How to buy AeroCentury stock | $2.15

AeroCentury Corp is a rental & leasing services business based in the US. AeroCentury shares (ACY) are listed on the NYSE MKT and all prices are listed in US Dollars. AeroCentury employs 9 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$17.5 million.

How to buy shares in AeroCentury

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for AeroCentury. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: ACY. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until AeroCentury reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$2.15, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of AeroCentury, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of AeroCentury. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

AeroCentury share price

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AeroCentury shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-27.

Latest market close	USD$2.15
52-week range	USD$0.7116 - USD$5.25
50-day moving average	USD$2.2679
200-day moving average	USD$2.3782
Wall St. target price	USD$9.75
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$-6.42

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Is it a good time to buy AeroCentury stock?

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AeroCentury price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $2.15 from 2020-10-19

1 week (2021-01-15)	-73.75%
1 month (2020-12-23)	-9.28%
3 months (2020-10-23)	2.38%
6 months (2020-07-23)	-27.61%

1 year (2020-01-23)	-53.29%
2 years (2019-01-23)	-79.08%
3 years (2018-01-23)	15.5
5 years (2016-01-22)	11.14

Is AeroCentury under- or over-valued?

Valuing AeroCentury stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of AeroCentury's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

AeroCentury's EBITDA

AeroCentury's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$7.3 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a AeroCentury's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

AeroCentury financials

Revenue TTM	USD$17.5 million
Gross profit TTM	USD$42.6 million
Return on assets TTM	-0.06%
Return on equity TTM	-262.92%
Profit margin	-198.64%
Book value	$0.216
Market capitalisation	USD$4.2 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting AeroCentury shares

There are currently 5,102 AeroCentury shares held short by investors – that's known as AeroCentury's "short interest". This figure is 583% up from 747 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting AeroCentury shares can be evaluated.

AeroCentury's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

AeroCentury's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of AeroCentury shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of AeroCentury shares traded daily (recently around 39246.153846154). AeroCentury's SIR currently stands at 0.13. In other words for every 100,000 AeroCentury shares traded daily on the market, roughly 130 shares are currently held short.

However AeroCentury's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of AeroCentury shares, or, against the total number of tradable AeroCentury shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case AeroCentury's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 AeroCentury shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0043% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable AeroCentury shares, roughly 4 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against AeroCentury.

Find out more about how you can short AeroCentury stock.

AeroCentury share dividends

We're not expecting AeroCentury to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

AeroCentury share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, AeroCentury's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.7116 up to $5.25. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE MKT average) beta is 1, while AeroCentury's is 2.3753. This would suggest that AeroCentury's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

AeroCentury overview

AeroCentury Corp., together with its subsidiaries, provides leasing and finance services to regional airlines worldwide. The company primarily engages in leasing its aircraft portfolio consisting of mid-life regional aircraft through operating and finance leases. It also sells aircraft from its operating lease portfolio to third parties, which include other leasing companies, financial services companies, and airlines. As of March 30, 2020, the company's aircraft portfolio consisted of eleven aircraft held for lease, six aircraft held under sales-type or direct finance leases, and seven aircraft held for sale. AeroCentury Corp. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Burlingame, California.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of AeroCentury is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 29.153% of AeroCentury shares are held by insiders and 4.32% by institutions.

• How many people work for AeroCentury?

  Latest data suggests 9 work at AeroCentury.

• When does the fiscal year end for AeroCentury?

  AeroCentury's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is AeroCentury based?

  AeroCentury's address is: 1440 Chapin Avenue, Burlingame, CA, United States, 94010

• What is AeroCentury's ISIN number?

  AeroCentury's international securities identification number is: US0077371096

• What is AeroCentury's CUSIP number?

  AeroCentury's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 007737109