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Key Insights
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ISDN Holdings' significant retail investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
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The top 14 shareholders own 45% of the company
If you want to know who really controls ISDN Holdings Limited (SGX:I07), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. With 55% stake, retail investors possess the maximum shares in the company. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).
And individual insiders on the other hand have a 35% ownership in the company. 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 ISDN Holdings.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About ISDN Holdings?
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.
Since institutions own only a small portion of ISDN Holdings, many may not have spent much time considering the stock. But it's clear that some have; and they liked it enough to buy in. If the company is growing earnings, that may indicate that it is just beginning to catch the attention of these deep-pocketed investors. It is not uncommon to see a big share price rise if multiple institutional investors are trying to buy into a stock at the same time. So check out the historic earnings trajectory, below, but keep in mind it's the future that counts most.
ISDN Holdings is not owned by hedge funds. With a 31% stake, CEO Cher Koon Teo is the largest shareholder. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 8.1% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 1.4% by the third-largest shareholder.
On studying our ownership data, we found that 14 of the top shareholders collectively own less than 50% of the share register, implying that no single individual has a majority interest.
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. There is a little analyst coverage of the stock, but not much. So there is room for it to gain more coverage.
Insider Ownership Of ISDN 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.