Qatar National Cement Company (Q.P.S.C.)'s (DSM:QNCD) market cap dropped ر.ق221m last week; Retail investors bore the brunt

Key Insights

• Significant control over Qatar National Cement Company (Q.P.S.C.) by retail investors implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
• The top 4 shareholders own 51% of the company
• 17% of Qatar National Cement Company (Q.P.S.C.) is held by Institutions

Every investor in Qatar National Cement Company (Q.P.S.C.) (DSM:QNCD) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. With 47% stake, retail investors possess the maximum shares in the company. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

And last week, retail investors endured the biggest losses as the stock fell by 7.8%.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Qatar National Cement Company (Q.P.S.C.), beginning with the chart below.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Qatar National Cement Company (Q.P.S.C.)?

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 Qatar National Cement Company (Q.P.S.C.) 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 Qatar National Cement Company (Q.P.S.C.)'s earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Qatar National Cement Company (Q.P.S.C.). Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is Qatar Investment Authority with 25% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 16% and 5.3% of the stock.

Our research also brought to light the fact that roughly 51% of the company is controlled by the top 4 shareholders suggesting that these owners wield significant influence on the business.

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. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.

Insider Ownership Of Qatar National Cement Company (Q.P.S.C.)

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.

Our data cannot confirm that board members are holding shares personally. Given we are not picking up on insider ownership, we may have missing data. Therefore, it would be interesting to assess the CEO compensation and tenure, here.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 47% stake in Qatar National Cement Company (Q.P.S.C.). While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

Private Company Ownership

Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 5.3%, of the company's shares. 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 Qatar National Cement Company (Q.P.S.C.) better, we need to consider many other factors. For example, we've discovered 2 warning signs for Qatar National Cement Company (Q.P.S.C.) (1 is a bit unpleasant!) that you should be aware of before investing here.

Of course this may not be the best stock to buy. Therefore, you may wish to see our free collection of interesting prospects boasting favorable financials.

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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