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The considerable ownership by private companies in Master Tec Group Berhad indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
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MTPC Sdn Bhd owns 55% of the company
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Insiders own 30% of Master Tec Group Berhad
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Every investor in Master Tec Group Berhad (KLSE:MTEC) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are private companies with 55% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
Individual insiders, on the other hand, account for 30% of the company’s stockholders. Institutions often own shares in more established companies, while it’s not unusual to see insiders own a fair bit of smaller companies.
Let’s delve deeper into each type of owner of Master Tec Group Berhad, beginning with the chart below.
See our latest analysis for Master Tec Group Berhad
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.
Less than 5% of Master Tec Group Berhad is held by institutional investors. This suggests that some funds have the company in their sights, but many have not yet bought shares in it. If the company is growing earnings, that may indicate that it is just beginning to catch the attention of these deep-pocketed investors. We sometimes see a rising share price when a few big institutions want to buy a certain stock at the same time. The history of earnings and revenue, which you can see below, could be helpful in considering if more institutional investors will want the stock. Of course, there are plenty of other factors to consider, too.
We note that hedge funds don’t have a meaningful investment in Master Tec Group Berhad. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is MTPC Sdn Bhd with 55% of shares outstanding. With such a huge stake in the ownership, we infer that they have significant control of the future of the company. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 19% and 3.6% of the stock. Kim San Lau, who is the second-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Senior Key Executive.
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. As far as we can tell there isn’t analyst coverage of the company, so it is probably flying under the radar.