How to buy Schweitzer-Mauduit International stock

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc is a paper & paper products business based in the US. Schweitzer-Mauduit International shares (SWM) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Schweitzer-Mauduit International employs 3,400 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.1 billion.

How to buy shares in Schweitzer-Mauduit International

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2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Schweitzer-Mauduit International. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: SWM. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Schweitzer-Mauduit International reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Schweitzer-Mauduit International, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Schweitzer-Mauduit International. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Schweitzer-Mauduit International share price

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Schweitzer-Mauduit International shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-02-23.

52-week range	USD$19.215 - USD$46.83
50-day moving average	USD$41.2347
200-day moving average	USD$35.8057
Wall St. target price	USD$55
PE ratio	17.2782
Dividend yield	USD$1.76 (3.77%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$2.66

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Schweitzer-Mauduit International financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.1 billion
Operating margin TTM	13.1%
Gross profit TTM	USD$308.3 million
Return on assets TTM	5.75%
Return on equity TTM	13.44%
Profit margin	7.8%
Book value	$21.013
Market capitalisation	USD$1.4 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Schweitzer-Mauduit International shares

There are currently 898,290 Schweitzer-Mauduit International shares held short by investors – that's known as Schweitzer-Mauduit International's "short interest". This figure is 12.4% up from 799,456 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Schweitzer-Mauduit International shares can be evaluated.

Schweitzer-Mauduit International's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Schweitzer-Mauduit International's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Schweitzer-Mauduit International shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Schweitzer-Mauduit International shares traded daily (recently around 204621.86788155). Schweitzer-Mauduit International's SIR currently stands at 4.39. In other words for every 100,000 Schweitzer-Mauduit International shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4390 shares are currently held short.

However Schweitzer-Mauduit International's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Schweitzer-Mauduit International shares, or, against the total number of tradable Schweitzer-Mauduit International shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Schweitzer-Mauduit International's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Schweitzer-Mauduit International shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0393% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Schweitzer-Mauduit International shares, roughly 39 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Schweitzer-Mauduit International.

Find out more about how you can short Schweitzer-Mauduit International stock.

Have Schweitzer-Mauduit International's shares ever split?

Schweitzer-Mauduit International's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 22 August 2012. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Schweitzer-Mauduit International shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Schweitzer-Mauduit International shares which in turn could have impacted Schweitzer-Mauduit International's share price.

Schweitzer-Mauduit International share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Schweitzer-Mauduit International's shares have ranged in value from as little as $19.215 up to $46.83. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Schweitzer-Mauduit International's is 1.1243. This would suggest that Schweitzer-Mauduit International's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Schweitzer-Mauduit International overview

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides engineered solutions and advanced materials for various industries worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Advanced Materials & Structures and Engineered Papers. The Advanced Materials & Structures segment manufactures and sells resin-based rolled goods, such as nets, films, and meltblown materials for filtration, transportation, construction and infrastructure, medical, and industrial end-markets. The Engineered Papers segment provides low ignition propensity cigarette papers that are designed to self-extinguish when not actively being smoked; reconstituted tobacco, and wrapper and binder products use in machine-made cigars; alkaline battery separator papers; and commodity paper grades for printing and writing, flooring laminates, and food service packaging. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Schweitzer-Mauduit International is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 1.553% of Schweitzer-Mauduit International shares are held by insiders and 100.878% by institutions.

• How many people work for Schweitzer-Mauduit International?

  Latest data suggests 3,400 work at Schweitzer-Mauduit International.

• When does the fiscal year end for Schweitzer-Mauduit International?

  Schweitzer-Mauduit International's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Schweitzer-Mauduit International based?

  Schweitzer-Mauduit International's address is: 100 North Point Center East, Alpharetta, GA, United States, 30022-8246

• What is Schweitzer-Mauduit International's ISIN number?

  Schweitzer-Mauduit International's international securities identification number is: US8085411069

• What is Schweitzer-Mauduit International's CUSIP number?

  Schweitzer-Mauduit International's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 808541106