Could Pan Asia Environmental Protection Group Limited's (HKG:556) Investor Composition Influence The Stock Price?

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Every investor in Pan Asia Environmental Protection Group Limited (HKG:556) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. Insiders often own a large chunk of younger, smaller, companies while huge companies tend to have institutions as shareholders. I generally like to see some degree of insider ownership, even if only a little. As Nassim Nicholas Taleb said, 'Don’t tell me what you think, tell me what you have in your portfolio.

With a market capitalization of HK$1.0b, Pan Asia Environmental Protection Group is a small cap stock, so it might not be well known by many institutional investors. In the chart below below, we can see that institutions are noticeable on the share registry. Let's delve deeper into each type of owner, to discover more about 556.

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SEHK:556 Ownership Summary, September 24th 2019
SEHK:556 Ownership Summary, September 24th 2019

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Pan Asia Environmental Protection Group?

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 Pan Asia Environmental Protection Group does have institutional investors; and they hold 62% of the stock. This can indicate that the company has a certain degree of credibility in the investment community. However, it is best to be wary of relying on the supposed validation that comes with institutional investors. They too, get it wrong sometimes. 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 Pan Asia Environmental Protection Group's historic earnings and revenue, below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

SEHK:556 Income Statement, September 24th 2019
SEHK:556 Income Statement, September 24th 2019

Institutional investors own over 50% of the company, so together than can probably strongly influence board decisions. We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Pan Asia Environmental Protection Group. As far I can tell there isn't analyst coverage of the company, so it is probably flying under the radar.

Insider Ownership Of Pan Asia Environmental Protection Group

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.