ASX:ASTAusnet Services Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Ausnet Services Ltd Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add A$1.94 -0.06 (-3.00 %) (As of 05/13/2020) Add Compare Share Today's RangeA$1.86Now: A$1.94▼A$1.9750-Day RangeA$1.78MA: A$1.89▼A$1.9652-Week RangeA$1.47Now: A$1.94▼A$2.02Volume15.41 million shsAverage Volume4.86 million shsMarket Capitalization$7.23 billionP/E Ratio28.96Dividend Yield5.33%BetaN/A ProfileAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsInsider TradesHeadlinesOptions Chain AusNet Services Ltd engages in energy delivery services business in Australia. The company operates through Electricity Distribution, Gas Distribution, Electricity Transmission, and Commercial Energy Services segments. The Electricity Distribution segment carries electricity from the high voltage transmission network to end users in eastern Victoria. The Gas Distribution segment carries natural gas to commercial and residential end users in central and western Victoria. The Electricity Transmission segment owns and manages an electricity transmission network, including transmission lines and towers, which carry electricity at high voltages from power generators to electricity distributors in Victoria. The Commercial Energy Services segment provides contracted infrastructure, metering, and asset intelligence services, as well as telecommunication solutions. It primarily serves customers operating in utility, renewables, and infrastructure sectors of electricity, water, gas, and rail. The company operates through an electricity distribution network of 60 zone substations and approximately 383,000 power poles serving 722,000 customers; an approximately 6,600 kilometers of transmission line, 53 terminal stations and switchyards, and 13,000 towers; and a gas distribution network of 11,400 kilometers serving 692,000 customers. The company was formerly known as SP AusNet Ltd. and changed its name to AusNet Services Ltd in August 2014. AusNet Services Ltd is headquartered in Southbank, Australia.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 0.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for Ausnet Services. Previous Next 2.2 Community Rank Outperform VotesAusnet Services has received 100 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesAusnet Services has received 124 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentAusnet Services has received 55.36% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Ausnet Services and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe AST will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe AST will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipAusnet Services is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.33%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthAusnet Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Ausnet Services is 149.25 %. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Ausnet Services insiders have not sold or bought any company stock. Previous Next 0.0 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Ausnet Services are expected to decrease by -100.00% in the coming year, from A$0.07 to A$0.00 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Ausnet Services is 28.96, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 14.56.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Ausnet Services is 28.96, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 26.98.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAusnet Services has a P/B Ratio of 2.31. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 0.0Community Rank: 2.2Dividend Strength: 1.7Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 0.0 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™0.77 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange ASX Industry Diversified Utilities Sub-IndustryN/A SectorUtilities Current SymbolASX:AST Previous SymbolASX:SPN CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.ausnetservices.com.au Phone+61-3-96956000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio289.73 Current Ratio0.38 Quick Ratio0.25Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio28.96 Forward P/E Ratio27.36 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.89 billion Price / Sales3.83 Cash FlowA$0.05 per share Price / Cash Flow36.60 Book ValueA$0.84 per share Price / Book2.31Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous EmployeesN/A Outstanding Shares3,726,840,064Market Cap$7.23 billion Next Earnings DateN/A OptionableOptionable Receive AST News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for AST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Ausnet Services (ASX:AST) Frequently Asked Questions How has Ausnet Services' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Ausnet Services' stock was trading at A$1.62 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AST shares have increased by 20.1% and is now trading at A$1.94. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. How were Ausnet Services' earnings last quarter? Ausnet Services Ltd (ASX:AST) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 13th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05. View Ausnet Services' earnings history. How often does Ausnet Services pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Ausnet Services? Ausnet Services announced a Final dividend on Wednesday, May 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 25th will be paid a dividend of 0.051 per share on Thursday, June 25th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.63%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 20th. This is a boost from Ausnet Services's previous Final dividend of A$0.05. View Ausnet Services' dividend history. Has Ausnet Services been receiving favorable news coverage? News headlines about AST stock have trended negative on Monday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ausnet Services earned a daily sentiment score of -2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutAusnet Services. Who are some of Ausnet Services' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Ausnet Services include SSE (SSE), Genesis Energy (GNE), Centrica (CNA), Infigen Energy (IFN), Atlantic Power (ATP), AFC Energy (AFC), Maxim Power (MXG), Etrion (ETX), ARHT Media (ART), Rurelec (RUR), Onenergy (OEG), Alaska Hydro (ALKHF), Mass Megawatts Windpower (MMMW) and Syngas (SYS). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Ausnet Services own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Ausnet Services investors own include Skechers USA (SKX), American Airlines Group (AAL), Boot Barn (BOOT), Nova Measuring Instruments (NVMI), Spark Energy (SPKE), Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), Ambarella (AMBA), AMAG Pharmaceuticals (AMAG), Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN) and Agios Pharmaceuticals (AGIO). Who are Ausnet Services' key executives? Ausnet Services' management team includes the following people: Mr. Nino Ficca, Managing Director (Age 59)Mr. Adam Newman, Exec. GM & CFOMr. Mario Tieppo, Exec. Gen. Mang. of TechnologyMr. Chad Hymas, Exec. Gen. Mang. of Commercial Energy ServicesMr. Alistair Parker, Exec. Gen. Mang. of Regulated Energy Services What is Ausnet Services' stock symbol? Ausnet Services trades on the ASX under the ticker symbol "AST." What is Ausnet Services' stock price today? One share of AST stock can currently be purchased for approximately A$1.94. How big of a company is Ausnet Services? Ausnet Services has a market capitalization of $7.23 billion and generates $1.89 billion in revenue each year. What is Ausnet Services' official website? The official website for Ausnet Services is www.ausnetservices.com.au. How can I contact Ausnet Services? Ausnet Services' mailing address is Level 31 2 Southbank Boulevard, Southbank Southbank, MELBOURNE, VIC 3006, Australia. The company can be reached via phone at +61-3-96956000. This page was last updated on 6/1/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
