Every investor in Pan-United Corporation Ltd (SGX:P52) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. With 71% 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 Pan-United regarding the company's future would be crucial to them.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Pan-United.

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What Does The Lack Of Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Pan-United?

Institutional investors often avoid companies that are too small, too illiquid or too risky for their tastes. But it's unusual to see larger companies without any institutional investors.

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. It is also possible that fund managers don't own the stock because they aren't convinced it will perform well. Pan-United might not have the sort of past performance institutions are looking for, or perhaps they simply have not studied the business closely.

Pan-United is not owned by hedge funds. Han Whatt Ng is currently the company's largest shareholder with 23% of shares outstanding. The second and third largest shareholders are Bee Kiok Ng and Bee Bee Ng, with an equal amount of shares to their name at 21%. Bee Bee Ng, who is the third-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Member of the Board of Directors.

To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 3 shareholders have a majority ownership in the company, meaning that they are powerful enough to influence the decisions of the company.

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. While there is some analyst coverage, the company is probably not widely covered. So it could gain more attention, down the track.

Insider Ownership Of Pan-United

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. 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.