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If you want to know who really controls Nissin Foods Company Limited (HKG:1475), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. Large companies usually have institutions as shareholders, and we usually see insiders owning shares in smaller companies. Companies that used to be publicly owned tend to have lower insider ownership.
Nissin Foods is not a large company by global standards. It has a market capitalization of HK$4.9b, which means it wouldn't have the attention of many institutional investors. Our analysis of the ownership of the company, below, shows that institutions are noticeable on the share registry. We can zoom in on the different ownership groups, to learn more about 1475.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Nissin Foods?
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 own 5.6% of Nissin Foods. 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. 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 Nissin Foods's earnings history, below. Of course, the future is what really matters.
We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in Nissin Foods. There are plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.
Insider Ownership Of Nissin Foods
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. The company management answer to the board; and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board, themselves.
Most consider insider ownership a positive because it can indicate the board is well aligned with other shareholders. However, on some occasions too much power is concentrated within this group.
Shareholders would probably be interested to learn that insiders own shares in Nissin Foods Company Limited. It has a market capitalization of just HK$4.9b, and insiders have HK$77m worth of shares, in their own names. This shows at least some alignment. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.