Atlantica Yield plc acquires, owns, and manages renewable energy natural gas, power, electric transmission lines, and water assets in North America, South America, Spain, Algeria, and South Africa. As of December 31, 2017, it had 22 assets, including 1,446 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy generation assets comprising solar power and wind plants; 300 MW of natural gas power generation assets that produce electricity and steam from natural gas; 1,099 miles of electric transmission lines; and desalination plants with an aggregate capacity of 10.5 million cubic feet per day. The company was formerly known as Abengoa Yield plc and changed its name to Atlantica Yield plc in May 2016. Atlantica Yield plc was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Brentford, the United Kingdom.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Electric services
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorUtilities
Phone44-20-3499-0465
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.01 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees185
OptionableOptionable
Atlantica Yield (NASDAQ:AY) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Atlantica Yield's stock symbol?
Atlantica Yield trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AY."
How often does Atlantica Yield pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Atlantica Yield?
Atlantica Yield declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 31st. Investors of record on Friday, November 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.36 per share on Friday, December 14th. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.62%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 29th. This is a boost from Atlantica Yield's previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. View Atlantica Yield's Dividend History.
How were Atlantica Yield's earnings last quarter?
Atlantica Yield PLC (NASDAQ:AY) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November, 5th. The utilities provider reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.45 by $0.08. The utilities provider had revenue of $323.81 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $297.91 million. Atlantica Yield had a negative net margin of 3.17% and a positive return on equity of 3.21%. View Atlantica Yield's Earnings History.
When is Atlantica Yield's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for AY?
5 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Atlantica Yield's stock. Their forecasts range from $24.00 to $27.50. On average, they expect Atlantica Yield's share price to reach $25.6250 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 35.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Atlantica Yield.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Atlantica Yield?
5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Atlantica Yield in the last year. There are currently 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Atlantica Yield.
Has Atlantica Yield been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about AY stock has trended positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Atlantica Yield earned a daily sentiment score of 2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the utilities provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.
Are investors shorting Atlantica Yield?
Atlantica Yield saw a decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 486,168 shares, a decrease of 31.4% from the January 15th total of 708,295 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 660,321 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Atlantica Yield's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Atlantica Yield's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Atlantica Yield include Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN), Enel Chile (ENIC), IDACORP (IDA), CEMIG (CIG), Enel Generacion Chile (EOCC), Portland General Electric (POR), Black Hills (BKH), Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE), PNM Resources (PNM), Ormat Technologies (ORA), Clearway Energy (CWEN), CENTRAIS ELETRI/S (EBR.B), Pampa Energia (PAM) and Companhia Paranaense de Energia (ELP).
Who are Atlantica Yield's key executives?
Atlantica Yield's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Santiago Seage Medela, Chief Exec. Officer (Age 49)
- Mr. Francisco Martinez-Davis, Chief Financial Officer (Age 55)
- Ms. Leire Pérez, Director, Investor Relations
- Ms. Irene M. Hernandez, Gen. Counsel & Company Sec. (Age 38)
- Mr. Stevens C. Moore, VP of Corp. Strategy & Devel. (Age 45)
Who are Atlantica Yield's major shareholders?
Atlantica Yield's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Centerbridge Partners L.P. (2.68%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (2.52%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (1.47%), Rare Infrastructure Ltd (1.41%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.14%) and Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (0.89%).
Which major investors are selling Atlantica Yield stock?
AY stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Centerbridge Partners L.P., Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Eagle Global Advisors LLC, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., GSA Capital Partners LLP, Macquarie Group Ltd. and Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd..
Which major investors are buying Atlantica Yield stock?
AY stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Rare Infrastructure Ltd, Millennium Management LLC, Two Sigma Advisers LP, Two Sigma Investments LP, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., BlackRock Inc. and Epoch Investment Partners Inc..
How do I buy shares of Atlantica Yield?
Shares of AY 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Atlantica Yield's stock price today?
One share of AY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $18.91.
How big of a company is Atlantica Yield?
Atlantica Yield has a market capitalization of $1.90 billion and generates $1.01 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $-111,800,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.18) on an earnings per share basis. Atlantica Yield employs 185 workers across the globe.
What is Atlantica Yield's official website?
How can I contact Atlantica Yield?
Atlantica Yield's mailing address is GREAT WEST HOUSE GW1 17TH FLOOR GREAT WEST ROAD, BRENTFORD X0, TW8 9DF. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 44-20-3499-0465 or via email at [email protected]
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