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Public companies among Posco Dx Company Ltd.'s (KRX:022100) largest shareholders, saw gain in holdings value after stock jumped 9.1% last week

Simply Wall St · 05/31 23:32

Key Insights

  • Significant control over Posco Dx by public companies implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
  • 65% of the company is held by a single shareholder (POSCO Holdings Inc.)
  • Past performance of a company along with ownership data serve to give a strong idea about prospects for a business

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Every investor in Posco Dx Company Ltd. (KRX:022100) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. With 65% stake, public companies 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, public companies were the biggest beneficiaries of last week’s 9.1% gain.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Posco Dx, beginning with the chart below.

Check out our latest analysis for Posco Dx

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KOSE:A022100 Ownership Breakdown May 31st 2025

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Posco Dx?

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.

Posco Dx already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. This implies the analysts working for those institutions have looked at the stock and they like it. But just like anyone else, they could be wrong. 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 Posco Dx, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

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KOSE:A022100 Earnings and Revenue Growth May 31st 2025

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Posco Dx. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is POSCO Holdings Inc. with 65% of shares outstanding. With such a huge stake in the ownership, we infer that they have significant control of the future of the company. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 5.0% and 1.3%, of the shares outstanding, respectively.

While studying institutional ownership for a company can add value to your research, it is also a good practice to research analyst recommendations to get a deeper understand of a stock's expected performance. There is a little analyst coverage of the stock, but not much. So there is room for it to gain more coverage.

Insider Ownership Of Posco Dx

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.

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 most recent data indicates that insiders own less than 1% of Posco Dx Company Ltd.. It is a pretty big company, so it would be possible for board members to own a meaningful interest in the company, without owning much of a proportional interest. In this case, they own around ₩796m worth of shares (at current prices). Arguably, recent buying and selling is just as important to consider. You can click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 26% stake in Posco Dx. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

Public Company Ownership

It appears to us that public companies own 65% of Posco Dx. We can't be certain but it is quite possible this is a strategic stake. The businesses may be similar, or work together.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Posco Dx better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Posco Dx you should know about.

Ultimately the future is most important. You can access this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

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.