AGL Energy (AGLNF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AGL Energy Limited is an Australian integrated energy company that generates, stores and supplies electricity and gas. Its activities include operating a diverse portfolio of generation assets, including renewable energy facilities, gas-fired and coal-fired power stations, and battery storage projects. The company is also developing additional renewable and firming capacity as Australia’s electricity system transitions toward lower-emissions energy sources.

AGL provides electricity and natural gas to residential, small-business, commercial and industrial customers across Australia. Its customer offerings include energy plans, solar and battery solutions, electric-vehicle products, and related energy-management services. The company also operates wholesale energy and trading activities associated with its generation and retail businesses.

AGL traces its origins to the Australian Gas Light Company, established in 1837, and has played a long-standing role in Australia’s energy industry. Its operations and customer base are primarily located in Australia, with major generation interests in several states. The company is headquartered in Sydney and is led by Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Damien Nicks.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.26 to $5.26
• 50-Day Range: $5.21 to $5.95
• 52-Week Range: $5.21 to $7.17
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 3,428 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 5.15
• Dividend Yield: 11.49%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

AGL Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AGL Energy scored higher than 40% 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: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

AGL Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AGL Energy has received no research coverage 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 AGL Energy is 5.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.68.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AGL Energy is 5.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 35.04.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AGL Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AGL Energy has recently decreased by 51.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

AGL Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.03%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

AGL Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of AGL Energy is 59.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.54

News Sentiment

AGL Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.54. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for AGL Energy this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

15.26% of the stock of AGL Energy is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers
• Sub-Industry: Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:AGLNF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.agl.com.au
• Phone: (129) 921-2999
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,735
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.15
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A