Insiders with their considerable ownership were the key benefactors as Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C. (DSM:IGRD) touches ر.ق15b market cap

Key Insights

• Significant insider control over Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C implies vested interests in company growth
• A total of 2 investors have a majority stake in the company with 59% ownership
• Ownership research, combined with past performance data can help provide a good understanding of opportunities in a stock

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If you want to know who really controls Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C. (DSM:IGRD), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. With 59% stake, individual insiders possess the maximum shares in the company. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

As a result, insiders scored the highest last week as the company hit ر.ق15b market cap following a 5.7% gain in the stock.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C, beginning with the chart below.

Check out our latest analysis for Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C?

Institutions typically measure themselves against a benchmark when reporting to their own investors, so they often become more enthusiastic about a stock once it's included in a major index. We would expect most companies to have some institutions on the register, especially if they are growing.

Less than 5% of Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C 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 business gets stronger from here, we could see a situation where more institutions are keen to buy. 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.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C. Our data shows that Mohamad Moutaz Mhd Al-Khayyat is the largest shareholder with 40% of shares outstanding. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 19% and 19%, of the shares outstanding, respectively. Ramez Mohamed Al-Khayyat, who is the second-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of President.

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.

Researching institutional ownership is a good way to gauge and filter a stock's expected performance. The same can be achieved by studying analyst sentiments. There is some analyst coverage of the stock, but it could still become more well known, with time.

Insider Ownership Of Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C

The definition of company insiders can be subjective and does vary between jurisdictions. Our data reflects individual insiders, capturing board members at the very least. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.

Most consider insider ownership a positive because it can indicate the board is well aligned with other shareholders. However, on some occasions too much power is concentrated within this group.

It seems that insiders own more than half the Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C. stock. This gives them a lot of power. Insiders own ر.ق9.1b worth of shares in the ر.ق15b company. That's extraordinary! It is good to see this level of investment. You can check here to see if those insiders have been selling any of their shares.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 20% stake in the company, and hence can't easily be ignored. 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.

Private Company Ownership

It seems that Private Companies own 19%, of the Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C stock. It's hard to draw any conclusions from this fact alone, so its worth looking into who owns those private companies. Sometimes insiders or other related parties have an interest in shares in a public company through a separate private company.

Next Steps:

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. Be aware that Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 1 of those doesn't sit too well with us...

If you would prefer discover what analysts are predicting in terms of future growth, do not miss this free report on analyst forecasts.

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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