Insiders were the biggest winners as D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S.'s (NASDAQ:HEPS) market cap grew by US$111m last week

Key Insights

• Significant insider control over D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret implies vested interests in company growth
• The largest shareholder of the company is Hanzade Vasfiye Boyner with a 51% stake
• 21% of D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret is held by Institutions

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. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).

As a result, insiders were the biggest beneficiaries of last week’s 26% gain.

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

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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 suggests some credibility amongst professional investors. But we can't rely on that fact alone since institutions make bad investments sometimes, just like everyone does. 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.

We note that hedge funds don't have a meaningful investment 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 15% and 2.2% of the shares outstanding respectively, Franklin Resources, Inc. and Hosking Partners LLP are the second and third largest shareholders.

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. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.

Insider Ownership Of D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret

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 most recent data indicates that insiders own the majority of D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S.. This means they can collectively make decisions for the company. That means they own US$239m worth of shares in the US$473m company. That's quite meaningful. 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

With a 28% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret. 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.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should learn about the 2 warning signs we've spotted with D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret (including 1 which is a bit unpleasant) .

But ultimately it is the future, not the past, that will determine how well the owners of this business will do. Therefore we think it advisable to take a look at this free report showing whether analysts are predicting a brighter 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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