Boku (BOKU) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Boku Inc. (AIM: BOKU) is a global network of localised payment solutions. Through a single integration, Boku provides access to a comprehensive network of digital wallets, direct carrier billing, and account-to-account (A2A) real-time payment schemes - reaching over 7 billion consumer payment accounts worldwide. Merchants that trust Boku to simplify sign-up, acquire new paying users and prevent fraud include global tech giants such as Amazon, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Sony, Spotify and Tencent. Boku Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in London, UK, with offices in the US, India, Brazil, China, Estonia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan and Vietnam. To learn more about Boku Inc., please visit: https://www.boku.com

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 245.10 to 246.07
• 50-Day Range: 213.60 to 238
• 52-Week Range: 144 to 247
• Volume: 320,164 shs
• Average Volume: 830,465 shs
• Market Capitalization: £729.95 million
• P/E Ratio: 4,920.00
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: GBX 293
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Boku Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Boku scored higher than 31% 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: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Boku has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Boku has a consensus price target of GBX 293, representing about 18.9% upside from its current price of GBX 246.37.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Boku has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Boku is 4,927.40, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 233.40.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Boku is 4,927.40, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 495.37.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Boku has a P/B Ratio of 5.55. 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 BOKU.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Boku does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Boku does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BOKU.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.40

News Sentiment

Boku has a news sentiment score of 0.40. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Boku this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Boku insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.90% of the stock of Boku is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

45.41% of the stock of Boku is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BOKU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BOKU shares performed this year?

Boku's stock was trading at GBX 180 at the start of the year. Since then, BOKU shares have increased by 36.9% and is now trading at GBX 246.37.

How do I buy shares of Boku?

Shares of BOKU stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Boku own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Boku investors own include Metro Bank (MTRO), 4D pharma (DDDD), Intel (INTC), Bank of America (BAC), B&M European Value Retail (BME), BP (BP) and Coats Group (COA).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Software - Infrastructure
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:BOKU
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.boku.com
• Phone: +1-415-3753160
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 305
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Boku: GBX 293
• High Price Target: GBX 308
• Low Price Target: GBX 271
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.05
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4,754.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 39.19
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £9.00 million
• Net Margins: 7.90%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 5.46%
• Return on Assets: 2.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.29
• Current Ratio: 1.27
• Quick Ratio: 1.38

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £115.33 million
• Price / Sales: 6.12
• Cash Flow: GBX 38.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.11
• Book Value: GBX 44.41 per share
• Price / Book: 5.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 296,729,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £705.44 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.11