin MOTIMO Membrane TechnologyLtd. That indicates that the company is on the radar of some funds, but it isn't particularly popular with professional investors at the moment. If the business gets stronger from here, we could see a situation where more institutions are keen to buy. We sometimes see a rising share price when a few big institutions want to buy a certain stock at the same time. The history of earnings and revenue, which you can see below, could be helpful in considering if more institutional investors will want the stock. Of course, there are plenty of other factors to consider, too.

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SZSE:300334 Earnings and Revenue Growth September 28th 2024

Tianjin MOTIMO Membrane TechnologyLtd is not owned by hedge funds. Gongqingcheng Hangke Guohui Environmental Protection Industry Investment Center (Limited Partnership is currently the company's largest shareholder with 24% of shares outstanding. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 10% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 7.3% by the third-largest shareholder.

A deeper look at our ownership data shows that the top 19 shareholders collectively hold less than half of the register, suggesting a large group of small holders where no single shareholder has a majority.

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 Tianjin MOTIMO Membrane TechnologyLtd

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.

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 Tianjin MOTIMO Membrane Technology Co.,Ltd. Insiders have a CN¥213m stake in this CN¥1.7b business. It is great to see insiders so invested in the business. It might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying recently.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a substantial 53% stake in Tianjin MOTIMO Membrane TechnologyLtd, suggesting it is a fairly popular stock. This size of ownership gives investors from the general public some collective power. They can and probably do influence decisions on executive compensation, dividend policies and proposed business acquisitions.

Private Company Ownership

Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 32%, 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. Be aware that Tianjin MOTIMO Membrane TechnologyLtd is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 1 of those makes us a bit uncomfortable...

Of course this may not be the best stock to buy. Therefore, you may wish to see our free collection of interesting prospects boasting favorable financials.

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.