Private companies who hold 36% of Triveni Engineering & Industries Limited (NSE:TRIVENI) gained 8.2%, insiders profited as well

Simply Wall St · 3d ago

Key Insights

  • Significant control over Triveni Engineering & Industries by private companies implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
  • A total of 3 investors have a majority stake in the company with 54% ownership
  • Insider ownership in Triveni Engineering & Industries is 30%

To get a sense of who is truly in control of Triveni Engineering & Industries Limited (NSE:TRIVENI), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 36% to be precise, is private companies. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

Following a 8.2% increase in the stock price last week, private companies profited the most, but insiders who own 30% stock also stood to gain from the increase.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of Triveni Engineering & Industries.

Check out our latest analysis for Triveni Engineering & Industries

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NSEI:TRIVENI Ownership Breakdown December 18th 2025

What Does The Institutional Ownership Tell Us About Triveni Engineering & Industries?

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.

Triveni Engineering & Industries already has institutions on the share registry. Indeed, they own a respectable stake in the company. This can indicate that the company has a certain degree of credibility in the investment community. However, it is best to be wary of relying on the supposed validation that comes with institutional investors. They too, get it wrong sometimes. It is not uncommon to see a big share price drop if two large institutional investors try to sell out of a stock at the same time. So it is worth checking the past earnings trajectory of Triveni Engineering & Industries, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.

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NSEI:TRIVENI Earnings and Revenue Growth December 18th 2025

Hedge funds don't have many shares in Triveni Engineering & Industries. STFL Trading And Finance Private Limited is currently the largest shareholder, with 36% of shares outstanding. Meanwhile, the second and third largest shareholders, hold 11% and 5.9%, of the shares outstanding, respectively. Interestingly, the bottom two of the top three shareholders also hold the title of Co-Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors, respectively, suggesting that these insiders have a personal stake in the company.

After doing some more digging, we found that the top 3 shareholders collectively control more than half of the company's shares, implying that they have considerable power to influence the company's decisions.

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. Quite a few analysts cover the stock, so you could look into forecast growth quite easily.

Insider Ownership Of Triveni Engineering & Industries

While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. Management ultimately answers to the board. However, it is not uncommon for managers to be executive board members, especially if they are a founder or the CEO.

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.

It seems insiders own a significant proportion of Triveni Engineering & Industries Limited. Insiders have a ₹25b stake in this ₹82b business. This may suggest that the founders still own a lot of shares. You can click here to see if they have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

With a 21% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Triveni Engineering & Industries. 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 Company Ownership

We can see that Private Companies own 36%, of the shares on issue. It's hard to draw any conclusions from this fact alone, so its worth looking into who owns those private companies. Sometimes insiders or other related parties have an interest in shares in a public company through a separate private company.

Next Steps:

I find it very interesting to look at who exactly owns a company. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. For instance, we've identified 1 warning sign for Triveni Engineering & Industries that you should be aware of.

But ultimately it is the future, not the past, that will determine how well the owners of this business will do. Therefore we think it advisable to take a look at this free report showing whether analysts are predicting a brighter future.

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.