NYSE:SWM - Schweitzer-Mauduit International Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Schweitzer-Mauduit International trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SWM."

Schweitzer-Mauduit International declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.44 per share on Friday, December 21st. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.70%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 29th. This is a positive change from Schweitzer-Mauduit International's previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. View Schweitzer-Mauduit International's Dividend History.

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (NYSE:SWM) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 7th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.05. The firm earned $260.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $266.80 million. Schweitzer-Mauduit International had a return on equity of 17.95% and a net margin of 5.83%. The company's revenue was up 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.00 earnings per share. View Schweitzer-Mauduit International's Earnings History.

Schweitzer-Mauduit International is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 20th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Schweitzer-Mauduit International.

1 brokerages have issued twelve-month target prices for Schweitzer-Mauduit International's shares. Their predictions range from $54.00 to $54.00. On average, they anticipate Schweitzer-Mauduit International's share price to reach $54.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 75.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Schweitzer-Mauduit International.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Schweitzer-Mauduit International in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Schweitzer-Mauduit International.

Media coverage about SWM stock has trended very positive on Monday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Schweitzer-Mauduit International earned a daily sentiment score of 3.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

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Schweitzer-Mauduit International's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.35%), LSV Asset Management (5.36%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.92%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (3.82%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.02%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.02%). Company insiders that own Schweitzer-Mauduit International stock include Frederic Villoutreix, Jeffrey Keenan, Kimberly E Ritrievi, Michel Fievez and Robert J Cardin. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Schweitzer-Mauduit International.

SWM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Renaissance Technologies LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Man Group plc, Prudential Financial Inc., Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Schweitzer-Mauduit International.

SWM stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., GSA Capital Partners LLP, Systematic Financial Management LP, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Adams Asset Advisors LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. Company insiders that have bought Schweitzer-Mauduit International stock in the last two years include Jeffrey Keenan and Kimberly E Ritrievi. View Insider Buying and Selling for Schweitzer-Mauduit International.

Shares of SWM can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SWM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $30.86.

Schweitzer-Mauduit International has a market capitalization of $952.56 million and generates $982 million in revenue each year. The company earns $34.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.18 on an earnings per share basis. Schweitzer-Mauduit International employs 3,600 workers across the globe.

The official website for Schweitzer-Mauduit International is http://www.swmintl.com.

Schweitzer-Mauduit International's mailing address is 100 NORTH POINT CENTER EAST SUITE 600, ALPHARETTA GA, 30022. The company can be reached via phone at 1-800-514-0186 or via email at [email protected]