Computershare (CMSQF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Computershare Limited is a global provider of investor services and financial administration solutions. The company supports publicly traded companies, government entities, financial institutions and other organizations with share registry and transfer agency services, including maintaining shareholder records, processing corporate actions, managing dividend payments and facilitating shareholder communications.

Its services also include employee equity plan administration, corporate trust and loan agency services, mortgage servicing, class action administration and stakeholder communications. Computershare’s mortgage services business provides loan administration and related support, while its corporate trust operations assist issuers and investors with bond and debt-market administration.

Founded in 1978, Computershare is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, and serves clients across major markets including Australia, New Zealand, North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia and South Africa. The company is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and is led by Stuart Irving, who has served as chief executive officer and president since 2014.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $27.29 to $28.82
• 50-Day Range: $26.53 to $31.83
• 52-Week Range: $17.87 to $31.83
• Volume: 849 shs
• Average Volume: 6,691 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 57.12
• Dividend Yield: 1.03%
• Price Target: $39.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Computershare Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Computershare scored higher than 29% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Computershare has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Computershare has a consensus price target of $39.50, representing about 44.8% upside from its current price of $27.29.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Computershare has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Computershare is 57.12, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Computershare is 57.12, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.95.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Computershare has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 126.13, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Computershare has recently increased by 5.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Computershare pays a meaningful dividend of 2.82%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Computershare does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Computershare is 58.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Computershare has a news sentiment score of -0.91. 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 0.67 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Computershare this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

21.93% of the stock of Computershare is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:CMSQF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.computershare.com
• Phone: (139) 415-5000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 14,081
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Computershare: $39.50
• High Price Target: $39.50
• Low Price Target: $39.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +44.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 57.12
• 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