Foreign investors hiked stakes in 77 listed firms last Wednesday

05/02/2018 Argaam Special

 

Qualified foreign investors (QFIs) increased their stakes in 77 Tadawul-listed firms last Wednesday, while 45 companies saw foreign investors cutting stakes, market data compiled by Argaam showed.

 

National Medical Care Co. (Care), United International Transportation Co. Ltd. (Budget Saudi) and Dallah Healthcare Co. were the top companies seeing further purchases by foreign investors. 

 

Foreign investors raised their shareholdings in Care by 0.64 percent; and in Budget Saudi and Dallah by 0.30 and 0.18 percent, respectively.

 

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Increased Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

Care

7.25%

 7.89%

+0.64%

287,040

Budget Saudi

 11.20%

 11.50%

+0.30%

213,500

Dallah

 4.06%

 4.24%

+0.18%

106,200

Farm Superstores

 0.34%

 0.52%

+0.18%

81,000

Saudi German Hospitals

 10.86%

 11.01%

+0.15%

138,060

 

Meanwhile, Malath Cooperative Insurance Co. and The Company for Cooperative Insurance (Tawuniya) saw the highest stock sales by foreign investors, with QFIs offloading 0.25 percent and 0.24 percent of their holdings, respectively.

 

Top Five Stocks Where QFIs Offloaded Stakes

Company

Previous stake

Current stake

Variation

Number of shares

Malath

20.73%

 20.48%

(0.25%)

125,000

Tawuniya

 5.49%

 5.25%

(0.24%)

300,000

Chemanol

 2.89%

 2.76%

(0.13%)

156,780

Shams

 2.46%

 2.36%

(0.10%)

10,150

Alasmak

 0.64%

 0.57%

(0.07%)

14,000

 

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