Yahoo Finance With 51% ownership, D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S. (NASDAQ:HEPS) insiders have a lot at stake
Key Insights
D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret's significant insider ownership suggests inherent interests in company's expansion
The largest shareholder of the company is Hanzade Vasfiye Boyner with a 51% stake
19% 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. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual insiders with 51% ownership. Put another way, the group faces the maximum upside potential (or downside risk).
So, insiders of D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret have a lot at stake and every decision they make on the company’s future is important to them from a financial point of view.
Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret, beginning with the chart below.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret?
Institutional investors commonly compare their own returns to the returns of a commonly followed index. So they generally do consider buying larger companies that are included in the relevant benchmark index.
As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret. 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. When multiple institutions own a stock, there's always a risk that they are in a 'crowded trade'. When such a trade goes wrong, multiple parties may compete to sell stock fast. This risk is higher in a company without a history of growth. You can see D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.
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. With such a huge stake in the ownership, we infer that they have significant control of the future of the company. Franklin Resources, Inc. is the second largest shareholder owning 13% of common stock, and Hosking Partners LLP holds about 1.8% of the company stock.
While studying institutional ownership for a company can add value to your research, it is also a good practice to research analyst recommendations to get a deeper understand of a stock's expected performance. There are plenty of analysts covering the stock, so it might be worth seeing what they are forecasting, too.
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. 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.
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$496m, that means they have US$250m worth of shares. Most would be pleased to see the board is investing alongside them. You may wish todiscover (for free) if they have been buying or selling.
General Public Ownership
With a 30% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over 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:
While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret (1 is a bit unpleasant) that you should be aware of.
If you would prefer discover what analysts are predicting in terms of future growth, do not miss this free report on analyst forecasts.
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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