Why Securitas stock moves
Securitas fell, moving in line with the market.
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Why today
15,984 news analyzed todaySecuritas fell, moving in line with the market.
No company news from that session explains the move.
Over the last five trading days the shares rose slightly while the market was roughly flat.
Analysts recently set new price targets, with Morgan Stanley raising its target to SEK 130 while keeping an underweight rating (a view that the stock will lag the market).
The next earnings report is due on 27 January 2027.
Today's move of −1.19% was 1.8 times a normal day's 0.7%. OMX Stockholm 30 moved −1.01% on the same day.
Securitas −1.19%OMX Stockholm 30 −1.01%In step with the market
What analysts expect, and how often they have been right
Analysts’ estimates for Securitas.
Securitas earned more than expected in 2 out of 8 reports.
For comparison, about 46% of reports from Nordic companies beat the estimate in the last three years.
The share moved in the same direction as the earnings surprise in 5 out of 8 reports with a measured move, against about 63% of reports from Nordic companies.
Ratings
Price targets
Latest price 157.70 SEK
Earnings against expectations, and the share’s reaction
Expected EPSAbove estimateBelow estimateAs expectedSEK
Next reported quarter: expected earnings per share of 3.37 SEK (January 27). For the current fiscal year, expected earnings per share changed from 12.91 SEK three months ago to 12.89 SEK now. 2026 estimate: 12.89 SEK. 2027 estimate: 13.98 SEK. People on the board and in management must report their trades in the share to Finansinspektionen, Sweden's financial supervisor. September 9: Sell about 1.2 m SEK. July 24: Buy about 1.5 m SEK. June 22: Sell about 9.8 m SEK. June 18: Buy about 9.9 m SEK. June 16: Sell about 4.5 m SEK.
Has the share price followed the business?
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 1 out of 3 years. Across Nordic companies, that happens in about 60% of years. In 2025, the price changed +8% and earnings per share −1%.
Revenue, profit and market cap
RevenueProfitMarket capHatched bars: analysts’ estimates.bn SEK
Assets, liabilities and market cap
AssetsLiabilitiesMarket capbn SEK
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 1 out of 3 years.Market cap (Now): 90.3 bn SEKRevenue 2025: 155.1 bn SEK
What the key figures say about Securitas
The figures connect what Securitas earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale. Hatched bars: analysts’ estimates.
Profit divided by the number of shares. Each share represents this much of the earnings.
2022–2025: 2.24 SEK–9.20 SEK. Peers: Assa Abloy 15.26 SEK, Nibe 1.31 SEK. 2026 estimate: 12.89 SEK (11.79 SEK–13.60 SEK). 2027 estimate: 13.98 SEK (12.91 SEK–15.08 SEK).
What the company sold during the year.
2022–2025: 133.2 bn SEK–161.9 bn SEK. Peers: Verisure 4.0 bn EUR, Assa Abloy 154.1 bn SEK, Nibe 41.6 bn SEK. 2026 estimate: 151.6 bn SEK (150.9 bn SEK–152.5 bn SEK). 2027 estimate: 158.1 bn SEK (153.7 bn SEK–160.4 bn SEK).
The percentage of revenue left after the costs of running the business.
2022–2025: 5.7%–7.0%. Peers: Verisure 9.2%, Assa Abloy 16.6%, Nibe 10.8%.
Profit as a percentage of shareholders’ money in the company.
2022–2025: 3.5%–13.1%. Peers: Verisure 0.3%, Assa Abloy 15.3%, Nibe 8.5%.
The price investors pay for each unit of annual earnings per share. Not shown for a loss.
2022–2025: 9.5–44.0. Peers: Assa Abloy 25.9, Nibe 34.3. 2026 estimate: 12.2. 2027 estimate: 11.3.
What investors pay for each unit the company sells.
2022–2025: 0.36–0.54. Peers: Verisure 2.77, Assa Abloy 2.84, Nibe 2.18. 2026 estimate: 0.60. 2027 estimate: 0.57.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2017–2025: 3.12 SEK–4.50 SEK.
The ordinary yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price.
2022–2025: 2.8%–4.2%. Peers: Assa Abloy 1.6%, Nibe 0.8%.
Net debt divided by operating earnings before depreciation and amortisation.
2022–2025: 2.40–4.06. Peers: Verisure 3.76, Assa Abloy 2.09, Nibe 3.17.
More key figures
Market cap divided by shareholders’ equity, what remains after liabilities.
2022–2025: 1.37–2.16. Peers: Verisure 1.26, Assa Abloy 3.68, Nibe 2.80.
Market cap plus net debt, divided by operating earnings. This includes debt.
2022–2025: 12.1–17.8.
Cash left after investments, divided by the number of shares.
2022–2025: 5.83 SEK–12.54 SEK. Peers: Verisure 0.49 EUR, Assa Abloy 19.73 SEK, Nibe 2.13 SEK.
The percentage of assets financed by shareholders’ equity.
2022–2025: 31.5%–35.7%.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. Securitas paid 4.90 SEK per share in the twelve months through November 6, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, April 30, 2026, Securitas traded without the right to the 2.65 SEK dividend. The price went from 156.40 SEK to 154.10 SEK; including the dividend, the day's change was +0.2%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2017: 3.12 SEK2018: 3.33 SEK2019: 3.66 SEK2020: 3.99 SEK2021: 3.33 SEK2022: 3.66 SEK2023: 3.45 SEK2024: 3.80 SEK2025: 4.50 SEK2026 so far: 2.65 SEK
What to watch next, and why
From the ex-day, Securitas trades without entitlement to the next dividend.
- The dividend explained
From the ex-day, Securitas trades without entitlement to the next dividend.
- Earnings report
The earnings report shows how Securitas's revenue and profit have changed.
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More about Securitas
Insider trades
People on the board and in management must report their trades in the share to Finansinspektionen, Sweden's financial supervisor.
- Hillevi Agranius, senior executiveSellabout 1.2 m SEK
- Magnus Ahlqvist, CEOBuyabout 1.5 m SEK
- Magnus Ahlqvist, CEOSellabout 9.8 m SEK
- Magnus Ahlqvist, CEOBuyabout 9.9 m SEK
- Helena Teresa Andreas, senior executiveSellabout 4.5 m SEK
Earnings report
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On its last 15 report days Securitas usually moved about 5.0%. On a normal day it moves 0.7%.
−5.04% Why? −10.97% −4.09% +7.47%
10,000 SEK in Securitas bought on November 7, 2016 is worth 18,600 SEK today, with dividends reinvested.
What would 10,000 SEK in Securitas be worth today? →
What would 10,000 SEK in Securitas be worth today?
18,600 SEK
with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016.
At worst it was worth 7,220 SEK (March 23, 2020).
The five biggest days of the journey
· +12.4% · the whole market rose 1.2% the same day · report day
· −11.0% · the whole market rose 1.0% the same day · report day
· +10.4% · the whole market fell 0.8% the same day · report day
· −9.5% · the whole market was unchanged the same day · report day
· +9.4% · the whole market rose 7.1% the same day
Earlier days
+1.48% market −0.11% Securitas rose slightly over the week while the broader Stockholm market was roughly flat. Read →
Securitas rose slightly over the week while the broader Stockholm market was roughly flat.
Analysts kept their views in focus: Morgan Stanley raised its price target, the share price it sees as fair, to SEK 130 but kept an underweight rating, meaning it expects the shares to lag the market.
SEB reiterated its buy rating and highlighted the data center business as a new growth driver.
The move was small and came on thin trading.
+2.32% market +0.83% Securitas rose sharply, more than the market. Read →
Securitas rose sharply, more than the market.
No company news from the last session explains the move.
Over the last five trading days, Securitas also rose sharply, while OMX Stockholm 30 rose slightly.
The next earnings report is due on 27 January 2027.
+1.37% market −0.29% Securitas rose clearly without a company-news explanation. Read →
Securitas rose clearly without a company-news explanation.
Over the same day, OMX Stockholm 30 fell slightly, so the stock moved against the market.
Traded volume was well below its usual level, which suggests thin trading.
The move came after a quarter that missed expectations, when earnings were held back by weak margins and flat organic sales growth.
Analysts still kept buy-type views, with SEB and DNB Carnegie adjusting their price targets, the share prices they see as fair.
−0.70% market +3.01% Securitas fell slightly over the week, moving against a market that rose clearly. Read →
Securitas fell slightly over the week, moving against a market that rose clearly.
Its third-quarter results on 23 October missed expectations on margins, which weighed on the shares.
Since the market rose clearly over the same days, the drop was mostly stock-specific.
The next earnings report is due on Wednesday 27 January 2027.
−1.79% market +0.33% Securitas fell sharply; no company news explains it. Read →
Securitas fell sharply; no company news explains it.
Securitas moved against the market, which rose slightly over the same days.
Its fall over the last five trading days was very big for the stock.
No company news from the last session explains the drop.
Earlier, the company's third-quarter results, which came out before that session, missed expectations on margins, the profit share of sales.
−5.04% market +0.41% Securitas fell on its earnings day, against a slightly rising market. Read →
Securitas fell on its earnings day, against a slightly rising market.
Q3 earnings missed expectations, with adjusted operating margin flat at 8.2 percent and organic sales growth at 3 percent.
DNB Carnegie cut its price target to 190 kronor but kept its buy rating.
Over the last five trading days Securitas fell sharply, in line with OMX Stockholm 30.
Trading volume was about twice normal.
−4.40% market −3.67% Securitas fell sharply over the last five trading days, moving in line with the wider Stockholm market. Read →
Securitas fell sharply over the last five trading days, moving in line with the wider Stockholm market.
The drop came mainly on the day of its third-quarter report, published today, where earnings missed expectations.
Organic sales growth was flat at 0 percent, with weak airport activity in Europe, and profit per share before one-off items fell from last year.
Analysts also lowered their fair-value estimate, which likely added to the pressure.
−0.54% market −0.89% Securitas fell slightly, with no clear company news explaining it. Read →
Securitas fell slightly, with no clear company news explaining it.
The market fell more, so Securitas held up better than the wider Stockholm market.
Over the last five trading days, the share rose clearly while the market fell slightly.
Analyst Baader Europe cut its rating to reduce, a sell-leaning view, which weighs on sentiment.
Securitas reports its third-quarter results on Friday 23 October, the next key date to watch.
+0.74% market +1.25% Securitas rose clearly, in step with a firm Stockholm market, so the gain looks largely market-driven rather than company-specific. Read →
Securitas rose clearly, in step with a firm Stockholm market, so the gain looks largely market-driven rather than company-specific.
Company news from that session is negative: 17 security guards were dismissed after a private chat group among them came to light, which tends to weigh on sentiment rather than lift the shares.
The next catalyst is the interim report (the company's quarterly results) due on Friday 23 October 2026.
+0.18% market −0.62% Securitas was roughly flat, with no clear company-specific trigger. Read →
Securitas was roughly flat, with no clear company-specific trigger.
Analysts' calls that the stock looks cheap ahead of its interim report on 23 October, a firm that raised its target price, and buy recommendations from other brokers likely supported sentiment, but these are mostly commentary rather than new results.
Over the last five trading days the stock rose sharply, clearly outpacing the OMX Stockholm 30 index, which rose too but by less.
+0.76% market +0.36% Securitas rose clearly, helped by its technology arm's new industry outlook report. Read →
Securitas rose clearly, helped by its technology arm's new industry outlook report.
Over the last five trading days the shares rose clearly, while the Stockholm market was roughly flat, so Securitas outpaced it.
The new outlook report, released during the last session, probably added to the positive tone.
Next week's earnings report is the next thing to watch.
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