key insights
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Significant control over Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust by retail investors means the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
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50% of the business is owned by the top 8 shareholders
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Insiders own 33% of Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust
If you want to know who really controls Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (SGX:T82U), you'll have to take a look at the makeup of its share registry. The group that owns the most shares in the company (about 42% to be exact) is retail investors. In other words, the group will receive the maximum benefit (or maximum loss) from its investment in the company.
Meanwhile, individual insiders own 33% of the company. Institutions will often hold stock in bigger companies, and we expect to see insiders owning a noticeable percentage of the smaller companies.
The chart below zooms in on the different ownership groups for Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust.
See our latest analysis for Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust.
What does institutional ownership tell us about Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust?
Many institutions measure performance based on indicators that approximate local markets. So they usually pay more attention to companies that are included in major indices.
Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust already has a share registry. In fact, they own a significant stake in the company. This suggests some credibility among professional investors. But we can't rely on that fact alone because institutions make bad investments sometimes, just like everyone does. If multiple financial institutions change their view on a stock at the same time, you could see the stock price drop fast. So it's worth looking at Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust's earnings history, below. Of course, what really matters is the future.
Hedge funds don't have many shares in Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust. According to our data, Yigang Tang is the largest shareholder with his 15% of outstanding shares. ARA Asset Management Limited and Chen Huaidan hold 10% and 8.0% of the outstanding shares, respectively, making them the second and third largest shareholders.
On further digging, we found that more than half of the company's shares are owned by the top 8 shareholders. This suggests that the interests of large shareholders are balanced to some extent by small shareholders.
While it makes sense to study institutional ownership data for a company, it also makes sense to study analyst sentiments to know which way the wind is blowing. There are plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are predicting.
Suntech Real Estate Investment Trust Insider Ownership
The definition of a company insider can be subjective and varies by jurisdiction. Our data reflects individual insiders, and at least captures board members. A company's management runs the business, but the CEO answers to the board, even if he or she is a member of the board.
Most consider insider ownership a positive, because it can indicate the board is well aligned with other shareholders. However, in some cases, too much power may be concentrated within this group.
Our most recent data indicates that insiders own a significant proportion of Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust. Insiders own S$1.0b worth of shares in the S$3.1b company. That means a lot. Most would say this shows good alignment with shareholders, especially for a company of this size. You can click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling.
Open to the public
The general public, usually retail investors, owns 42% of Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust's shares. Although this size of ownership is significant, it may not be enough to change company policy if the decision is not aligned with other large shareholders.
Next steps:
I think it would be very interesting to see who exactly owns the company. But to really gain insight, you need to consider other information as well. For example, risk.Every company has them and we discovered that 4 warning signs for Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (One of which could be serious!) you need to know about.
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Note: The numbers in this article are calculated using data from the previous 12 months and refer to the 12-month period ending on the last day of the month in which the financial statements are dated. This may not match the full year annual report figures.
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