Top Growth Companies With High Insider Ownership On SIX Swiss Exchange
editorial-team@simplywallst.com (Simply Wall St)
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The Switzerland market ended on a positive note on Wednesday, in line with most of Europe, amid expectations of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September. Despite technical issues halting trading twice, the benchmark SMI managed to gain 0.29%, closing at 12,317.44 points. In this context of cautious optimism and shifting investor sentiment, identifying growth companies with high insider ownership can provide valuable insights into potential investment opportunities. High insider ownership often signals confidence from those closest to the company's operations and strategy, making these stocks particularly noteworthy in today's market environment.
Top 10 Growth Companies With High Insider Ownership In Switzerland
Overview: Partners Group Holding AG is a private equity firm specializing in direct, secondary, and primary investments across private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and debt with a market cap of CHF30.77 billion.
Operations: The company's revenue segments include CHF1.17 billion from Private Equity, CHF379.20 million from Infrastructure, CHF211.30 million from Private Credit, and CHF186.90 million from Real Estate.
Insider Ownership: 17.1%
Partners Group Holding AG is a Swiss growth company with substantial insider ownership. The firm is involved in due diligence for a potential buyout of Lighthouse Learnings, valued between $700 million and $900 million. Earnings are forecast to grow 13.71% annually, outpacing the Swiss market's 8.9%. Revenue is expected to increase by 14.3% per year, also above market average. However, it has high debt levels and its dividend yield of 3.29% isn't well covered by earnings or free cash flows.
Overview: Swissquote Group Holding Ltd offers a range of online financial services to retail, affluent, and institutional investors globally and has a market cap of CHF4.16 billion.
Operations: The company's revenue segments include Leveraged Forex, generating CHF101.09 million, and Securities Trading, contributing CHF429.78 million.
Insider Ownership: 11.4%
Swissquote Group Holding, a Swiss growth company with high insider ownership, is forecast to see earnings grow 13.77% annually, outpacing the Swiss market's 8.9%. Revenue is expected to increase by 9.9% per year, faster than the market average of 4.8%. Despite trading at 22.6% below its estimated fair value and having no recent insider trading activity, its return on equity is projected to be a robust 22.8% in three years.
Overview: Stadler Rail AG, with a market cap of CHF2.69 billion, manufactures and sells trains across Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Western and Eastern Europe, the Americas, the CIS countries, and internationally through its subsidiaries.
Operations: Stadler Rail AG generates revenue from three primary segments: Signalling (CHF102.99 million), Rolling Stock (CHF3.12 billion), and Service & Components (CHF767.55 million).
Insider Ownership: 14.5%
Stadler Rail, a Swiss growth company with high insider ownership, is expected to see its earnings grow significantly at 22.21% annually over the next three years, outpacing the Swiss market's 8.9%. Revenue growth is forecasted at 7.7% per year, higher than the market average of 4.8%. Despite an unstable dividend track record and no recent insider trading activity, Stadler Rail's return on equity is projected to be a strong 23.4% in three years.
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This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.The analysis only considers stock directly held by insiders. It does not include indirectly owned stock through other vehicles such as corporate and/or trust entities. All forecast revenue and earnings growth rates quoted are in terms of annualised (per annum) growth rates over 1-3 years.
Companies discussed in this article include SWX:PGHN SWX:SQN and SWX:SRAIL.
