Online bank Postfinance sells part of its stake in Swissquote
Postfinance has sold part of its stake in Swissquote. The Swiss Post subsidiary has sold shares amounting to 3.5 percent of the online bank's share capital.
02.12.2025, 10:35
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The sale of the Swissquote shares was part of a "strategic portfolio adjustment", a Postfinance spokeswoman told the news agency AWP on Tuesday. The aim is to "focus the investment portfolio in a targeted manner". Postfinance now holds a stake of around 1.5 percent in Swissquote.
Continuing the collaboration
"The positive development of Swissquote in recent years shows that the company is now strong and independent and no longer requires the strategic participation of an investor such as Postfinance," said the spokeswoman.
The operational cooperation between Postfinance and Swissquote will remain unchanged and will continue regardless of the capital structure. Swissquote will continue to maintain the e-trading platform in Postfinance's e-finance system.
Triple-digit profit contribution
The transaction will have a financial impact on the Swiss Post subsidiary's annual financial statements for 2025: Postfinance expects the sale of the stake to make a positive contribution to net profit before tax in the "low three-digit million range", the spokeswoman explained.
According to information from financial news agencies, around 536,000 Swissquote shares, or 3.5 percent of Swissquote shares, were sold on Monday evening via a so-called "accelerated bookbuilding process". A price of CHF 447 per share was quoted in trading circles, giving the block of shares a value of around CHF 240 million.
Shares fall
Swissquote shares fell sharply on the stock market on Tuesday morning: Shortly after 10 a.m., they were trading down 5.8 percent at 450.20 francs. Over the year as a whole, however, the shares are still very strong with a price gain of more than 30 percent.
At the end of August, the stock reached an annual high of 576.50 francs. In line with the recent weakness of Bitcoin, the price subsequently fell significantly. However, the price targets of many analysts are still quite high. Just last week, for example, Bank of America initiated coverage of Swissquote shares with a 'buy' rating and a price target of CHF 543.
