Every investor in Hangzhou Hopechart IoT Technology Co.,Ltd (SHSE:688288) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual insiders with 38% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

As a result, insiders were the biggest beneficiaries of last week's 22% gain.

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

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Hangzhou Hopechart IoT TechnologyLtd?

Institutions typically measure themselves against a benchmark when reporting to their own investors, so they often become more enthusiastic about a stock once it's included in a major index. We would expect most companies to have some institutions on the register, especially if they are growing.

We can see that Hangzhou Hopechart IoT TechnologyLtd does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. 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 Hangzhou Hopechart IoT TechnologyLtd's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Hangzhou Hopechart IoT TechnologyLtd. The company's CEO Junqiang He is the largest shareholder with 35% of shares outstanding. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 15% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 4.1% by the third-largest shareholder.

After doing some more digging, we found that the top 2 shareholders collectively control more than half of the company's shares, implying that they have considerable power to influence the company's decisions.

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. As far as we can tell there isn't analyst coverage of the company, so it is probably flying under the radar.

Insider Ownership Of Hangzhou Hopechart IoT TechnologyLtd

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. The company management answer to the board and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board themselves.

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.

It seems insiders own a significant proportion of Hangzhou Hopechart IoT Technology Co.,Ltd. Insiders have a CN¥937m stake in this CN¥2.4b business. 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

With a 33% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Hangzhou Hopechart IoT TechnologyLtd. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

Private Company Ownership

It seems that Private Companies own 8.6%, of the Hangzhou Hopechart IoT TechnologyLtd stock. It's hard to draw any conclusions from this fact alone, so its worth looking into who owns those private companies. Sometimes insiders or other related parties have an interest in shares in a public company through a separate private company.

Public Company Ownership

It appears to us that public companies own 15% of Hangzhou Hopechart IoT TechnologyLtd. 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:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Hangzhou Hopechart IoT TechnologyLtd better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should be aware of the 1 warning sign we've spotted with Hangzhou Hopechart IoT TechnologyLtd .

Of course this may not be the best stock to buy. Therefore, you may wish to see our free collection of interesting prospects boasting favorable financials.

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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