Berjaya Corporation Berhad (KLSE:BJCORP) most popular amongst retail investors who own 37%, insiders hold 26%
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Significant control over Berjaya Corporation Berhad by retail investors implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
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A total of 16 investors have a majority stake in the company with 51% ownership
A look at the shareholders of Berjaya Corporation Berhad (KLSE:BJCORP) can tell us which group is most powerful. We can see that retail investors own the lion's share in the company with 37% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.
Meanwhile, individual insiders make up 26% of the company’s shareholders. Insiders often own a large chunk of younger, smaller, companies while huge companies tend to have institutions as shareholders.
In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Berjaya Corporation Berhad.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Berjaya Corporation Berhad?
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.
We can see that Berjaya Corporation Berhad 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. 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 Berjaya Corporation Berhad's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.
Hedge funds don't have many shares in Berjaya Corporation Berhad. Chee Yioun Tan is currently the largest shareholder, with 8.1% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 5.9% and 5.1% of the stock.
After doing some more digging, we found that the top 16 have the combined ownership of 51% in the company, suggesting that no single shareholder has significant control over 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. We're not picking up on any analyst coverage of the stock at the moment, so the company is unlikely to be widely held.
Insider Ownership Of Berjaya Corporation Berhad
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.