Private companies among Golden Agri-Resources Ltd's (SGX:E5H) largest stockholders and were hit after last week's 3.6% price drop

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Key Insights

  • Golden Agri-Resources' significant private companies ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public

  • The largest shareholder of the company is Flambo International Limited with a 51% stake

  • Institutions own 23% of Golden Agri-Resources

Every investor in Golden Agri-Resources Ltd (SGX:E5H) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. We can see that private companies own the lion's share in the company with 51% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

And following last week's 3.6% decline in share price, private companies suffered the most losses.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Golden Agri-Resources.

Check out our latest analysis for Golden Agri-Resources

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Golden Agri-Resources?

Institutional investors commonly compare their own returns to the returns of a commonly followed index. So they generally do consider buying larger companies that are included in the relevant benchmark index.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Golden Agri-Resources. 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. If multiple institutions change their view on a stock at the same time, you could see the share price drop fast. It's therefore worth looking at Golden Agri-Resources' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

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We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Golden Agri-Resources. Flambo International Limited is currently the company's largest shareholder with 51% of shares outstanding. This essentially means that they have extensive influence, if not outright control, over the future of the corporation. Silchester International Investors LLP is the second largest shareholder owning 11% of common stock, and Kopernik Global Investors, LLC holds about 5.4% of the company stock.

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 are a reasonable number of analysts covering the stock, so it might be useful to find out their aggregate view on the future.

Insider Ownership Of Golden Agri-Resources

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.