Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd's (KLSE:KOSSAN) top owners are private companies with 50% stake, while 29% is held by individual investors
If you want to know who really controls Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd (KLSE:KOSSAN), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are private companies with 50% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
And individual investors on the other hand have a 29% ownership in the company.
Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd, beginning with the chart below.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd?
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.
Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. 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. It is not uncommon to see a big share price drop if two large institutional investors try to sell out of a stock at the same time. So it is worth checking the past earnings trajectory of Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd. The company's largest shareholder is Kossan Holdings (M) Sdn Bhd, with ownership of 49%. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 4.6% and 1.7%, of the shares outstanding, respectively.
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.
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. There are plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.
Insider Ownership Of Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd
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. Management ultimately answers to the board. However, it is not uncommon for managers to be executive board members, especially if they are a founder or the CEO.