SWK Holdings Co. (NASDAQ:SWKH) Short Interest Update

SWK Holdings Co. (NASDAQ:SWKH - Get Free Report) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 47,200 shares, a decrease of 18.6% from the September 15th total of 58,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.9 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company's stock are short sold.

SWK Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of SWKH stock traded up $0.16 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $16.93. The company had a trading volume of 11,551 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,068. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $17.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.13. The company has a market capitalization of $211.12 million, a P/E ratio of 16.76 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 2.68 and a current ratio of 2.68. SWK has a twelve month low of $15.65 and a twelve month high of $18.75.

SWK (NASDAQ:SWKH - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 15th. The company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $11.54 million for the quarter. SWK had a net margin of 29.82% and a return on equity of 5.33%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On SWK

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SWKH. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of SWK during the second quarter worth approximately $172,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of SWK by 85.7% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 30,109 shares of the company's stock worth $511,000 after purchasing an additional 13,892 shares during the last quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of SWK by 7.7% in the 2nd quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC now owns 31,165 shares of the company's stock valued at $529,000 after purchasing an additional 2,234 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of SWK by 7.9% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 50,137 shares of the company's stock worth $873,000 after purchasing an additional 3,675 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in SWK by 75.5% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 397,273 shares of the company's stock worth $6,920,000 after purchasing an additional 170,957 shares in the last quarter. 99.27% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

SWK Company Profile

SWK Holdings Corporation, offers specialty finance and asset management services in the United States. It operates in two segments, Finance Receivables and Pharmaceutical Development. The Finance Receivables segment provides customized financing solutions to a range of life science companies, including companies in the biotechnology, medical device, medical diagnostics and related tools, animal health, and pharmaceutical industries, as well as institutions and inventors.