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The big shareholder groups in IFB Industries Limited (NSE:IFBIND) have power over the company. Institutions often own shares in more established companies, while it's not unusual to see insiders own a fair bit of smaller companies. We also tend to see lower insider ownership in companies that were previously publicly owned.
With a market capitalization of ₹28b, IFB Industries is a small cap stock, so it might not be well known by many institutional investors. Our analysis of the ownership of the company, below, shows that institutions are noticeable on the share registry. Let's delve deeper into each type of owner, to discover more about IFBIND.
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What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About IFB Industries?
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.
IFB Industries already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own 9.4% of the company. 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 IFB Industries's earnings history, below. Of course, the future is what really matters.
Hedge funds don't have many shares in IFB Industries. There is a little analyst coverage of the stock, but not much. So there is room for it to gain more coverage.
Insider Ownership Of IFB Industries
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.
I can report that insiders do own shares in IFB Industries Limited. In their own names, insiders own ₹998m worth of stock in the ₹28b company. This shows at least some alignment. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.
General Public Ownership
With a 10% ownership, the general public have some degree of sway over IFBIND. 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.