Private companies in Satin Creditcare Network Limited (NSE:SATIN) are its biggest bettors, and their bets paid off as stock gained 12% last week

Simply Wall St · 07/01 00:47

Key Insights

  • Significant control over Satin Creditcare Network by private companies implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
  • A total of 4 investors have a majority stake in the company with 51% ownership
  • Institutions own 21% of Satin Creditcare Network

If you want to know who really controls Satin Creditcare Network Limited (NSE:SATIN), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its share registry. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 38% to be precise, is private companies. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.

As a result, private companies collectively scored the highest last week as the company hit ₹19b market cap following a 12% gain in the stock.

Let's take a closer look to see what the different types of shareholders can tell us about Satin Creditcare Network.

Check out our latest analysis for Satin Creditcare Network

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NSEI:SATIN Ownership Breakdown July 1st 2025

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Satin Creditcare Network?

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.

As you can see, institutional investors have a fair amount of stake in Satin Creditcare Network. 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. 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 Satin Creditcare Network's historic earnings and revenue below, but keep in mind there's always more to the story.

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NSEI:SATIN Earnings and Revenue Growth July 1st 2025

Satin Creditcare Network is not owned by hedge funds. Trishashna Holdings & Investments Private Limited is currently the company's largest shareholder with 34% of shares outstanding. Florintree Advisors Pvt ltd, Investment Arm is the second largest shareholder owning 11% of common stock, and Rajsonia Consultancy Services Private Limited holds about 2.6% of the company stock.

Our research also brought to light the fact that roughly 51% of the company is controlled by the top 4 shareholders suggesting that these owners wield significant influence on the business.

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 is some analyst coverage of the stock, but it could still become more well known, with time.

Insider Ownership Of Satin Creditcare Network

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.

Insider ownership is positive when it signals leadership are thinking like the true owners of the company. However, high insider ownership can also give immense power to a small group within the company. This can be negative in some circumstances.

We can see that insiders own shares in Satin Creditcare Network Limited. In their own names, insiders own ₹293m worth of stock in the ₹19b company. Some would say this shows alignment of interests between shareholders and the board. But it might be worth checking if those insiders have been selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public-- including retail investors -- own 29% stake in the company, and hence can't easily be ignored. 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.

Private Equity Ownership

With a stake of 11%, private equity firms could influence the Satin Creditcare Network board. Some investors might be encouraged by this, since private equity are sometimes able to encourage strategies that help the market see the value in the company. Alternatively, those holders might be exiting the investment after taking it public.

Private Company Ownership

Our data indicates that Private Companies hold 38%, of the company's shares. It might be worth looking deeper into this. If related parties, such as insiders, have an interest in one of these private companies, that should be disclosed in the annual report. Private companies may also have a strategic interest in the company.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand Satin Creditcare Network better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks for example - Satin Creditcare Network has 2 warning signs (and 1 which shouldn't be ignored) we think you should know about.

Ultimately the future is most important. You can access this free report on analyst forecasts for the company.

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.