SWK Holdings Corp. $SWKH Shares Bought by M3F Inc.

M3F Inc. raised its holdings in shares of SWK Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:SWKH) by 5.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 733,155 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 34,727 shares during the period. SWK comprises approximately 3.0% of M3F Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest position. M3F Inc. owned approximately 0.06% of SWK worth $10,667,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of SWKH. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of SWK by 40.5% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,000 after buying an additional 1,527 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of SWK by 41.8% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,000 after acquiring an additional 1,649 shares during the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP increased its position in SWK by 6.5% in the 3rd quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 13,458 shares of the company’s stock worth $196,000 after purchasing an additional 821 shares during the last quarter. Bailard Inc. bought a new position in SWK during the third quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in shares of SWK by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 53,809 shares of the company’s stock valued at $936,000 after purchasing an additional 1,929 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.27% of the company’s stock.

SWK Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of SWKH stock opened at $16.42 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $17.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $16.25. The stock has a market cap of $198.68 million, a P/E ratio of 8.83 and a beta of 0.29. SWK Holdings Corp. has a one year low of $13.17 and a one year high of $20.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 5.68 and a quick ratio of 5.68.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of SWK in a report on Monday, December 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $18.00.

SWK Profile

SWK Holdings Corporation, offers specialty finance and asset management services in the United States. It operates in two segments, Finance Receivables and Pharmaceutical Development. The Finance Receivables segment provides customized financing solutions to a range of life science companies, including companies in the biotechnology, medical device, medical diagnostics and related tools, animal health, and pharmaceutical industries, as well as institutions and inventors. This segment also offers non-discretionary investment advisory services to institutional clients in separately managed accounts to invest in life science finance.