Computershare (CMSQF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Computershare Limited is an Australian financial services company that provides technology-enabled administration and support services to corporations, financial institutions and government entities. Its core business includes share registry and transfer agency services, helping public companies manage shareholder records, communications, meetings and corporate actions such as dividends, stock splits and mergers.

The company also provides employee share plan administration, corporate trust services, business services and mortgage servicing. Its mortgage-related operations support the administration of home loans and related processes, while its corporate trust business provides services for debt securities, structured finance and other financial arrangements.

Founded in Melbourne in 1978, Computershare has expanded into an international provider serving clients across Australia and New Zealand, North America, the United Kingdom, Europe and parts of Asia. The company is headquartered in Melbourne and is led by Chief Executive Officer Stuart Irving, who has held the role since 2014.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $29.18 to $29.91
• 50-Day Range: $25.80 to $30.78
• 52-Week Range: $17.87 to $31.83
• Volume: 1,411 shs
• Average Volume: 6,086 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 61.08
• Dividend Yield: 0.96%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Computershare Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Computershare scored higher than 11% 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: 1.3 / 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.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Computershare has received no research coverage 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 61.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Computershare is 61.08, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.19.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 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 31.67, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Computershare has recently decreased by 14.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving 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: N/A
• News Sentiment: N/A

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: 11,625
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 61.08
• 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