Key Insights

• Yanlord Land Group's significant insider ownership suggests inherent interests in company's expansion

• The largest shareholder of the company is Sheng Jian Zhong with a 72% stake

• Using data from company's past performance alongside ownership research, one can better assess the future performance of a company

To get a sense of who is truly in control of Yanlord Land Group Limited (SGX:Z25), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. With 74% stake, individual insiders 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).

As a result, insiders scored the highest last week as the company hit S$927m market cap following a 12% gain in the stock.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Yanlord Land Group, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Yanlord Land Group?

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 Yanlord Land Group, 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 business gets stronger from here, we could see a situation where more institutions are keen to buy. We sometimes see a rising share price when a few big institutions want to buy a certain stock at the same time. The history of earnings and revenue, which you can see below, could be helpful in considering if more institutional investors will want the stock. Of course, there are plenty of other factors to consider, too.

Yanlord Land Group is not owned by hedge funds. The company's CEO Sheng Jian Zhong is the largest shareholder with 72% of shares outstanding. With such a huge stake, we infer that they have significant control of the future of the company. It's usually considered a good sign when insiders own a significant number of shares in the company, and in this case, we're glad to see a company insider with such skin in the game. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 1.6% and 1.4% of the stock. Interestingly, the second-largest shareholder, Siliang Zhong is also Senior Key Executive, again, pointing towards strong insider ownership amongst the company's top shareholders.

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. While there is some analyst coverage, the company is probably not widely covered. So it could gain more attention, down the track.