With a 81% stake, Crystal International Group Limited (HKG:2232) insiders have a lot riding on the company

Key Insights

• Significant insider control over Crystal International Group implies vested interests in company growth
• The top 2 shareholders own 77% of the company
• Ownership research along with analyst forecasts data help provide a good understanding of opportunities in a stock

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A look at the shareholders of Crystal International Group Limited (HKG:2232) can tell us which group is most powerful. With 81% stake, individual insiders 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.

So it follows, every decision made by insiders of Crystal International Group regarding the company's future would be crucial to them.

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

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Crystal International Group?

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 Crystal International Group does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. This can indicate that the company has a certain degree of credibility in the investment community. However, it is best to be wary of relying on the supposed validation that comes with institutional investors. They too, get it wrong sometimes. 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 Crystal International Group, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Crystal International Group. The company's largest shareholder is Choy Yuk Ching Lo, with ownership of 38%. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 38% and 4.9%, of the shares outstanding, respectively. Lok Fung Lo, who is the second-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Top Key Executive. Additionally, the company's CEO Ching Leung Lo directly holds 2.4% of the total shares outstanding.

To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 2 shareholders have a majority ownership in the company, meaning that they are powerful enough to influence the decisions of the company.

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. 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 Crystal International Group

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.

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.

It seems that insiders own more than half the Crystal International Group Limited stock. This gives them a lot of power. Insiders own HK$16b worth of shares in the HK$20b company. That's extraordinary! It is good to see this level of investment. You can check here to see if those insiders have been selling any of their shares.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 10% stake in the company, and hence can't easily be ignored. 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.

Next Steps:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. For instance, we've identified 1 warning sign for Crystal International Group that you should be aware of.

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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