AGL Energy (AGLNF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AGL Energy Limited is an integrated energy company based in Australia. It generates electricity through a portfolio that includes thermal power stations, hydroelectric facilities, wind farms and other renewable assets, while continuing to manage the transition toward lower-emissions energy generation.

The company supplies electricity, natural gas and related energy services to residential, small-business and commercial customers across Australia. Its offerings include energy retailing, customer support, distributed energy solutions, batteries, solar services and electric-vehicle charging solutions. AGL also operates in areas such as energy storage and demand management as it develops a more flexible energy system.

AGL traces its history to the Australian Gas Light Company, established in Sydney in 1837. Over time, it expanded from gas distribution into electricity generation and retailing, becoming one of Australia’s major integrated energy companies. AGL is led by Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Damien Nicks and serves customers and energy markets throughout Australia.

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 21% 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 38.80.

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 23.87.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AGL Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 999.99, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AGL Energy has recently increased by 35.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing 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: 0.44

News Sentiment

AGL Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.44. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 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