Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's (SGX:NS8U) top owners are retail investors with 47% stake, while 30% is held by public companies

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Key Insights

  • The considerable ownership by retail investors in Hutchison Port Holdings Trust indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy

  • The top 6 shareholders own 50% of the company

  • Ownership research, combined with past performance data can help provide a good understanding of opportunities in a stock

Every investor in Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (SGX:NS8U) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are retail investors with 47% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

Meanwhile, public companies make up 30% of the company’s shareholders.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Hutchison Port Holdings Trust.

See our latest analysis for Hutchison Port Holdings Trust

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Hutchison Port Holdings Trust?

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 Hutchison Port Holdings Trust. This can indicate that the company has a certain degree of credibility in the investment community. However, it is best to be wary of relying on the supposed validation that comes with institutional investors. They too, get it wrong sometimes. 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 Hutchison Port Holdings Trust's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

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Hedge funds don't have many shares in Hutchison Port Holdings Trust. CK Hutchison Holdings Limited is currently the company's largest shareholder with 30% of shares outstanding. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 14% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 2.1% by the third-largest shareholder.

We did some more digging and found that 6 of the top shareholders account for roughly 50% of the register, implying that along with larger shareholders, there are a few smaller shareholders, thereby balancing out each others interests somewhat.

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. There is some analyst coverage of the stock, but it could still become more well known, with time.