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

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.85 to $8.91
• 50-Day Range: $8.31 to $8.97
• 52-Week Range: $7.12 to $9.02
• Volume: 17,444 shs
• Average Volume: 17,484 shs
• Market Capitalization: $115.74 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 5.72%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

The Swiss Helvetia Fund Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

The Swiss Helvetia Fund scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 730th out of 908 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 The Swiss Helvetia Fund.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

The Swiss Helvetia Fund has a P/B Ratio of 1.01. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.09% 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 0.6, 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 50.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

The Swiss Helvetia Fund is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.68%, 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.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.09% 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 0.6, 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 50.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.97

News Sentiment

The Swiss Helvetia Fund has a news sentiment score of 0.97. 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 0.56 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for The Swiss Helvetia Fund this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added The Swiss Helvetia Fund to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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.

SWZ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SWZ shares performed this year?

The Swiss Helvetia Fund's stock was trading at $8.20 at the start of the year. Since then, SWZ shares have increased by 8.7% and is now trading at $8.91.
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Who are The Swiss Helvetia Fund's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of The Swiss Helvetia Fund include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (16.74%), Shaker Financial Services LLC (2.49%), Commonwealth Equity Services LLC (0.96%) and Sanctuary Advisors LLC (0.69%).
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How do I buy shares of The Swiss Helvetia Fund?

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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What other stocks do shareholders of The Swiss Helvetia Fund own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that The Swiss Helvetia Fund investors own include Intelsat (I), Coty (COTY), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Fossil Group (FOSL), Associated British Foods (ABF), Chaarat Gold (CGH) and American Eagle Outfitters (AEO).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 6/28 Dividend: 6/18/2024
• Dividend Payable: 6/28/2024
• Today: 9/19/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/19/2024
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Investment offices, not elsewhere classified
• Sub-Industry: Financial Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SWZ
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 813623
• Web: www.swzfund.com
• Phone: 800-730-2932
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

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: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3 million
• Price / Sales: 38.54
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $8.79 per share
• Price / Book: 1.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 12,990,000
• Free Float: 12,987,000
• Market Cap: $115.61 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.81