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Institutions profited after Taikisha Ltd.'s (TSE:1979) market cap rose JP¥7.9b last week but retail investors profited the most

Simply Wall St · 1d ago

Key Insights

  • Taikisha's significant retail investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
  • 50% of the business is held by the top 17 shareholders
  • 38% of Taikisha is held by Institutions

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If you want to know who really controls Taikisha Ltd. (TSE:1979), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. With 43% stake, retail 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.

While retail investors were the group that reaped the most benefits after last week’s 4.0% price gain, institutions also received a 38% cut.

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

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TSE:1979 Ownership Breakdown December 12th 2025

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Taikisha?

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 Taikisha 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 Taikisha, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

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TSE:1979 Earnings and Revenue Growth December 12th 2025

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Taikisha. The company's largest shareholder is Kenzaisha, K.K., with ownership of 5.5%. With 5.0% and 3.8% of the shares outstanding respectively, Invesco Ltd. and Taikisha Ltd., ESOP are the second and third largest shareholders.

After doing some more digging, we found that the top 17 have the combined ownership of 50% in the company, suggesting that no single shareholder has significant control over the company.

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

Insider Ownership Of Taikisha

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 data suggests that insiders own under 1% of Taikisha Ltd. in their own names. However, it's possible that insiders might have an indirect interest through a more complex structure. 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 JP¥296m 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 43% stake in Taikisha. 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.

Private Company Ownership

It seems that Private Companies own 8.7%, of the Taikisha stock. Private companies may be related parties. Sometimes insiders have an interest in a public company through a holding in a private company, rather than in their own capacity as an individual. While it's hard to draw any broad stroke conclusions, it is worth noting as an area for further research.

Public Company Ownership

Public companies currently own 3.6% of Taikisha stock. 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 Taikisha better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should be aware of the 1 warning sign we've spotted with Taikisha .

If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its future.

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.