JITF Infralogistics Limited's (NSE:JITFINFRA) biggest owners are private companies who got richer after stock soared 10% last week

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by private companies in JITF Infralogistics indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• The top 4 shareholders own 51% of the company
• Using data from company's past performance alongside ownership research, one can better assess the future performance of a company

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A look at the shareholders of JITF Infralogistics Limited (NSE:JITFINFRA) can tell us which group is most powerful. We can see that private companies own the lion's share in the company with 43% 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, private companies collectively scored the highest last week as the company hit ₹9.9b market cap following a 10% gain in the stock.

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

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About JITF Infralogistics?

Institutions typically measure themselves against a benchmark when reporting to their own investors, so they often become more enthusiastic about a stock once it's included in a major index. We would expect most companies to have some institutions on the register, especially if they are growing.

Less than 5% of JITF Infralogistics is held by institutional investors. This suggests that some funds have the company in their sights, but many have not yet bought shares in it. So if the company itself can improve over time, we may well see more institutional buyers in the future. When multiple institutional investors want to buy shares, we often see a rising share price. The past revenue trajectory (shown below) can be an indication of future growth, but there are no guarantees.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment in JITF Infralogistics. Our data shows that Nalwa Sons Investments Limited is the largest shareholder with 17% of shares outstanding. Green Lamina Investment Limited is the second largest shareholder owning 14% of common stock, and PRJ Family Management Company Private Limited holds about 12% of the company stock.

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.

Researching institutional ownership is a good way to gauge and filter a stock's expected performance. The same can be achieved by studying analyst sentiments. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.

Insider Ownership Of JITF Infralogistics

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.

Shareholders would probably be interested to learn that insiders own shares in JITF Infralogistics Limited. As individuals, the insiders collectively own ₹613m worth of the ₹9.9b company. It is good to see some investment by insiders, but we usually like to see higher insider holdings. It might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying.

General Public Ownership

With a 31% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over JITF Infralogistics. 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

Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 43%, of the company's shares. It might be worth looking deeper into this. If related parties, such as insiders, have an interest in one of these private companies, that should be disclosed in the annual report. Private companies may also have a strategic interest in the company.

Public Company Ownership

Public companies currently own 17% of JITF Infralogistics stock. This may be a strategic interest and the two companies may have related business interests. It could be that they have de-merged. This holding is probably worth investigating further.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand JITF Infralogistics better, we need to consider many other factors. Be aware that JITF Infralogistics is showing 1 warning sign 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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