Taiba Investment Company's (TADAWUL:4090) stock price dropped 6.4% last week; retail investors would not be happy

Key Insights

• The considerable ownership by retail investors in Taiba Investment indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
• A total of 20 investors have a majority stake in the company with 48% ownership
• Insiders own 15% of Taiba Investment

A look at the shareholders of Taiba Investment Company (TADAWUL:4090) can tell us which group is most powerful. We can see that retail investors own the lion's share in the company with 52% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

As a result, retail investors as a group endured the highest losses last week after market cap fell by ر.س794m.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Taiba Investment.

Check out our latest analysis for Taiba Investment

What Does The Lack Of Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Taiba Investment?

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. Taiba Investment might not have the sort of past performance institutions are looking for, or perhaps they simply have not studied the business closely.

Taiba Investment is not owned by hedge funds. The company's largest shareholder is Assila Investments Co., with ownership of 21%. Mohamad Al-Issa is the second largest shareholder owning 9.2% of common stock, and Public Investment Fund holds about 8.5% of the company stock.

On studying our ownership data, we found that 20 of the top shareholders collectively own less than 50% of the share register, implying that no single individual has a majority interest.

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 is a little analyst coverage of the stock, but not much. So there is room for it to gain more coverage.

Insider Ownership Of Taiba Investment

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. 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 information suggests that insiders maintain a significant holding in Taiba Investment Company. It is very interesting to see that insiders have a meaningful ر.س1.7b stake in this ر.س12b business. 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, mostly comprising of individual investors, collectively holds 52% of Taiba Investment shares. With this amount of ownership, retail investors can collectively play a role in decisions that affect shareholder returns, such as dividend policies and the appointment of directors. They can also exercise the power to vote on acquisitions or mergers that may not improve profitability.

Private Company Ownership

It seems that Private Companies own 25%, of the Taiba Investment stock. 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.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Taiba Investment better, we need to consider many other factors. Be aware that Taiba Investment is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 1 of those is potentially serious...

If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its future.

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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