AO World (AO) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AO World plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the online retailing of domestic appliances the United Kingdom and Germany. It retails fridge and freezers; laundry products; dishwashers; and audiovisual equipment, as well as computing, mobile, gaming, and smart home technology products. The company provides logistics and transport services. In addition, it engages in the investment activities; and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling activities. The company sells its products through its websites, marketplaces, and third-party websites. AO World plc was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Bolton, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 91.10 to 95.40
• 50-Day Range: 88 to 94.80
• 52-Week Range: 77.15 to 120.40
• Volume: 799,768 shs
• Average Volume: 22,969 shs
• Market Capitalization: £537.92 million
• P/E Ratio: 21.09
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: GBX 146
• Consensus Rating: Buy

AO World Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AO World scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

AO World has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

AO World has a consensus price target of GBX 146, representing about 57.8% upside from its current price of GBX 92.50.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AO World has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AO World is 21.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.82.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AO World is 21.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 26.11.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for AO World, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AO World has a P/B Ratio of 3.93. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AO.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

AO World does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

AO World does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

AO World has a news sentiment score of 1.05. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AO World insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £3,182,499.05 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

47.09% of the stock of AO World is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

42.14% of the stock of AO World is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Broadline Retail
• Sub-Industry: Broadline Retail
• Current Symbol: LON:AO
• CIK: N/A
• Web: ao.com
• Phone: +44-1204-672400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,921
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AO World: GBX 146
• High Price Target: GBX 155
• Low Price Target: GBX 137
• Potential Upside/Downside: +57.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 4.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: -2.13
• Net Income: £25.59 million
• Net Margins: 2.83%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 21.65%
• Return on Assets: 5.02%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 36.92
• Current Ratio: 1.09
• Quick Ratio: 0.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.03 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.52
• Cash Flow: GBX 13.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.09
• Book Value: GBX 23.53 per share
• Price / Book: 3.93

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 581,534,641
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £537.92 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.23