Insiders were the key beneficiaries as M.Yochananof and Sons (1988) Ltd's (TLV:YHNF) market cap rises to ₪5.0b

Key Insights

• M.Yochananof and Sons (1988)'s significant insider ownership suggests inherent interests in company's expansion
• The top 3 shareholders own 55% of the company
• Institutional ownership in M.Yochananof and Sons (1988) is 17%

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A look at the shareholders of M.Yochananof and Sons (1988) Ltd (TLV:YHNF) can tell us which group is most powerful. With 68% stake, individual insiders possess the maximum shares in the company. 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 ₪380m last week.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of M.Yochananof and Sons (1988).

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About M.Yochananof and Sons (1988)?

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.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in M.Yochananof and Sons (1988). This implies the analysts working for those institutions have looked at the stock and they like it. But just like anyone else, they could be wrong. 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 M.Yochananof and Sons (1988)'s earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in M.Yochananof and Sons (1988). Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Mordechai Jochananov with 26% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 16% and 13% of the stock.

To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 3 shareholders have a majority ownership in the company, meaning that they are powerful enough to influence the decisions of the company.

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. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.

Insider Ownership Of M.Yochananof and Sons (1988)

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. 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.

Our most recent data indicates that insiders own the majority of M.Yochananof and Sons (1988) Ltd. This means they can collectively make decisions for the company. That means insiders have a very meaningful ₪3.4b stake in this ₪5.0b business. 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

With a 15% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over M.Yochananof and Sons (1988). 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.

Next Steps:

While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important.

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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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