Individual investors among Keir International Co.'s (TADAWUL:9542) largest shareholders, saw gain in holdings value after stock jumped 11% last week

Key Insights

• Significant control over Keir International by individual investors implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
• 52% of the business is held by the top 3 shareholders
• Insider ownership in Keir International is 11%

Every investor in Keir International Co. (TADAWUL:9542) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual investors with 48% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

As a result, individual investors collectively scored the highest last week as the company hit ر.س491m market cap following a 11% gain in the stock.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Keir International.

See our latest analysis for Keir International

What Does The Lack Of Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Keir International?

Institutional investors often avoid companies that are too small, too illiquid or too risky for their tastes. But it's unusual to see larger companies without any institutional investors.

There are multiple explanations for why institutions don't own a stock. The most common is that the company is too small relative to funds under management, so the institution does not bother to look closely at the company. On the other hand, it's always possible that professional investors are avoiding a company because they don't think it's the best place for their money. Institutional investors may not find the historic growth of the business impressive, or there might be other factors at play. You can see the past revenue performance of Keir International, for yourself, below.

Keir International is not owned by hedge funds. Our data shows that Eirad For International Trading Company is the largest shareholder with 41% of shares outstanding. Mohammed Ali Al Dhalaan is the second largest shareholder owning 8.3% of common stock, and Ali bin Muhammad bin Al-Dhulaan holds about 2.7% of the company stock. Ali bin Muhammad bin Al-Dhulaan, who is the third-largest shareholder, also happens to hold the title of Member of the Board of Directors.

A more detailed study of the shareholder registry showed us that 3 of the top shareholders have a considerable amount of ownership in the company, via their 52% stake.

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 Keir International

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.

Most consider insider ownership a positive because it can indicate the board is well aligned with other shareholders. However, on some occasions too much power is concentrated within this group.

Our information suggests that insiders maintain a significant holding in Keir International Co.. Insiders own ر.س56m worth of shares in the ر.س491m company. This may suggest that the founders still own a lot of shares. You can click here to see if they have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 48% stake in Keir International. 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

It seems that Private Companies own 41%, of the Keir International stock. 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 Keir International better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 4 warning signs for Keir International (1 can't be ignored) that you should be aware of.

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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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