Yahoo Finance Gravitas Education Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE:GEHI) market cap increased by US$79m, insiders receive a 32% cut
To get a sense of who is truly in control of Gravitas Education Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:GEHI), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual insiders with 32% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
Clearly, insiders benefitted the most after the company's market cap rose by US$79m last week.
In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Gravitas Education Holdings.
Check out our latest analysis for Gravitas Education Holdings
What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Gravitas Education Holdings?
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.
Gravitas Education Holdings already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. 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 Gravitas Education Holdings' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.
Gravitas Education Holdings is not owned by hedge funds. Ascendent Capital Partners (Asia) Limited is currently the largest shareholder, with 30% of shares outstanding. With 23% and 9.1% of the shares outstanding respectively, Chimin Cao and Yanlai Shi are the second and third largest shareholders. Two of the top three shareholders happen to be Top Key Executive and Member of the Board of Directors, respectively. That is, insiders feature higher up in the heirarchy of the company's top shareholders.
After doing some more digging, we found that the top 2 shareholders collectively control more than half of the company's shares, implying that they have considerable power to influence the company's decisions.
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. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.
Insider Ownership Of Gravitas Education Holdings
While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.
Insider ownership is positive when it signals leadership are thinking like the true owners of the company. However, high insider ownership can also give immense power to a small group within the company. This can be negative in some circumstances.
Our most recent data indicates that insiders own a reasonable proportion of Gravitas Education Holdings, Inc.. Insiders own US$134m worth of shares in the US$421m company. We would say this shows alignment with shareholders, but it is worth noting that the company is still quite small; some insiders may have founded the business. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.
General Public Ownership
The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 22% stake in Gravitas Education Holdings. While this size of ownership may not be enough to sway a policy decision in their favour, they can still make a collective impact on company policies.
Private Equity Ownership
With a stake of 30%, private equity firms could influence the Gravitas Education Holdings board. Sometimes we see private equity stick around for the long term, but generally speaking they have a shorter investment horizon and -- as the name suggests -- don't invest in public companies much. After some time they may look to sell and redeploy capital elsewhere.
Private Company Ownership
It seems that Private Companies own 7.5%, of the Gravitas Education Holdings stock. It might be worth looking deeper into this. If related parties, such as insiders, have an interest in one of these private companies, that should be disclosed in the annual report. Private companies may also have a strategic interest in the company.
Next Steps:
It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Gravitas Education Holdings better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for Gravitas Education Holdings that you should be aware of.
Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of interesting companies.
NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the last twelve months, which refer to the 12-month period ending on the last date of the month the financial statement is dated. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.
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