WISeKey International (WKEY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

WISeKey International Holding AG, a cybersecurity company, provides integrated security solutions in Switzerland, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates in two segments, IoT and Managed Public Key Infrastructure (mPKI). It offers microcontrollers that provides identity to various connected devices; and mPKI, which include digital identity, certificate management and signing solutions, and trust services, as well as offers digital certificates; software as a service, including cloud-based certificate life-cycle-management and signing and authentication solutions; software licenses; post-contract customer support for cybersecurity applications; and infrastructure hosting and monitoring services. The company also develops, markets, hosts, and supports a range of solutions that enable secure digital identification of people, content, and objects by generating digital identities through its products and services in cybersecurity services, IoT, digital brand management, and mobile security, which enable clients to monetize their existing user bases, as well as expand its eco-system. In addition, it engages in financing, sales, and distribution activities; and sells semiconductors secure chips. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.02 to $13.23
• 50-Day Range: $1.67 to $13.00
• 52-Week Range: $1.61 to $14.00
• Volume: 3.69 million shs
• Average Volume: 751,996 shs
• Market Capitalization: $87.56 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $4.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

WISeKey International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

WISeKey International scored higher than 17% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 166th out of 180 stocks in the industrial products sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

WISeKey International has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

WISeKey International has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for WISeKey International are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($8.17) to ($7.72) per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

WISeKey International has a P/B Ratio of 4.15. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.54% of the outstanding shares of WISeKey International have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

WISeKey International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WISeKey International has recently increased by 498.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

WISeKey International does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

WISeKey International does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.54% of the outstanding shares of WISeKey International have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

WISeKey International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WISeKey International has recently increased by 498.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.03

News Sentiment

WISeKey International has a news sentiment score of -0.03. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for WISeKey International this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

37 people have searched for WKEY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 3,600% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added WISeKey International to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

33.54% of the stock of WISeKey International is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 0.33% of the stock of WISeKey International is held by institutions.

WKEY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WKEY shares performed this year?

WISeKey International's stock was trading at $1.7501 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, WKEY shares have increased by 642.8% and is now trading at $13.00.
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When did WISeKey International's stock split?

WISeKey International shares reverse split before market open on Wednesday, July 5th 2023. The 1-2.5 reverse split was announced on Wednesday, July 5th 2023. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Wednesday, July 5th 2023. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 40 shares after the split.

How do I buy shares of WISeKey International?

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What other stocks do shareholders of WISeKey International own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that WISeKey International investors own include Ford Motor (F), Meta Platforms (META), PayPal (PYPL), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tilray (TLRY), Tesla (TSLA).

Company Calendar

• Today: 12/26/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrial Products
• Industry: Data processing & preparation
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WKEY
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1738699
• Web: www.wisekey.com
• Phone: (122) 594-3000
• Fax: 41-22-594-3001
• Employees: 140
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $4.00
• High Stock Price Target: $4.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $4.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -69.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.62
• Current Ratio: 1.96
• Quick Ratio: 1.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $20.99 million
• Price / Sales: 4.17
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $3.13 per share
• Price / Book: 4.15

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 6,735,000
• Free Float: 4,476,000
• Market Cap: $87.56 million
• Optionable: No Data
• Beta: 2.05