D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S.'s (NASDAQ:HEPS) top holders are insiders and they are likely disappointed by the recent 6.3% drop

Key Insights

• Insiders appear to have a vested interest in D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret's growth, as seen by their sizeable ownership
• The largest shareholder of the company is Hanzade Vasfiye Boyner with a 51% stake
• Institutional ownership in D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret is 19%

Every investor in D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S. (NASDAQ:HEPS) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 51% to be precise, is individual insiders. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

And following last week's 6.3% decline in share price, insiders suffered the most losses.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret.

See our latest analysis for D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret?

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.

We can see that D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret 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 D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret's earnings history below. Of course, the future is what really matters.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret. Our data shows that Hanzade Vasfiye Boyner is the largest shareholder with 51% of shares outstanding. This implies that they have majority interest control of the future of the company. With 13% and 1.5% of the shares outstanding respectively, Franklin Resources, Inc. and Hosking Partners LLP are the second and third largest shareholders.

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 D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret

The definition of an insider can differ slightly between different countries, but members of the board of directors always count. 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.

It seems that insiders own more than half the D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S. stock. This gives them a lot of power. Given it has a market cap of US$813m, that means they have US$417m worth of shares. It is good to see this level of investment. You can check here to see if those insiders have been buying recently.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 30% stake in D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

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. Be aware that D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 1 of those is significant...

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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