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Key Insights

• Significant insider control over Senvest Capital implies vested interests in company growth

• 59% of the business is held by the top 2 shareholders

• Past performance of a company along with ownership data serve to give a strong idea about prospects for a business

A look at the shareholders of Senvest Capital Inc. (TSE:SEC) can tell us which group is most powerful. We can see that individual insiders own the lion's share in the company with 63% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

So, insiders of Senvest Capital 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 Senvest Capital, beginning with the chart below.

View our latest analysis for Senvest Capital

What Does The Lack Of Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Senvest Capital?

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. Senvest Capital's earnings and revenue track record (below) may not be compelling to institutional investors -- or they simply might not have looked at the business closely.

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Senvest Capital. The company's CEO Victor Mashaal is the largest shareholder with 49% of shares outstanding. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 11% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 2.5% by the third-largest shareholder. Interestingly, the second-largest shareholder, Richard Mashaal is also Senior Key Executive, again, pointing towards strong insider ownership amongst the company's top shareholders.

A more detailed study of the shareholder registry showed us that 2 of the top shareholders have a considerable amount of ownership in the company, via their 59% stake.

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. As far as we can tell there isn't analyst coverage of the company, so it is probably flying under the radar.