Top Key Executive Doron Davidovitz, Doral Group Renewable Energy Resources Ltd's (TLV:DORL) largest shareholder sees value of holdings go down 4.3% after recent drop

Key Insights

• Insiders appear to have a vested interest in Doral Group Renewable Energy Resources' growth, as seen by their sizeable ownership
• 58% of the business is held by the top 4 shareholders
• 35% of Doral Group Renewable Energy Resources is held by Institutions

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To get a sense of who is truly in control of Doral Group Renewable Energy Resources Ltd (TLV:DORL), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 39% to be precise, is individual insiders. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

And last week, insiders endured the biggest losses as the stock fell by 4.3%.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Doral Group Renewable Energy Resources.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Doral Group Renewable Energy Resources?

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.

Doral Group Renewable Energy Resources already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. This suggests some credibility amongst professional investors. But we can't rely on that fact alone since institutions make bad investments sometimes, just like everyone does. 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 Doral Group Renewable Energy Resources' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Doral Group Renewable Energy Resources is not owned by hedge funds. From our data, we infer that the largest shareholder is Doron Davidovitz (who also holds the title of Top Key Executive) with 19% of shares outstanding. Its usually considered a good sign when insiders own a significant number of shares in the company, and in this case, we're glad to see a company insider play the role of a key stakeholder. With 19% and 11% of the shares outstanding respectively, Alon Kessel and Clal Pension And Gemel Ltd are the second and third largest shareholders.

To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 4 shareholders control more than half of the company which implies that this group has considerable sway over the company's decision-making.

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.

Insider Ownership Of Doral Group Renewable Energy Resources

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.

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 a reasonable proportion of Doral Group Renewable Energy Resources Ltd. It is very interesting to see that insiders have a meaningful ₪1.7b stake in this ₪4.4b business. Most would be pleased to see the board is investing alongside them. You may wish to access this free chart showing recent trading by insiders.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 17% 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

We can see that Private Companies own 8.8%, of the shares on issue. 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 Doral Group Renewable Energy Resources is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , you should know about...

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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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