Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ (SVNLY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) is a Sweden-based universal bank offering a broad range of financial services to private individuals, businesses and institutions. Established in 1871 and headquartered in Stockholm, the bank operates on a decentralized branch model that empowers locally managed offices to deliver tailored banking solutions. Svenska Handelsbanken provides core services such as deposit accounts, lending, payment services and credit cards, alongside specialized corporate offerings including trade finance, cash management and leasing.

In addition to its commercial banking activities, Handelsbanken maintains a dedicated investment banking arm known as Handelsbanken Capital Markets, which offers services in equity and debt underwriting, corporate finance advisory and research. The bank also oversees an asset management division, Handelsbanken Fonder, which manages mutual funds and discretionary portfolios with a focus on long-term, risk-adjusted returns. These complementary businesses enable Handelsbanken to support clients’ needs across savings, investment and capital-raising requirements.

Since its foundation in 1871, Svenska Handelsbanken has expanded beyond its Swedish roots to establish a presence across the Nordic region, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The bank’s international network allows it to serve cross-border corporate clients and facilitate global trade, while its strong core markets benefit from an extensive branch network and digital banking platforms. Svenska Handelsbanken’s commitment to prudent risk management and decentralized decision-making has underpinned steady growth and resilience through economic cycles.

Svenska Handelsbanken is publicly listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and offers American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) trading over the counter under the symbol SVNLY. The bank is led by CEO Carina Åkerström, who has championed client-focused service and digital innovation since assuming leadership. Svenska Handelsbanken’s board and executive team emphasize transparency, sustainability and local accountability as cornerstones of the bank’s governance framework.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.13 to $7.23
• 50-Day Range: $6.86 to $7.48
• 52-Week Range: $5.89 to $8.26
• Volume: 82,705 shs
• Average Volume: 218,814 shs
• Market Capitalization: $28.49 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.13
• Dividend Yield: 8.06%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Strong Sell

Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ scored higher than 60% 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: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Sell

Consensus Rating

Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ has received a consensus rating of Strong Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 3 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.20%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ are expected to grow by 8.20% in the coming year, from $0.61 to $0.66 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ is 10.13, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.93.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ is 10.13, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.79.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ has a PEG Ratio of 4.27. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ has recently decreased by 60.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.85%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ is 81.69%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ will have a dividend payout ratio of 87.88% in the coming year. This indicates that Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.39

News Sentiment

Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ has a news sentiment score of 0.39. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ 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, Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Svenska Handelsbanken Ab Publ has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/22/2026
• Today: 7/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: BANKS - FOREIGN
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:SVNLY
• CIK: 1448613
• Web: www.handelsbanken.se
• Phone: (468) 701-1000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 11,715
• Year Founded: 1871

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.71
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.15
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.82
• P/E Growth: 4.27
• Net Income: $2.42 billion
• Net Margins: 17.61%
• Pretax Margin: 20.46%
• Return on Equity: 14.41%
• Return on Assets: 0.74%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.20
• Current Ratio: 2.10
• Quick Ratio: 2.10

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $21.75 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.31
• Cash Flow: $0.69 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.47
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,960,060,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $28.55 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.61