GT Gold Holdings Limited (HKG:8299) insiders still own 55% despite recent sales, but recent decline may have cost them

Key Insights

• Significant insider control over GT Gold Holdings implies vested interests in company growth
• A total of 2 investors have a majority stake in the company with 55% ownership
• Recent sales by insiders

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Every investor in GT Gold Holdings Limited (HKG:8299) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. We can see that individual insiders own the lion's share in the company with 55% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

And our data suggests that insiders own the top position in the company’s share registry despite recent sales. Following last week's 11% decline in share price, the group also suffered the most losses.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of GT Gold Holdings.

See our latest analysis for GT Gold Holdings

What Does The Lack Of Institutional Ownership Tell Us About GT Gold Holdings?

Small companies that are not very actively traded often lack institutional investors, but it's less common to see large companies without them.

There are many reasons why a company might not have any institutions on the share registry. It may be hard for institutions to buy large amounts of shares, if liquidity (the amount of shares traded each day) is low. If the company has not needed to raise capital, institutions might lack the opportunity to build a position. Alternatively, there might be something about the company that has kept institutional investors away. GT Gold Holdings might not have the sort of past performance institutions are looking for, or perhaps they simply have not studied the business closely.

GT Gold Holdings is not owned by hedge funds. Our data shows that Qianzhou Ma is the largest shareholder with 50% of shares outstanding. With 4.9% and 0.09% of the shares outstanding respectively, Mingqing Gao and ICBC Credit Suisse Fund Management Co., Ltd are the second and third largest shareholders.

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. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.

Insider Ownership Of GT Gold 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. 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 most recent data indicates that insiders own the majority of GT Gold Holdings Limited. This means they can collectively make decisions for the company. Given it has a market cap of HK$5.2b, that means they have HK$2.9b worth of shares. It is good to see this level of investment. You can check here to see if those insiders have been buying recently.

General Public Ownership

With a 45% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over GT Gold Holdings. 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.

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. For example, we've discovered 2 warning signs for GT Gold Holdings (1 doesn't sit too well with us!) that you should be aware of before investing here.

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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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