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Key Insights

• Significant insider control over Livermore Investments Group implies vested interests in company growth

• The largest shareholder of the company is Noam Lanir with a 74% stake

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

Every investor in Livermore Investments Group Limited (LON:LIV) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups. And the group that holds the biggest piece of the pie are individual insiders with 90% ownership. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

So it follows, every decision made by insiders of Livermore Investments Group regarding the company's future would be crucial to them.

Let's delve deeper into each type of owner of Livermore Investments Group, beginning with the chart below.

See our latest analysis for Livermore Investments Group

What Does The Lack Of Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Livermore Investments Group?

Small companies that are not very actively traded often lack institutional investors, but it's less common to see large companies without them.

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. Alternatively, there might be something about the company that has kept institutional investors away. Institutional investors may not find the historic growth of the business impressive, or there might be other factors at play. You can see the past revenue performance of Livermore Investments Group, for yourself, below.

Livermore Investments Group is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is the CEO Noam Lanir with 74% of shares outstanding. This implies that they possess majority interests and have significant control over the company. Investors usually consider it a good sign when the company leadership has such a significant stake, as this is widely perceived to increase the chance that the management will act in the best interests of the company. In comparison, the second and third largest shareholders hold about 15% and 0.01% of the stock. Interestingly, the second and third-largest shareholders also happen to be the Chief Investment Officer and Chairman of the Board, respectively. This once again signifies considerable insider ownership amongst the company's top 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. As far as we can tell there isn't analyst coverage of the company, so it is probably flying under the radar.