OTCMKTS:SPKKYSpark New Zealand Stock Price, Forecast & News

$16.20

-0.01 (-0.06 %)

(As of 08/10/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$16.14

Now: $16.20▼

$16.35

50-Day Range

$13.87

MA: $15.39▼

$16.55

52-Week Range

$9.88

Now: $16.20▼

$16.55

Volume8,727 shs

Average Volume38,985 shs

Market Capitalization$5.95 billion

P/E Ratio21.89

Dividend Yield3.58%

Beta0.67

Spark New Zealand Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications, and information and communications technology (ICT) products and services primarily in New Zealand. The company's Spark Home, Mobile & Business segment offers a range of services and content, data, and voice services across fiber, wireless, and copper broadband, mobile, online video entertainment, and nationwide Wi-Fi zones to consumer and small business customers. Its Spark Digital segment integrates IT and telecommunications services to provide converged ICT solutions for clients. The company's Spark Connect & Platforms segment engages in the Spark's network and IT operations, shared business operations, and digital and service transformation activities. Its Spark Ventures & Wholesale segment develops a portfolio of businesses; and engages in the servicing and stewardship of Spark's wholesale products and services. The company also offers IT infrastructure, business cloud, business telecommunications, outsourced telecommunications, subscription video-on-demand, big data analytics and marketing automation, IT infrastructure and data center, and international wholesale telecommunications services. In addition, it provides local, national, and international telephone and data services; and retails telecommunications products and services. The company was formerly known as Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited and changed its name to Spark New Zealand Limited in August 2014. Spark New Zealand Limited was founded in 1987 and is based in Auckland, New Zealand.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

0.0 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
There is not enough analysis data for Spark New Zealand.

2.2 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Spark New Zealand has received 130 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Spark New Zealand has received 159 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Spark New Zealand has received 55.02% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Spark New Zealand and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe SPKKY will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe SPKKY will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

0.8 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Spark New Zealand pays a meaningful dividend of 3.58%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Spark New Zealand does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Spark New Zealand is 78.38%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

0.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Spark New Zealand insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 0.46% of the stock of Spark New Zealand is held by institutions.

0.0 Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Spark New Zealand is 21.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.82.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Spark New Zealand is 21.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 18.42.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Spark New Zealand has a P/B Ratio of 6.04. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

0.61 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange OTCMKTS

Industry Telephone communication, except radio

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorUtilities

Current SymbolOTCMKTS:SPKKY

Previous SymbolNASDAQ:SPKKY

CUSIPN/A

CIKN/A

Webwww.sparknz.co.nz

Phone64-4471-1638

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.15

Current Ratio1.05

Quick Ratio0.92

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio21.89

Forward P/E RatioN/A

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$2.34 billion

Price / Sales2.54

Cash Flow$1.61 per share

Price / Cash Flow10.07

Book Value$2.68 per share

Price / Book6.04

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A

Net IncomeN/A

Net MarginsN/A

Return on EquityN/A

Return on AssetsN/A

Miscellaneous

Employees5,377

Outstanding Shares367,200,000

Market Cap$5.95 billion

Next Earnings Date8/19/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableNot Optionable

$16.20

-0.01 (-0.06 %)

(As of 08/10/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Spark New Zealand (OTCMKTS:SPKKY) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Spark New Zealand's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Spark New Zealand's stock was trading at $14.9550 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, SPKKY stock has increased by 8.3% and is now trading at $16.20.
View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

When is Spark New Zealand's next earnings date?

Spark New Zealand is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 19th 2020.
View our earnings forecast for Spark New Zealand.

How often does Spark New Zealand pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Spark New Zealand?

Spark New Zealand declared a Semi-Annual dividend on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.362 per share on Monday, April 13th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 11th.
View Spark New Zealand's dividend history.

Has Spark New Zealand been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media headlines about SPKKY stock have trended somewhat negative on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Spark New Zealand earned a news impact score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the technology company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days.
View the latest news about Spark New Zealand.

Are investors shorting Spark New Zealand?

Spark New Zealand saw a decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,700 shares, a decline of 31.6% from the December 31st total of 9,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 30,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.
View Spark New Zealand's Short Interest.

Who are some of Spark New Zealand's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Spark New Zealand include China Telecom (CHA), Telenor ASA (TELNY), Telefonica (TEF), Telekomnks Indn Prsr Tbk Prshn Prsrn (TLK), Advanced Info Service PCL (AVIFY), TELIA Co A B/ADR (TLSNY), Telefonica Brasil (VIV), Centurylink (CTL), Liberty Sirius XM Group Series A (LSXMA), Liberty Sirius XM Group Series B (LSXMB), Koninklijke KPN (KKPNF), Koninklijke KPN (KKPNY), TELE2 AB/ADR (TLTZY), GCI Liberty (GLIBA) and Liberty Sirius XM Group Series C (LSXMK).
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Who are Spark New Zealand's key executives?

Spark New Zealand's management team includes the following people:

Mr. Simon Moutter ME, BSc, MD & Exec. Director
Mr. David Chalmers, Fin. Director
Mr. Mark Beder, Technology Director
Ms. Melissa Anastasiou, Gen. Counsel
Mr. Andrew Pirie, GM of Corp. Relations

What is Spark New Zealand's stock symbol?

Spark New Zealand trades on the OTCMKTS under the ticker symbol "SPKKY."

How do I buy shares of Spark New Zealand?

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

What is Spark New Zealand's stock price today?

One share of SPKKY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $16.20.

How big of a company is Spark New Zealand?

Spark New Zealand has a market capitalization of $5.95 billion and generates $2.34 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $274.27 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.74 on an earnings per share basis. Spark New Zealand employs 5,377 workers across the globe.

What is Spark New Zealand's official website?

The official website for Spark New Zealand is www.sparknz.co.nz.

How can I contact Spark New Zealand?

Spark New Zealand's mailing address is LEVEL 2 SPARK CITY 167 VICTORIA STREET WEST, AUCKLAND Q2, 1010. The technology company can be reached via phone at 64-4471-1638 or via email at [email protected]

This page was last updated on 8/11/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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