Granules India Limited's (NSE:GRANULES) CEO Krishna Chigurupati is the most upbeat insider, and their holdings increased by 6.0% last week

Key Insights

• Significant insider control over Granules India implies vested interests in company growth
• The top 8 shareholders own 52% of the company
• Institutions own 32% of Granules India

If you want to know who really controls Granules India Limited (NSE:GRANULES), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual insiders with 40% ownership. 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 ₹8.3b last week.

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

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Granules India?

Many institutions measure their performance against an index that approximates the local market. So they usually pay more attention to companies that are included in major indices.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Granules India. 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. When multiple institutions own a stock, there's always a risk that they are in a 'crowded trade'. When such a trade goes wrong, multiple parties may compete to sell stock fast. This risk is higher in a company without a history of growth. You can see Granules India's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Granules India. With a 32% stake, CEO Krishna Chigurupati is the largest shareholder. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 3.8% and 3.5% of the stock.

On further inspection, we found that more than half the company's shares are owned by the top 8 shareholders, suggesting that the interests of the larger shareholders are balanced out to an extent by the smaller ones.

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. There are a reasonable number of analysts covering the stock, so it might be useful to find out their aggregate view on the future.

Insider Ownership Of Granules India

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. The company management answer to the board and the latter should represent the interests of shareholders. Notably, sometimes top-level managers are on the board themselves.

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 Granules India Limited. It has a market capitalization of just ₹146b, and insiders have ₹58b worth of shares in their own names. That's quite significant. 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

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 27% stake in Granules 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.

Next Steps:

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

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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