NASDAQ:AY Atlantica Yield Stock Forecast, Price & 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 Atlantica Yield PLC Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $26.96 -0.58 (-2.11 %) (As of 09/18/2020 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$26.86Now: $26.96▼$27.7050-Day Range$27.30MA: $29.48▼$30.9152-Week Range$17.74Now: $26.96▼$32.50Volume579,076 shsAverage Volume409,144 shsMarket Capitalization$2.74 billionP/E Ratio168.51Dividend Yield6.23%Beta0.72 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Atlantica Yield plc acquires, owns, and manages renewable energy, natural gas power, electric transmission lines, and water assets in the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Uruguay, Spain, Algeria, and South Africa. As of December 31, 2018, it had 24 assets, including 1,496 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; 1,152 miles of electric transmission lines; and water 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 founded in 2013 and is based in Brentford, the United Kingdom.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAtlantica Yield has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $32.00, Atlantica Yield has a forecasted upside of 18.7% from its current price of $26.96.Amount of Analyst CoverageAtlantica Yield has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.6 Community Rank Outperform VotesAtlantica Yield has received 413 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesAtlantica Yield has received 393 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentAtlantica Yield has received 51.24% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Atlantica Yield and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe AY will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe AY will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipAtlantica Yield is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.10%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthAtlantica Yield has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Atlantica Yield is 275.41%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, Atlantica Yield will have a dividend payout ratio of 143.59% in the coming year. This indicates that Atlantica Yield may not be able to sustain their current dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Atlantica Yield insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Institutions37.03% of the stock of Atlantica Yield is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Atlantica Yield are expected to grow by 108.93% in the coming year, from $0.56 to $1.17 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Atlantica Yield is 168.51, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.90.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Atlantica Yield is 168.51, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.91.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAtlantica Yield has a PEG Ratio of 1.23. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAtlantica Yield has a P/B Ratio of 1.60. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.3Community Rank: 2.6Dividend Strength: 1.7Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.89 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Electric services Sub-IndustryN/A SectorUtilities Current SymbolNASDAQ:AY Previous SymbolNASDAQ:ABY CUSIPN/A CIK1601072 Webwww.atlanticayield.com Phone44-20-3499-0465Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio3.22 Current Ratio1.38 Quick Ratio1.36Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio168.51 Forward P/E Ratio48.14 P/E Growth1.21 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.01 billion Price / Sales2.71 Cash Flow$3.67 per share Price / Cash Flow7.35 Book Value$16.88 per share Price / Book1.60Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.61 Net Income$62.13 million Net Margins1.75% Return on Equity1.04% Return on Assets0.18%Miscellaneous Employees217 Outstanding Shares101,600,000Market Cap$2.74 billion Next Earnings Date11/5/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $26.96 -0.58 (-2.11 %) (As of 09/18/2020 12:00 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive AY News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for AY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Atlantica Yield (NASDAQ:AY) Frequently Asked Questions How has Atlantica Yield's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Atlantica Yield's stock was trading at $24.87 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AY stock has increased by 8.4% and is now trading at $26.96. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Atlantica Yield? 5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Atlantica Yield in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Atlantica Yield. When is Atlantica Yield's next earnings date? Atlantica Yield is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Atlantica Yield. How were Atlantica Yield's earnings last quarter? Atlantica Yield PLC (NASDAQ:AY) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August, 3rd. The utilities provider reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.18. The utilities provider earned $255.34 million during the quarter. Atlantica Yield had a return on equity of 1.04% and a net margin of 1.75%. View Atlantica Yield's earnings history. How often does Atlantica Yield pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Atlantica Yield? Atlantica Yield announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, August 4th. Investors of record on Monday, August 31st will be given a dividend of $0.42 per share on Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.23%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 28th. This is a boost from Atlantica Yield's previous quarterly dividend of $0.41. View Atlantica Yield's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for AY? 5 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Atlantica Yield's shares. Their forecasts range from $26.00 to $35.00. On average, they anticipate Atlantica Yield's stock price to reach $32.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 18.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Atlantica Yield. Are investors shorting Atlantica Yield? Atlantica Yield saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,310,000 shares, an increase of 23.6% from the August 15th total of 1,060,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 466,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.8 days. Approximately 2.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Atlantica Yield's Short Interest. Who are some of Atlantica Yield's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Atlantica Yield include Korea Electric Power (KEP), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), RED ELECTRICA C/ADR (RDEIY), Vistra Energy (VST), Enel Americas (ENIA), Brookfield Renewable Partners (BEP), Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN), CENTRAIS ELETRI/S (EBR), CENTRAIS ELETRI/S (EBR.B), Pinnacle West Capital (PNW), NRG Energy (NRG), ENGIE BRASIL EN/S (EGIEY), Huaneng Power International Inc ADR Class N (HNP), OGE Energy (OGE) and CHINA RESOURES/ADR (CRPJY). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Atlantica Yield own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Atlantica Yield investors own include AT&T (T), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), AbbVie (ABBV), BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (BPT), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Verizon Communications (VZ), Pfizer (PFE), Intel (INTC), Iron Mountain (IRM) and Enbridge (ENB). Who are Atlantica Yield's key executives? Atlantica Yield's management team includes the following people: Mr. Santiago Seage Medela, CEO & Director (Age 50)Mr. Francisco Martinez-Davis, Chief Financial Officer (Age 56)Ms. Leire Pérez, Director, Investor RelationsMs. Irene M. Hernandez, Chief of Compliance, Gen. Counsel & Company Sec. (Age 39)Mr. Stevens C. Moore, VP of Corp. Strategy & Devel. (Age 46) What is Atlantica Yield's stock symbol? Atlantica Yield trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AY." Who are Atlantica Yield's major shareholders? Atlantica Yield's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP (2.59%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (0.91%), Raymond James & Associates (0.85%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.77%), Man Group plc (0.68%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (0.55%). Which major investors are selling Atlantica Yield stock? AY stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Two Sigma Advisers LP, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Baird Financial Group Inc., FMR LLC, FMR LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., and Natixis Advisors L.P.. Which major investors are buying Atlantica Yield stock? AY stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Neuberger Berman Group LLC, Advisors Capital Management LLC, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP, Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC, Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Man Group plc, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., and Bank of America Corp DE. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Atlantica Yield's stock price today? One share of AY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $26.96. How big of a company is Atlantica Yield? Atlantica Yield has a market capitalization of $2.74 billion and generates $1.01 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $62.13 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.61 on an earnings per share basis. Atlantica Yield employs 217 workers across the globe. What is Atlantica Yield's official website? The official website for Atlantica Yield is www.atlanticayield.com. 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] This page was last updated on 9/20/2020 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. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. See what's happening in the market right now with MarketBeat's real-time news feed. 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