ALS (CPBLF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

ALS Limited provides professional technical services primarily in the areas of testing, measurement, and inspection in Africa, Asia/Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. It operates in two segments, Commodities and Life Sciences. The Commodities segment offers assaying and analytical testing, and metallurgical services for the mining and mineral exploration companies. Its testing and consulting services cover the resource life cycle, including exploration, feasibility, optimization, production, design, development, trade, and rehabilitation. This segment also provides coal sampling, analysis and certification, formation evaluation, and related analytical testing services. The Life Sciences segment offers analytical testing and sampling, and remote monitoring services for the environmental, food, pharmaceutical, and consumer products markets; and microbiological, physical, and chemical testing services. This segment provides analytical testing data to assist consulting and engineering firms, industries, and governments. ALS Limited was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.00 to $11.00
• 50-Day Range: $9.53 to $11.00
• 52-Week Range: $9.11 to $11.00
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 5,527 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 38.05
• Dividend Yield: 3.55%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

ALS Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ALS scored higher than 8% 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: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for ALS.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ALS is 38.05, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ALS is 38.05, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.17.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ALS 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 ALS has recently decreased by 3.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

ALS is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.18%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of ALS is 134.92%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ALS 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 ALS has recently decreased by 3.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.04

News Sentiment

ALS has a news sentiment score of 0.04. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for ALS this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 23.16% of the stock of ALS is held by institutions.

CPBLF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CPBLF shares performed this year?

ALS's stock was trading at $9.5850 at the start of the year. Since then, CPBLF stock has increased by 14.8% and is now trading at $11.00.

How do I buy shares of ALS?

Shares of CPBLF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Consulting Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:CPBLF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.alsglobal.com
• Phone: (173) 367-7900
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 19,565
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 38.05
• 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