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Individual investors among GnCenergy Co., Ltd's (KOSDAQ:119850) largest stockholders and were hit after last week's 11% price drop

Simply Wall St · 1d ago

Key Insights

  • Significant control over GnCenergy by individual investors implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
  • The top 7 shareholders own 47% of the company
  • Insiders own 34% of GnCenergy

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To get a sense of who is truly in control of GnCenergy Co., Ltd (KOSDAQ:119850), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual investors with 53% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

While insiders who own 34% came under pressure after market cap dropped to ₩498b last week,individual investors took the most losses.

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

View our latest analysis for GnCenergy

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KOSDAQ:A119850 Ownership Breakdown December 19th 2025

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About GnCenergy?

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.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in GnCenergy. 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 GnCenergy, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

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KOSDAQ:A119850 Earnings and Revenue Growth December 19th 2025

Hedge funds don't have many shares in GnCenergy. The company's CEO Byung-Chul Ahn is the largest shareholder with 34% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 6.4% and 5.1% of the stock.

A deeper look at our ownership data shows that the top 7 shareholders collectively hold less than half of the register, suggesting a large group of small holders where no single shareholder has a majority.

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. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.

Insider Ownership Of GnCenergy

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. Management ultimately answers to the board. However, it is not uncommon for managers to be executive board members, especially if they are a founder or the CEO.

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 information suggests that insiders maintain a significant holding in GnCenergy Co., Ltd. Insiders own ₩171b worth of shares in the ₩498b company. We would say this shows alignment with shareholders, but it is worth noting that the company is still quite small; some insiders may have founded the business. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public -- including retail investors -- own 53% of GnCenergy. 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.

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 GnCenergy is showing 1 warning sign in our investment analysis , you should know about...

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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.