NASDAQ:ASFIAsta Funding 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 Asta Funding, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $12.99 +0.02 (+0.15 %) (As of 08/10/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$12.97Now: $12.99▼$13.0050-Day Range$10.85MA: $12.73▼$13.0252-Week Range$6.51Now: $12.99▼$13.38Volume285 shsAverage Volume5,509 shsMarket Capitalization$85.34 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/ABeta0.58 ProfileAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Asta Funding, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the consumer receivables business in the United States, Puerto Rico, and South America. It operates through three segments: Consumer Receivables, Personal Injury Claims, and Social Security Disability Advocacy. The Consumer Receivables segment is involved in purchasing, managing, and servicing distressed consumer receivables, including judgment receivables, which are accounts where outside attorneys secure judgments directly against the consumer; charged-off receivables consisting of accounts that have been written-off by the originators and might have been previously serviced by collection agencies; and semi-performing receivables that are accounts where the debtor is currently making partial or irregular monthly payments, but the accounts might have been written-off by the originators. Its distressed consumer receivables include MasterCard, Visa, and other credit card accounts, which were charged-off by the issuers or providers for non-payment. The Personal Injury Claims segment funds personal injury settlement claims. The Social Security Disability Advocacy segment represents individuals in their claims for social security disability and supplemental security income benefits from the social security administration. Asta Funding, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 0.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for Asta Funding. Previous Next 2.4 Community Rank Outperform VotesAsta Funding has received 87 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesAsta Funding has received 96 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentAsta Funding has received 52.46% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Asta Funding and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe ASFI will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe ASFI will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldAsta Funding does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthAsta Funding does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Asta Funding insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders63.40% of the stock of Asta Funding is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 15.57% of the stock of Asta Funding is held by institutions. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Price to Book Value per Share RatioAsta Funding has a P/B Ratio of 0.96. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 0.0Community Rank: 2.4Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™0.81 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Short-term business credit Sub-IndustryConsumer Finance SectorFinance Current SymbolNASDAQ:ASFI Previous Symbol CUSIP04622010 CIK1001258 Webwww.astafunding.com Phone201-567-5648Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio39.87 Quick Ratio39.87Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$21.11 million Price / Sales4.04 Cash Flow$1.11 per share Price / Cash Flow11.72 Book Value$13.57 per share Price / Book0.96Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net Income$7.18 million Net Margins27.42% Return on Equity5.69% Return on Assets5.57%Miscellaneous Employees60 Outstanding Shares6,570,000Market Cap$85.34 million Next Earnings Date8/11/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $12.99 +0.02 (+0.15 %) (As of 08/10/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive ASFI News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for ASFI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Asta Funding (NASDAQ:ASFI) Frequently Asked Questions How has Asta Funding's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Asta Funding's stock was trading at $9.53 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, ASFI stock has increased by 36.3% and is now trading at $12.99. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. When is Asta Funding's next earnings date? Asta Funding is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 11th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Asta Funding. How were Asta Funding's earnings last quarter? Asta Funding, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASFI) issued its earnings results on Friday, May, 29th. The business services provider reported ($0.01) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business services provider earned $3.87 million during the quarter. Asta Funding had a return on equity of 5.69% and a net margin of 27.42%. View Asta Funding's earnings history. Has Asta Funding been receiving favorable news coverage? News stories about ASFI stock have trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Asta Funding earned a news impact score of -1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Asta Funding. Are investors shorting Asta Funding? Asta Funding saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,700 shares, an increase of 11.9% from the July 15th total of 4,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 13,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company's shares are sold short. View Asta Funding's Short Interest. Who are some of Asta Funding's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Asta Funding include American Express (AXP), Capital One Financial (COF), Discover Financial Services (DFS), Credit Acceptance (CACC), Green Dot (GDOT), SLM (SLM), Nelnet (NNI), FirstCash (FCFS), Pra Group (PRAA), Encore Capital Group (ECPG), World Acceptance (WRLD), EZCORP (EZPW), Regional Management (RM) and Nicholas Financial (NICK). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Asta Funding own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Asta Funding investors own include NovaBay Pharmaceuticals (NBY), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Arbutus Biopharma (ABUS), AcelRx Pharmaceuticals (ACRX), Allena Pharmaceuticals (ALNA), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Microchip Technology (MCHP), Pfizer (PFE) and Primo Water (PRMW). Who are Asta Funding's key executives? Asta Funding's management team includes the following people: Mr. Gary Stern, Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 66)Mr. Bruce R. Foster CPA, CPA, Chief Accounting Officer, CFO & Exec. VP (Age 59)Mr. Seth Berman, Chief Compliance Officer, Sec. & Gen. Counsel (Age 56)Mr. Ricky Stern CFP, CIMA, Sr. VP (Age 34) What is Asta Funding's stock symbol? Asta Funding trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ASFI." Who are Asta Funding's major shareholders? Asta Funding's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include JBF Capital Inc. (0.38%). Company insiders that own Asta Funding stock include Louis A Piccolo and Seth Berman. View institutional ownership trends for Asta Funding. Which major investors are buying Asta Funding stock? ASFI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JBF Capital Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for Asta Funding. How do I buy shares of Asta Funding? Shares of ASFI can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Asta Funding's stock price today? One share of ASFI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $12.99. How big of a company is Asta Funding? Asta Funding has a market capitalization of $85.34 million and generates $21.11 million in revenue each year. Asta Funding employs 60 workers across the globe. What is Asta Funding's official website? The official website for Asta Funding is www.astafunding.com. How can I contact Asta Funding? Asta Funding's mailing address is 210 Sylvan Ave, Englewood Cliffs NJ, 07632. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 201-567-5648. This page was last updated on 8/10/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. 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