PVP Ventures Limited's (NSE:PVP) market cap surged ₹1.2b last week, private companies who have a lot riding on the company were rewarded

Simply Wall St · 12/31/2025 00:01

Key Insights

  • The considerable ownership by private companies in PVP Ventures indicates that they collectively have a greater say in management and business strategy
  • The largest shareholder of the company is Platex Limited with a 51% stake
  • Ownership research, combined with past performance data can help provide a good understanding of opportunities in a stock

A look at the shareholders of PVP Ventures Limited (NSE:PVP) can tell us which group is most powerful. We can see that private companies own the lion's share in the company with 56% ownership. That is, the group stands to benefit the most if the stock rises (or lose the most if there is a downturn).

As a result, private companies were the biggest beneficiaries of last week’s 14% gain.

In the chart below, we zoom in on the different ownership groups of PVP Ventures.

Check out our latest analysis for PVP Ventures

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NSEI:PVP Ownership Breakdown December 31st 2025

What Does The Lack Of Institutional Ownership Tell Us About PVP Ventures?

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 many reasons why a company might not have any institutions on the share registry. It may be hard for institutions to buy large amounts of shares, if liquidity (the amount of shares traded each day) is low. If the company has not needed to raise capital, institutions might lack the opportunity to build a position. 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 PVP Ventures, for yourself, below.

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NSEI:PVP Earnings and Revenue Growth December 31st 2025

PVP Ventures is not owned by hedge funds. Platex Limited is currently the company's largest shareholder with 51% of shares outstanding. With such a huge stake in the ownership, we infer that they have significant control of the future of the company. The second and third largest shareholders are PV Potluri Ventures Private Limited and Jhansi Sureddi, with an equal amount of shares to their name at 5.0%.

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. Our information suggests that there isn't any analyst coverage of the stock, so it is probably little known.

Insider Ownership Of PVP Ventures

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.

We can report that insiders do own shares in PVP Ventures Limited. In their own names, insiders own ₹759m worth of stock in the ₹10.0b company. This shows at least some alignment, but we usually like to see larger insider holdings. You can click here to see if those insiders have been buying or selling.

General Public Ownership

The general public, who are usually individual investors, hold a 37% stake in PVP Ventures. While this group can't necessarily call the shots, it can certainly have a real influence on how the company is run.

Private Company Ownership

We can see that Private Companies own 56%, of the shares on issue. Private companies may be related parties. Sometimes insiders have an interest in a public company through a holding in a private company, rather than in their own capacity as an individual. While it's hard to draw any broad stroke conclusions, it is worth noting as an area for further research.

Next Steps:

It's always worth thinking about the different groups who own shares in a company. But to understand PVP Ventures better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks for example - PVP Ventures has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.

Of course this may not be the best stock to buy. Therefore, you may wish to see our free collection of interesting prospects boasting favorable financials.

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.