Public companies among HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.,Ltd.'s (KRX:329180) largest shareholders, saw gain in holdings value after stock jumped 4.2% last week

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by public companies in HD Hyundai Heavy IndustriesLtd indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd. owns 75% of the company
• Institutions own 12% of HD Hyundai Heavy IndustriesLtd

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A look at the shareholders of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.,Ltd. (KRX:329180) can tell us which group is most powerful. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are public companies with 75% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

As a result, public companies collectively scored the highest last week as the company hit ₩36t market cap following a 4.2% gain in the stock.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about HD Hyundai Heavy IndustriesLtd.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About HD Hyundai Heavy IndustriesLtd?

Institutions typically measure themselves against a benchmark when reporting to their own investors, so they often become more enthusiastic about a stock once it's included in a major index. We would expect most companies to have some institutions on the register, especially if they are growing.

We can see that HD Hyundai Heavy IndustriesLtd 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 HD Hyundai Heavy IndustriesLtd, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

HD Hyundai Heavy IndustriesLtd is not owned by hedge funds. Our data shows that HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd. is the largest shareholder with 75% of shares outstanding. This implies that they have majority interest control of the future of the company. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 6.6% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 0.9% by the third-largest shareholder.

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 plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.

Insider Ownership Of HD Hyundai Heavy IndustriesLtd

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.

Insider ownership is positive when it signals leadership are thinking like the true owners of the company. However, high insider ownership can also give immense power to a small group within the company. This can be negative in some circumstances.

Our information suggests that HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.,Ltd. insiders own under 1% of the company. Being so large, we would not expect insiders to own a large proportion of the stock. Collectively, they own ₩449m of stock. It is always good to see at least some insider ownership, but it might be worth checking if those insiders have been selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 14% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over HD Hyundai Heavy IndustriesLtd. 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.

Public Company Ownership

Public companies currently own 75% of HD Hyundai Heavy IndustriesLtd stock. It's hard to say for sure but this suggests they have entwined business interests. This might be a strategic stake, so it's worth watching this space for changes in ownership.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand HD Hyundai Heavy IndustriesLtd better, we need to consider many other factors.

I like to dive deeper into how a company has performed in the past. You can access this interactive graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow, for free.

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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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