SWK (SWKH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. This segment also offers non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional clients in separately managed accounts to invest in life science finance. The Pharmaceutical Development segment provides customers pharmaceutical development, formulation, and manufacturing services, as well as formulation solutions built around its proprietary oral drug delivery technologies, the Peptelligence platform. It also offers intellectual property licensing business. The company was formerly known as Kana Software, Inc. and changed its name to SWK Holdings Corporation in December 2009. SWK Holdings Corporation was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.18 to $15.91
• 50-Day Range: $15.16 to $17.29
• 52-Week Range: $15.14 to $18.75
• Volume: 7,170 shs
• Average Volume: 9,174 shs
• Market Capitalization: $194.38 million
• P/E Ratio: 17.09
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

SWK Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SWK scored higher than 23% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 830th out of 920 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for SWK.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SWK is 17.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 118.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SWK is 17.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 39.30.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SWK has a P/B Ratio of 0.69. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.40% of the float of SWK has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SWK has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SWK has recently decreased by 1.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

SWK does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

SWK does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.40% of the float of SWK has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SWK has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SWK has recently decreased by 1.48%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.42

News Sentiment

SWK has a news sentiment score of -0.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for SWK this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, SWK insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.00% of the stock of SWK is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.27% of the stock of SWK is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SWKH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SWKH shares performed this year?

SWK's stock was trading at $17.53 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, SWKH shares have decreased by 9.4% and is now trading at $15.89.
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How were SWK's earnings last quarter?

SWK Holdings Co. (NASDAQ:SWKH) released its earnings results on Friday, November, 12th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $9.56 million for the quarter. SWK had a net margin of 26.51% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.07%.

Who are SWK's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of SWK include Geode Capital Management LLC (0.60%), Greenwood Capital Associates LLC (0.33%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (0.27%) and Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC (0.17%).
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How do I buy shares of SWK?

Shares of SWKH stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of SWK own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that SWK investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), Humana (HUM), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/12/2021
• Today: 11/23/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Miscellaneous business credit
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SWKH
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1089907
• Web: www.swkhold.com
• Phone: (972) 687-7250
• Fax: 972-687-7255
• Employees: 40
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.93
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $15.89 million
• Net Margins: 26.51%
• Pretax Margin: 26.37%
• Return on Equity: 5.07%
• Return on Assets: 4.40%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.11
• Current Ratio: 5.06
• Quick Ratio: 5.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $37.76 million
• Price / Sales: 5.15
• Cash Flow: $1.94 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.20
• Book Value: $23.17 per share
• Price / Book: 0.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 12,230,000
• Free Float: 12,111,000
• Market Cap: $194.33 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.36