While individual investors own 27% of Hanmi Pharm. Co., Ltd. (KRX:128940), public companies are its largest shareholders with 42% ownership

Simply Wall St · 07/04 21:25

Key Insights

  • Hanmi Pharm's significant public companies ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
  • A total of 2 investors have a majority stake in the company with 54% ownership
  • Institutional ownership in Hanmi Pharm is 22%

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Every investor in Hanmi Pharm. Co., Ltd. (KRX:128940) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are public companies with 42% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

And individual investors on the other hand have a 27% ownership in the company.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Hanmi Pharm.

See our latest analysis for Hanmi Pharm

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KOSE:A128940 Ownership Breakdown July 4th 2025

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Hanmi Pharm?

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 Hanmi Pharm. 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. When multiple institutions own a stock, there's always a risk that they are in a 'crowded trade'. When such a trade goes wrong, multiple parties may compete to sell stock fast. This risk is higher in a company without a history of growth. You can see Hanmi Pharm's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

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KOSE:A128940 Earnings and Revenue Growth July 4th 2025

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Hanmi Pharm. Hanmi Science Co., Ltd. is currently the largest shareholder, with 42% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 12% and 7.8% of the stock.

A more detailed study of the shareholder registry showed us that 2 of the top shareholders have a considerable amount of ownership in the company, via their 54% stake.

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. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.

Insider Ownership Of Hanmi Pharm

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.

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.

We can report that insiders do own shares in Hanmi Pharm. Co., Ltd.. This is a big company, so it is good to see this level of alignment. Insiders own ₩281b worth of shares (at current prices). If you would like to explore the question of insider alignment, you can click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 27% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Hanmi Pharm. 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

We can see that public companies hold 42% of the Hanmi Pharm shares on issue. 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:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important.

I like to dive deeper into how a company has performed in the past. You can find historic revenue and earnings in this detailed graph.

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.