Private companies in Gabriel India Limited (NSE:GABRIEL) are its biggest bettors, and their bets paid off as stock gained 11% last week

Key Insights

• Gabriel India's significant private companies ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by shareholders from the larger public
• The largest shareholder of the company is Asia Investments Pvt. Ltd. with a 53% stake
• 16% of Gabriel India is held by Institutions

If you want to know who really controls Gabriel India Limited (NSE:GABRIEL), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. We can see that private companies own the lion's share in the company with 53% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

As a result, private companies collectively scored the highest last week as the company hit ₹72b market cap following a 11% gain in the stock.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Gabriel India.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Gabriel India?

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.

We can see that Gabriel India does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company's stock. 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 Gabriel India's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Gabriel India is not owned by hedge funds. The company's largest shareholder is Asia Investments Pvt. Ltd., with ownership of 53%. This implies that they have majority interest control of the future of the company. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 9.8% and 1.9% of the stock.

While it makes sense to study institutional ownership data for a company, it also makes sense to study analyst sentiments to know which way the wind is blowing. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.

Insider Ownership Of Gabriel India

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. Management ultimately answers to the board. However, it is not uncommon for managers to be executive board members, especially if they are a founder or the CEO.

I generally consider insider ownership to be a good thing. However, on some occasions it makes it more difficult for other shareholders to hold the board accountable for decisions.

We can see that insiders own shares in Gabriel India Limited. It has a market capitalization of just ₹72b, and insiders have ₹1.7b worth of shares, in their own names. This shows at least some alignment. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 28% stake in Gabriel India. 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.

Private Company Ownership

It seems that Private Companies own 53%, of the Gabriel India 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:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Gabriel India better, we need to consider many other factors. Case in point: We've spotted 1 warning sign for Gabriel India you should be aware of.

Ultimately the future is most important. You can access this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

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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