While individual investors own 16% of Berjaya Land Berhad (KLSE:BJLAND), public companies are its largest shareholders with 76% ownership
Key Insights
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Berjaya Land Berhad's significant public companies ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
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Berjaya Corporation Berhad owns 74% of the company
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Past performance of a company along with ownership data serve to give a strong idea about prospects for a business
Every investor in Berjaya Land Berhad (KLSE:BJLAND) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. With 76% stake, public companies 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).
Individual investors, on the other hand, account for 16% of the company's stockholders.
In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Berjaya Land Berhad.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Berjaya Land 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.
As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Berjaya Land Berhad. This implies the analysts working for those institutions have looked at the stock and they like it. But just like anyone else, they could be wrong. 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 Berjaya Land Berhad's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.
Hedge funds don't have many shares in Berjaya Land Berhad. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Berjaya Corporation Berhad with 74% of shares outstanding. This implies that they have majority interest control of the future of the company. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 4.5% and 1.8%, of the shares outstanding, respectively.
While studying institutional ownership for a company can add value to your research, it is also a good practice to research analyst recommendations to get a deeper understand of a stock's expected performance. 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 Land Berhad
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.