Individual investors among DOOSAN TESNA Inc.'s (KOSDAQ:131970) largest shareholders, saw gain in holdings value after stock jumped 12% last week

Key Insights

• Significant control over DOOSAN TESNA by individual investors implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
• The top 16 shareholders own 50% of the company
• Institutions own 10% of DOOSAN TESNA

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If you want to know who really controls DOOSAN TESNA Inc. (KOSDAQ:131970), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual investors with 50% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

Clearly, individual investors benefitted the most after the company's market cap rose by ₩105b last week.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of DOOSAN TESNA.

View our latest analysis for DOOSAN TESNA

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About DOOSAN TESNA?

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 DOOSAN TESNA. 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. 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 DOOSAN TESNA's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

DOOSAN TESNA is not owned by hedge funds. Our data shows that Doosan Investment Co., Ltd. is the largest shareholder with 39% of shares outstanding. With 4.0% and 2.3% of the shares outstanding respectively, National Pension Service and The Vanguard Group, Inc. are the second and third largest shareholders.

A deeper look at our ownership data shows that the top 16 shareholders collectively hold less than half of the register, suggesting a large group of small holders where no single shareholder has a majority.

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 DOOSAN TESNA

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.

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 DOOSAN TESNA Inc. in their own names. It appears that the board holds about ₩2.0b worth of stock. This compares to a market capitalization of ₩983b. Many tend to prefer to see a board with bigger shareholdings. A good next step might be to take a look at this free summary of insider buying and selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public -- including retail investors -- own 50% of DOOSAN TESNA. 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.

Private Equity Ownership

Private equity firms hold a 39% stake in DOOSAN TESNA. This suggests they can be influential in key policy decisions. Some might like this, because private equity are sometimes activists who hold management accountable. But other times, private equity is selling out, having taking the company public.

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 DOOSAN TESNA is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis , you should know about...

If you would prefer discover what analysts are predicting in terms of future growth, do not miss this free report on analyst forecasts.

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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