Sika (SKFOF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sika AG, a specialty chemicals company, develops, produces, and sells systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting in the building sector and motor vehicle industry worldwide. The company offers tile adhesives and grouts, systems for under-tile waterproofing, sound reduction, renders, and decorative finishes for exterior and interior walls, as well as exterior insulation finishing systems; admixtures and additives for concrete, cement, and mortar production; and flat roofing systems, including flexible sheets and liquid-applied membranes under the Sika Sarnafil brand, as well as vapor control layers, adhesives, insulation, fixation, roof drainages, leak monitoring and detection systems, and accessories. It also provides technologies for below and above-ground waterproofing, including flexible membrane systems, such as polymeric sheets, fully bonded membranes, and modified bitumen sheets; liquid-applied membranes; joint waterproofing systems, including waterstops, swelling profiles, and adhered tapes; and waterproofing mortars and injection resins for commercial and residential basements, tunnels, bridges, and various types of water-retaining structures, such as reservoirs, storage basins, and storage tanks. In addition, the company offers flooring solutions, such as synthetic resin and cementitious systems; and sealants, adhesives, tapes, and spray foams for the building facades, interior finishing, and infrastructure projects. Further, it provides repairing, reinforcing, and protective solutions for concrete structures, such as repair mortars, shrinking grouts, anchoring adhesives, protective coatings, corrosion control, and structural strengthening systems. The company serves automobile and commercial vehicle assembly, automotive aftermarket, marine vessel, industrial lamination, renewable energy, home appliance, and facade engineering industries. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$195.72 to C$195.72
• 50-Day Range: C$168.84 to C$199.22
• 52-Week Range: C$157.28 to C$276.77
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 704 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 1.31
• Dividend Yield: 29.12%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Sika Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sika scored higher than 14% 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 1.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.69.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sika is 1.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 23.42.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 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 increased by 9.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

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: N/A
• News Sentiment: N/A

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: Basic Materials
• Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Personal 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: 33,547
• Year Founded: 1910

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1.31
• 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