HD HYUNDAI Marine Solution CO.,LTD.'s (KRX:443060) biggest owners are public companies who got richer after stock soared 12% last week

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by public companies in HD HYUNDAI Marine SolutionLTD indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• The largest shareholder of the company is HD Hyundai Co., Ltd. with a 55% stake
• Using data from analyst forecasts alongside ownership research, one can better assess the future performance of a company

A look at the shareholders of HD HYUNDAI Marine Solution CO.,LTD. (KRX:443060) can tell us which group is most powerful. With 55% 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 12% gain.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of HD HYUNDAI Marine SolutionLTD.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About HD HYUNDAI Marine SolutionLTD?

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 HD HYUNDAI Marine SolutionLTD does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. 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. If multiple institutions change their view on a stock at the same time, you could see the share price drop fast. It's therefore worth looking at HD HYUNDAI Marine SolutionLTD's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in HD HYUNDAI Marine SolutionLTD. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is HD Hyundai Co., Ltd. with 55% of shares outstanding. This essentially means that they have extensive influence, if not outright control, over the future of the corporation. KKR & Co. Inc. is the second largest shareholder owning 20% of common stock, and National Pension Service holds about 6.6% of the company stock.

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 are a reasonable number of analysts covering the stock, so it might be useful to find out their aggregate view on the future.

Insider Ownership Of HD HYUNDAI Marine SolutionLTD

The definition of company insiders can be subjective and does vary between jurisdictions. Our data reflects individual insiders, capturing board members at the very least. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.

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 HD HYUNDAI Marine Solution CO.,LTD.. Keep in mind that it's a big company, and the insiders own ₩1.3b worth of shares. The absolute value might be more important than the proportional share. 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 13% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over HD HYUNDAI Marine SolutionLTD. 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 Equity Ownership

With a stake of 20%, private equity firms could influence the HD HYUNDAI Marine SolutionLTD board. Some investors might be encouraged by this, since private equity are sometimes able to encourage strategies that help the market see the value in the company. Alternatively, those holders might be exiting the investment after taking it public.

Public Company Ownership

It appears to us that public companies own 55% of HD HYUNDAI Marine SolutionLTD. This may be a strategic interest and the two companies may have related business interests. It could be that they have de-merged. This holding is probably worth investigating further.

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 always like to check for a history of revenue growth. You can too, by accessing this free chart of historic revenue and earnings in this detailed graph.

But ultimately it is the future, not the past, that will determine how well the owners of this business will do. Therefore we think it advisable to take a look at this free report showing whether analysts are predicting a brighter 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.

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