M3F Inc. Grows Stock Position in SWK Holdings Corp. $SWKH

M3F Inc. grew its holdings in SWK Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:SWKH) by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 733,155 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 34,727 shares during the quarter. SWK makes up approximately 3.0% of M3F Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. M3F Inc. owned 6.04% of SWK worth $10,667,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in SWKH. GSA Capital Partners LLP boosted its position in SWK by 6.5% during the third quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 13,458 shares of the company’s stock worth $196,000 after acquiring an additional 821 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of SWK by 40.5% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after buying an additional 1,527 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of SWK by 41.8% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,000 after purchasing an additional 1,649 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in 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. Finally, Bridgeway Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of SWK by 2.9% during the second quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 114,277 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,684,000 after acquiring an additional 3,263 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.27% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of SWK in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, SWK presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $18.00.

SWK Price Performance

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

About SWK

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.