Sika (SKFOF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sika AG is a Switzerland-based specialty chemicals company that develops products and systems for the construction and automotive industries. Founded in 1910 by Kaspar Winkler, the company is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland, and has grown into an international supplier of construction technologies and industrial materials.

Its construction portfolio includes concrete and mortar admixtures, waterproofing systems, roofing materials, sealants, adhesives, flooring solutions, and products used to repair and protect concrete and other structures. Sika also supplies bonding, sealing, damping, and reinforcing solutions for automotive manufacturers and other industrial customers.

Sika serves customers across global markets through manufacturing facilities, research and development operations, and sales organizations in numerous countries. Its products are used in residential, commercial, infrastructure, and industrial projects, as well as in the production and assembly of vehicles and other manufactured goods.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$208.00 to C$209.61
• 50-Day Range: C$206.81 to C$240.00
• 52-Week Range: C$157.28 to C$240.00
• Volume: 11 shs
• Average Volume: 940 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 1.40
• Dividend Yield: 27.19%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Sika Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sika scored higher than 23% 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: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Sika has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sika has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sika is 1.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sika is 1.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 41.64.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sika has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 999.99, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sika has recently decreased by 3.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Sika pays a meaningful dividend of 1.76%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sika is 38.09%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Sika has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

39.66% of the stock of Sika is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Specialized Consumer Services
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:SKFOF
• Previous Symbol: OTC:SKFOF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.sika.com
• Phone: 41 58 436 68 00
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 33,707
• Year Founded: 1910

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1.40
• 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: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A