The recent 13% gain must have brightened CEO Itay Goren's week, Buligo Capital Ltd's (TLV:BLGO) most bullish insider

Key Insights

• Insiders appear to have a vested interest in Buligo Capital's growth, as seen by their sizeable ownership
• A total of 2 investors have a majority stake in the company with 56% ownership
• Using data from company's past performance alongside ownership research, one can better assess the future performance of a company

To get a sense of who is truly in control of Buligo Capital Ltd (TLV:BLGO), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual insiders with 79% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

As a result, insiders were the biggest beneficiaries of last week’s 13% gain.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Buligo Capital, beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Buligo Capital?

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.

Buligo Capital already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. 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 Buligo Capital's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Buligo Capital is not owned by hedge funds. With a 45% stake, CEO Itay Goren is the largest shareholder. Eyal Slimak is the second largest shareholder owning 11% of common stock, and Ilan Tamir holds about 11% of the company stock. Note that two of the top three shareholders are also Top Key Executive and Member of the Board of Directors, respectively, once again pointing to significant ownership by company insiders.

A more detailed study of the shareholder registry showed us that 2 of the top shareholders have a considerable amount of ownership in the company, via their 56% stake.

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 Buligo Capital

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. 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 Buligo Capital Ltd. This means they can collectively make decisions for the company. That means they own ₪358m worth of shares in the ₪454m company. That's quite meaningful. Most would be pleased to see the board is investing alongside them. You may wish todiscover (for free) if they have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 12% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Buligo Capital. 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.

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. For example, we've discovered 2 warning signs for Buligo Capital that you should be aware of before investing here.

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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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