55% of the company is held by a single shareholder (Chong-Yi Ong)
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To get a sense of who is truly in control of Hextar Technologies Solutions Berhad (KLSE:HEXTECH), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. With 60% stake, individual insiders possess the maximum shares in the company. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.
So, insiders of Hextar Technologies Solutions Berhad have a lot at stake and every decision they make on the company’s future is important to them from a financial point of view.
In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Hextar Technologies Solutions Berhad.
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KLSE:HEXTECH Ownership Breakdown November 2nd 2025
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 Hextar Technologies Solutions 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. It is not uncommon to see a big share price rise if multiple institutional investors are trying to buy into a stock at the same time. So check out the historic earnings trajectory, below, but keep in mind it’s the future that counts most.
KLSE:HEXTECH Earnings and Revenue Growth November 2nd 2025
Hedge funds don’t have many shares in Hextar Technologies Solutions Berhad. Our data shows that Chong-Yi Ong is the largest shareholder 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 4.9% and 4.3% of the stock.
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.
While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. 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.
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 the majority of Hextar Technologies Solutions Berhad. This means they can collectively make decisions for the company. That means they own RM1.5b worth of shares in the RM2.4b company. That’s quite meaningful. It is good to see this level of investment. You can check here to see if those insiders have been buying recently.
The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 14% stake in Hextar Technologies Solutions Berhad. This size of ownership, while considerable, may not be enough to change company policy if the decision is not in sync with other large shareholders.
It seems that Private Companies own 24%, of the Hextar Technologies Solutions Berhad stock. Private companies may be related parties. Sometimes insiders have an interest in a public company through a holding in a private company, rather than in their own capacity as an individual. While it’s hard to draw any broad stroke conclusions, it is worth noting as an area for further research.
I find it very interesting to look at who exactly owns a company. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. For instance, we’ve identified 1 warning sign for Hextar Technologies Solutions Berhad that you should be aware of.
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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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