The Swiss market has shown robust performance, climbing 1.1% in the last week and achieving a 10% increase over the past year, with earnings projected to grow by 12% annually in the coming years. In this favorable environment, growth companies with high insider ownership can be particularly appealing as they often signal strong confidence from those closest to the business's operations and potential.
Name | Insider Ownership | Earnings Growth |
Stadler Rail (SWX:SRAIL) | 14.5% | 24.1% |
VAT Group (SWX:VACN) | 10.2% | 22.5% |
Addex Therapeutics (SWX:ADXN) | 19% | 33.3% |
Straumann Holding (SWX:STMN) | 32.7% | 21.8% |
LEM Holding (SWX:LEHN) | 29.9% | 18.4% |
Swissquote Group Holding (SWX:SQN) | 11.4% | 12.6% |
Temenos (SWX:TEMN) | 21.8% | 14.4% |
V-ZUG Holding (SWX:VZUG) | 20.9% | 38.7% |
Gurit Holding (SWX:GURN) | 30.2% | 71.6% |
Sensirion Holding (SWX:SENS) | 19.9% | 102.7% |
Let's take a closer look at a couple of our picks from the screened companies.
Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★☆☆
Overview: Partners Group Holding AG is a private equity firm that focuses on direct, secondary, and primary investments in private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and debt with a market cap of CHF33.72 billion.
Operations: The company's revenue segments include CHF1.19 billion from Private Equity, CHF254.90 million from Infrastructure, CHF218.90 million from Private Credit, and CHF190.90 million from Real Estate.
Insider Ownership: 17%
Partners Group Holding is positioned for growth, with revenue and earnings forecasted to outpace the Swiss market at 15.4% and 14.2%, respectively. Despite high debt levels, its projected Return on Equity of over 50% in three years is compelling. Recent M&A activity highlights its strategic interest in expanding through acquisitions, such as the potential buyout of Lighthouse Learnings. However, recent earnings showed a decline to CHF 508 million from CHF 551.2 million year-on-year, indicating some financial challenges.
Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★☆☆
Overview: Swissquote Group Holding Ltd offers a range of online financial services to retail, affluent, and professional institutional investors globally, with a market cap of CHF4.56 billion.
Operations: The company generates revenue from Leveraged Forex, amounting to CHF93.28 million, and Securities Trading, which contributes CHF488.98 million.
Insider Ownership: 11.4%
Swissquote Group Holding demonstrates growth potential with its earnings forecasted to increase by 12.6% annually, surpassing the Swiss market average of 11.6%. Recent half-year results showed a net income rise to CHF 144.56 million from CHF 106.53 million year-on-year, reflecting strong profitability momentum. Despite trading at a significant discount to its estimated fair value, revenue growth is expected at 11.1% per year, outpacing the market's 4.3%, though not exceptionally high overall.
Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★☆☆
Overview: Temenos AG develops, markets, and sells integrated banking software systems to banking and other financial institutions worldwide, with a market cap of CHF4.65 billion.
Operations: The company's revenue is derived from two main segments: Product, contributing $879.99 million, and Services, generating $132.98 million.
Insider Ownership: 21.8%
Temenos, with substantial insider ownership, is positioned for growth with earnings expected to rise by 14.4% annually, outpacing the Swiss market. Recent executive changes, including appointing Barb Morgan as Chief Product and Technology Officer, aim to enhance its cloud and AI capabilities. The company completed a CHF 200 million share buyback, reflecting confidence in its valuation as it trades below estimated fair value. Revenue growth forecasts at 7.6% exceed the Swiss average but remain moderate overall.
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