Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Company's (TADAWUL:4013) most bullish insider is Top Key Executive Sulaiman Bin Abdulaziz Al Habib, and their holdings value went up by 7.4% last week

Every investor in Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Company (TADAWUL:4013) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. With 42% stake, individual insiders possess the maximum shares in the company. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

As a result, insiders were the biggest beneficiaries of last week’s 7.4% gain.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group.

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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group?

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.

Less than 5% of Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group 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. If the company is growing earnings, that may indicate that it is just beginning to catch the attention of these deep-pocketed investors. 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 Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group. Because actions speak louder than words, we consider it a good sign when insiders own a significant stake in a company. In Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group's case, its Top Key Executive, Sulaiman Bin Abdulaziz Al Habib, is the largest shareholder, holding 40% of shares outstanding. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 34% and 2.0% of the stock. Interestingly, the third-largest shareholder, Hesham Al-Habib is also a Member of the Board of Directors, again, indicating strong insider ownership amongst the company's top shareholders.

After doing some more digging, we found that the top 2 shareholders collectively control more than half of the company's shares, implying that they have considerable power to influence the company's decisions.

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 Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group

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.

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.

It seems insiders own a significant proportion of Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group Company. Insiders own ر.س36b worth of shares in the ر.س85b company. That's quite meaningful. Most would be pleased to see the board is investing alongside them. You may wish to access this free chart showing recent trading by insiders.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 21% stake in Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group. 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 34%, of the company's shares. Private companies may be related parties. Sometimes insiders have an interest in a public company through a holding in a private company, rather than in their own capacity as an individual. While it's hard to draw any broad stroke conclusions, it is worth noting as an area for further research.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group better, we need to consider many other factors.

Many find it useful to take an in depth look at how a company has performed in the past. You can access this detailed graph of past earnings, revenue and cash flow.

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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