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

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Over the last 7 days, the Swiss market has dropped 2.8%, but it has risen by 5.6% over the past year, with earnings expected to grow by 12% per annum in the coming years. In this context, growth companies with high insider ownership can be particularly attractive as they often indicate strong confidence from those closest to the business.

Top 10 Growth Companies With High Insider Ownership In Switzerland

NameInsider OwnershipEarnings Growth
Stadler Rail (SWX:SRAIL)14.5%23.4%
VAT Group (SWX:VACN)10.2%22.5%
Straumann Holding (SWX:STMN)32.7%21.8%
LEM Holding (SWX:LEHN)29.9%17.1%
Swissquote Group Holding (SWX:SQN)11.4%13.1%
Temenos (SWX:TEMN)22%14.3%
Sensirion Holding (SWX:SENS)20.7%104.7%
Leonteq (SWX:LEON)12.7%35.1%
Kudelski (SWX:KUD)37.5%120.2%
SHL Telemedicine (SWX:SHLTN)16.4%96.2%

Click here to see the full list of 12 stocks from our Fast Growing SIX Swiss Exchange Companies With High Insider Ownership screener.

Here we highlight a subset of our preferred stocks from the screener.

LEM Holding (SWX:LEHN)

Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: LEM Holding SA, with a market cap of CHF1.44 billion, offers solutions for measuring electrical parameters across various regions including China, Japan, South Korea, India, Southeast Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, NAFTA and Latin America.

Operations: The company's revenue segments encompass solutions for measuring electrical parameters in regions such as China, Japan, South Korea, India, Southeast Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, NAFTA and Latin America.

Insider Ownership: 29.9%

Earnings Growth Forecast: 17.1% p.a.

LEM Holding SA, a Swiss growth company with high insider ownership, has experienced a volatile share price recently and reported a significant drop in Q1 2024 earnings, with sales of CHF 80.96 million and net income of CHF 4.78 million. Despite trading 31.5% below its estimated fair value, analysts predict the stock price will rise by 27.8%. Forecasts indicate annual profit growth of 17.1%, outpacing the Swiss market's average of 11.7%, though revenue growth is expected to be moderate at 9% per year.

SWX:LEHN Ownership Breakdown as at Sep 2024
SWX:LEHN Ownership Breakdown as at Sep 2024

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 CHF29.01 billion.

Operations: The firm'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%

Earnings Growth Forecast: 14.5% p.a.

Partners Group Holding, a Swiss firm with substantial insider ownership, is projected to grow earnings by 14.52% annually, surpassing the Swiss market average of 11.7%. Despite recent earnings showing a decline to CHF 508 million for H1 2024 from CHF 551.2 million in H1 2023, the company remains involved in significant M&A activities like the potential buyout of Lighthouse Learnings. However, its dividend yield of 3.51% is not well covered by earnings or free cash flows.

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

Temenos (SWX:TEMN)

Simply Wall St Growth Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: Temenos AG develops, markets, and sells integrated banking software systems to financial institutions globally and has a market cap of CHF4.26 billion.

Operations: Temenos generates revenue primarily from licensing, software-as-a-service (SaaS), maintenance, and services provided to banking and financial institutions worldwide.

Insider Ownership: 22%

Earnings Growth Forecast: 14.3% p.a.

Temenos, a growth company with high insider ownership in Switzerland, has forecasted annual earnings growth of 14.32%, outpacing the Swiss market's 11.7%. Despite carrying high debt, it trades at 25.1% below its estimated fair value and recently completed a CHF 200 million share buyback program. Key executive appointments aim to boost SaaS and US market presence. Q2 2024 revenue was USD 248.39 million with net income slightly down from last year at USD 37.06 million.

SWX:TEMN Ownership Breakdown as at Sep 2024
SWX:TEMN Ownership Breakdown as at Sep 2024

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