SGS (SGSOY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SGS SA is a Switzerland-based testing, inspection and certification company. Through its laboratories, technical specialists and assessment services, the company helps businesses, governments and other organizations verify that products, processes and facilities meet applicable quality, safety, regulatory and sustainability standards.

The company provides services across a wide range of industries, including agriculture and food, consumer products, energy and natural resources, chemicals, construction, industrial manufacturing, transportation, life sciences and environmental services. Its offerings include product testing, certification, inspection, auditing, technical assurance, supply-chain verification and training. SGS also supports clients with services related to cybersecurity, sustainability reporting, carbon management and regulatory compliance.

SGS traces its origins to 1878, when it was established in Rouen, France, to inspect shipments of grain. It later developed into a global provider of testing, inspection and certification services, serving customers across numerous geographic markets through operations in Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. SGS is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and is led by Chief Executive Officer Géraldine Picaud.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.23 to $11.31
• 50-Day Range: $11.20 to $12.10
• 52-Week Range: $10.16 to $12.76
• Volume: 115,618 shs
• Average Volume: 85,876 shs
• Market Capitalization: $22.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 1.68%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

SGS Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SGS scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

SGS has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SGS has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.80%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for SGS are expected to grow by 9.80% in the coming year, from $0.51 to $0.56 per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SGS has a P/B Ratio of 18.21. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of SGS has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SGS has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.15, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SGS has recently increased by 14.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

SGS pays a meaningful dividend of 1.71%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

SGS does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, SGS will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.93% next year. This indicates that SGS will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for SGS this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

SGS has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 10/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:SGSOY
• CIK: 1069347
• Web: www.sgs.com
• Phone: (122) 739-9111
• Fax: 41-0-22-739-9886
• Employees: 100,000
• Year Founded: 1878

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): 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: $8.38 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.69
• Cash Flow: $0.70 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.20
• Book Value: $0.62 per share
• Price / Book: 18.21

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,994,390,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $22.52 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.79