Uni-President China Holdings Ltd's (HKG:220) largest shareholders are public companies with 73% ownership, individual investors own 16%

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by public companies in Uni-President China Holdings indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• The largest shareholder of the company is Uni-President Enterprises Corp. with a 73% stake
• Institutional ownership in Uni-President China Holdings is 11%

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If you want to know who really controls Uni-President China Holdings Ltd (HKG:220), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. We can see that public companies own the lion's share in the company with 73% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

And individual investors on the other hand have a 16% ownership in the company.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Uni-President China Holdings, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Uni-President China Holdings?

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.

Uni-President China Holdings already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. 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 Uni-President China Holdings' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Uni-President China Holdings. Uni-President Enterprises Corp. is currently the company's largest shareholder with 73% of shares outstanding. This implies that they have majority interest control of the future of the company. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 1.6% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 1.1% by the third-largest shareholder.

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 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 Uni-President China Holdings

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. 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 data suggests that insiders own under 1% of Uni-President China Holdings Ltd in their own names. Keep in mind that it's a big company, and the insiders own HK$2.5m worth of shares. The absolute value might be more important than the proportional share. It is good to see board members owning shares, but it might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 16% stake in the company, and hence can't easily be ignored. This size of ownership, while considerable, may not be enough to change company policy if the decision is not in sync with other large shareholders.

Public Company Ownership

It appears to us that public companies own 73% of Uni-President China Holdings. 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:

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. Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 1 warning sign with Uni-President China Holdings , and understanding them should be part of your investment process.

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.

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