Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services Limited's (NSE:YATHARTH) Top Key Executive Ajay Tyagi is the most upbeat insider, and their holdings increased by 11% last week

Key Insights

• Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services' significant insider ownership suggests inherent interests in company's expansion
• 62% of the business is held by the top 2 shareholders
• Institutions own 19% of Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services

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If you want to know who really controls Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services Limited (NSE:YATHARTH), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 62% to be precise, is individual insiders. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

Clearly, insiders benefitted the most after the company's market cap rose by ₹7.9b last week.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services?

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.

Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services 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 Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services' earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services. Our data suggests that Ajay Tyagi, who is also the company's Top Key Executive, holds the most number of shares at 37%. When an insider holds a sizeable amount of a company's stock, investors consider it as a positive sign because it suggests that insiders are willing to have their wealth tied up in the future of the company. With 25% and 4.4% of the shares outstanding respectively, Kapil Tyagi and Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited are the second and third largest shareholders. Interestingly, the second-largest shareholder, Kapil Tyagi is also Senior Key Executive, again, pointing towards strong insider ownership amongst the company's top shareholders.

To make our study more interesting, we found that the top 2 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. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.

Insider Ownership Of Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services

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

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 the majority of Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services Limited. This means they can collectively make decisions for the company. That means they own ₹49b worth of shares in the ₹80b company. That's quite meaningful. It is good to see this level of investment. You can check here to see if those insiders have been buying recently.

General Public Ownership

With a 19% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services. 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:

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.

I like to dive deeper into how a company has performed in the past. You can find historic revenue and earnings in this detailed graph.

If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its future.

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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