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The Swiss Helvetia Fund (SWZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$8.20
+0.09 (+1.11%)
(As of 11/1/2024 ET)

About The Swiss Helvetia Fund Stock (NYSE:SWZ)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$8.13
$8.23
50-Day Range
$8.11
$9.03
52-Week Range
$7.32
$9.14
Volume
94,894 shs
Average Volume
24,973 shs
Market Capitalization
$106.52 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
6.34%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
N/A

Company Overview

The Swiss Helvetia Fund Inc. is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. The fund invests in public equity markets of Switzerland. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in value stocks of companies across all market capitalizations. It employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach, focusing on factors such as capital appreciation, income, economic and industry trends, quality of management, financial condition, business plan, industry and sector market position, dividend payout ratio, and corporate governance to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 Index and MSCI EAFE Index. It was previously known as The Helvetia Fund, Inc. The Swiss Helvetia Fund Inc. was formed in October 24, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.

The Swiss Helvetia Fund Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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46th Percentile Overall Score

SWZ MarketRank™: 

The Swiss Helvetia Fund scored higher than 46% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 730th out of 949 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    The Swiss Helvetia Fund has a P/B Ratio of 0.93. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.11% of the outstanding shares of The Swiss Helvetia Fund have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    The Swiss Helvetia Fund has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in The Swiss Helvetia Fund has recently decreased by 35.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    The Swiss Helvetia Fund is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.36%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    The Swiss Helvetia Fund does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Read more about The Swiss Helvetia Fund's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.11% of the outstanding shares of The Swiss Helvetia Fund have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    The Swiss Helvetia Fund has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in The Swiss Helvetia Fund has recently decreased by 35.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    The Swiss Helvetia Fund has a news sentiment score of 1.90. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for The Swiss Helvetia Fund this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for SWZ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, The Swiss Helvetia Fund insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.03% of the stock of The Swiss Helvetia Fund is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    41.12% of the stock of The Swiss Helvetia Fund is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about The Swiss Helvetia Fund's insider trading history.
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SWZ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

The Swiss Helvetia Fund's stock was trading at $8.20 at the start of the year. Since then, SWZ shares have increased by 0.0% and is now trading at $8.20.
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Top institutional investors of The Swiss Helvetia Fund include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (16.55%), Shaker Financial Services LLC (2.52%) and Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC (0.16%).
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Shares of SWZ 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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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that The Swiss Helvetia Fund investors own include Intelsat (I), Associated British Foods (ABF), Fossil Group (FOSL), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Bank of America (BAC), Chaarat Gold (CGH) and Apollo Global Management (APO).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend
9/19/2024
Dividend Payable
9/30/2024
Today
11/02/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
Investment offices, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry
Financial Services
Fax
N/A
Employees
N/A
Year Founded
N/A

Profitability

Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3 million
Book Value
$8.79 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
12,987,000
Market Cap
$106.52 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.82

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This page (NYSE:SWZ) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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