Here's What Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Berhad's (KLSE:TAKAFUL) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like

Every investor in Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Berhad (KLSE:TAKAFUL) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. Insiders often own a large chunk of younger, smaller, companies while huge companies tend to have institutions as shareholders. Companies that have been privatized tend to have low insider ownership.

Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Berhad has a market capitalization of RM4.0b, so we would expect some institutional investors to have noticed the stock. Taking a look at our data on the ownership groups (below), it seems that institutional investors have bought into the company. We can zoom in on the different ownership groups, to learn more about Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Berhad.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Berhad?

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 Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Berhad. 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 Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Berhad's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Berhad is not owned by hedge funds. BIMB Holdings Berhad is currently the company's largest shareholder with 59% of shares outstanding. This implies that they have majority interest control of the future of the company. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 5.8% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 4.7% by the third-largest shareholder.

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. 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 Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Berhad

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. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.

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.

I can report that insiders do own shares in Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Berhad. In their own names, insiders own RM65m worth of stock in the RM4.0b company. It is good to see some investment by insiders, but it might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying.

General Public Ownership

With a 11% ownership, the general public have some degree of sway over Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Berhad. 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.

Public Company Ownership

Public companies currently own 59% of Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Berhad stock. We can't be certain but it is quite possible this is a strategic stake. The businesses may be similar, or work together.

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. Like risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Keluarga Berhad (of which 1 is potentially serious!) you should know about.

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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