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Discover 3 Top Growth Companies With High Insider Ownership On SIX Swiss Exchange

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The Switzerland market ended marginally down on Wednesday after spending much of the day's session in negative territory, as investors largely refrained from making significant moves, choosing to wait for more clarity about the quantum of interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. Despite this cautious atmosphere, growth companies with high insider ownership can offer promising opportunities due to their alignment of interests between management and shareholders. This article will explore three such companies listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange that stand out in these uncertain times.

Top 10 Growth Companies With High Insider Ownership In Switzerland

NameInsider OwnershipEarnings Growth
Stadler Rail (SWX:SRAIL)14.5%21.1%
VAT Group (SWX:VACN)10.2%22.5%
Straumann Holding (SWX:STMN)32.7%21.8%
LEM Holding (SWX:LEHN)29.9%18.4%
Swissquote Group Holding (SWX:SQN)11.4%13.1%
Temenos (SWX:TEMN)17.4%14.3%
Partners Group Holding (SWX:PGHN)17.1%13.5%
SHL Telemedicine (SWX:SHLTN)17.9%96.2%
Sensirion Holding (SWX:SENS)20.7%80.7%
Arbonia (SWX:ARBN)28.8%95%

Click here to see the full list of 11 stocks from our Fast Growing SIX Swiss Exchange Companies With High Insider Ownership screener.

Underneath we present a selection of stocks filtered out by our screen.

Partners Group Holding (SWX:PGHN)

Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: Partners Group Holding AG is a private equity firm specializing in direct, secondary, and primary investments across private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and debt with a market cap of CHF31.22 billion.

Operations: The company's revenue segments include CHF1.17 billion from private equity, CHF379.20 million from infrastructure, CHF211.30 million from private credit, and CHF186.90 million from real estate.

Insider Ownership: 17.1%

Return On Equity Forecast: 52% (2026 estimate)

Partners Group Holding AG shows promising growth prospects with earnings forecasted to grow 13.5% annually, outpacing the Swiss market. Despite a high level of debt and a dividend not well covered by earnings or free cash flows, it trades at 8.2% below its estimated fair value and has substantial insider ownership. Recent M&A discussions involving Lighthouse Learnings highlight Partners Group's active engagement in potentially lucrative investments, reinforcing its growth trajectory.

SWX:PGHN Ownership Breakdown as at Aug 2024
SWX:PGHN Ownership Breakdown as at Aug 2024

Swissquote Group Holding (SWX:SQN)

Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: Swissquote Group Holding Ltd offers a range of online financial services to retail, affluent, and professional investors globally, with a market cap of CHF4.52 billion.

Operations: The company's revenue segments include Leveraged Forex at CHF93.28 million and Securities Trading at CHF488.98 million.

Insider Ownership: 11.4%

Return On Equity Forecast: 26% (2027 estimate)

Swissquote Group Holding demonstrates strong growth potential with earnings forecasted to increase by 13.07% annually, surpassing the Swiss market's average. Despite revenue growth being slower than 20% per year, it is still expected to outpace the broader market at 11.6%. The stock trades at a significant discount of 46.8% below its estimated fair value, and recent earnings show substantial improvement with net income rising to CHF 144.56 million for H1 2024 from CHF 106.53 million a year ago.

SWX:SQN Ownership Breakdown as at Aug 2024
SWX:SQN Ownership Breakdown as at Aug 2024

VAT Group (SWX:VACN)

Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★★☆

Overview: VAT Group AG develops, manufactures, and supplies vacuum valves, multi-valve units, vacuum modules, and edge-welded metal bellows across various regions including Switzerland, Europe, the United States, Asia, and internationally; it has a market cap of CHF13.12 billion.

Operations: Revenue segments for VAT Group AG consist of Valves generating CHF783.51 million and Global Service contributing CHF163.83 million.

Insider Ownership: 10.2%

Return On Equity Forecast: 41% (2027 estimate)

VAT Group AG shows promising growth potential, with earnings forecasted to grow 22.48% annually, outpacing the Swiss market's average. Recent H1 2024 results highlight a net income increase to CHF 94 million from CHF 84.2 million last year, despite a slight dip in sales. The stock trades at a notable discount of 21.3% below its estimated fair value and boasts a very high expected return on equity of 41% in three years.

SWX:VACN Earnings and Revenue Growth as at Aug 2024
SWX:VACN Earnings and Revenue Growth as at Aug 2024

Summing It All Up

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About SWX:VACN

VAT Group

Develops, manufactures, and supplies vacuum valves, multi-valve units, vacuum modules, and edge-welded metal bellows in Switzerland, rest of Europe, the United States, Japan, Korea, Singapore, China, rest of Asia, and internationally.

Flawless balance sheet with high growth potential.