Published on 21 Aug 2022 on Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance
While insiders own 25% of Qudian Inc. (NYSE:QD), individual investors are its largest shareholders...
To get a sense of who is truly in control of Qudian Inc. (NYSE:QD), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. We can see that individual investors own the lion's share in the company with 54% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).
Individual insiders, on the other hand, account for 25% of the company's stockholders. Insiders often own a large chunk of younger, smaller, companies while huge companies tend to have institutions as shareholders.
Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Qudian, beginning with the chart below.