How to buy AMREP Corporation stock | $8.01

AMREP Corporation is a real estate services business based in the US. AMREP Corporation shares (AXR) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. AMREP Corporation employs 15 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$23.5 million.

How to buy shares in AMREP Corporation

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3. Search for AMREP Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: AXR. 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 AMREP Corporation 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$8.01, 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 AMREP Corporation, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of AMREP Corporation. 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.

AMREP Corporation share price

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AMREP Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-27.

Latest market close	USD$8.01
52-week range	USD$3.9814 - USD$9.08
50-day moving average	USD$6.8885
200-day moving average	USD$5.5444
Wall St. target price	USD$2.46
PE ratio	38.8535
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.157

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Is it a good time to buy AMREP Corporation stock?

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AMREP Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $8.01 from 2020-12-18

1 week (2021-01-09)	N/A
1 month (2020-12-18)	8.01
3 months (2020-10-16)	24.57%
6 months (2020-07-17)	74.13%

1 year (2020-01-17)	38.10%
2 years (2019-01-18)	24.38%
3 years (2018-01-18)	13.55%
5 years (2016-01-16)	N/A

Is AMREP Corporation under- or over-valued?

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

AMREP Corporation's P/E ratio

AMREP Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 39x. In other words, AMREP Corporation shares trade at around 39x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

AMREP Corporation's EBITDA

AMREP Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$66,000.

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

AMREP Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$23.5 million
Gross profit TTM	USD$-2,027,000
Return on assets TTM	-0.28%
Return on equity TTM	-2.5%
Profit margin	-9.13%
Book value	$11.033
Market capitalisation	USD$63.1 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting AMREP Corporation shares

There are currently 17,311 AMREP Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as AMREP Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 18.7% up from 14,579 last month.

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

AMREP Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

AMREP Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of AMREP Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of AMREP Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 16178.504672897). AMREP Corporation's SIR currently stands at 1.07. In other words for every 100,000 AMREP Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1070 shares are currently held short.

However AMREP Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of AMREP Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable AMREP Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case AMREP Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 AMREP Corporation shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0093% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable AMREP Corporation shares, roughly 9 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 AMREP Corporation.

Find out more about how you can short AMREP Corporation stock.

AMREP Corporation share dividends

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

Have AMREP Corporation's shares ever split?

AMREP Corporation's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 2 December 1986. So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your AMREP Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for AMREP Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted AMREP Corporation's share price.

AMREP Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, AMREP Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $3.9814 up to $9.08. 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 average) beta is 1, while AMREP Corporation's is 0.5874. This would suggest that AMREP Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

AMREP Corporation overview

AMREP Corporation, through its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the real estate business. The company sells developed and undeveloped lots to homebuilders, commercial and industrial property developers, and others. As of July 1, 2020, it owned approximately 18,000 acres in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The company owns tracts of land in Colorado, including 1 property of approximately 160 acres planned for approximately 410 homes. It also owns subsurface oil, gas, and mineral interests covering an area of approximately 55,000 surface acres of land located in Rio Rancho. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of AMREP Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 57.632% of AMREP Corporation shares are held by insiders and 41.39% by institutions.

• How many people work for AMREP Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 15 work at AMREP Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for AMREP Corporation?

  AMREP Corporation's fiscal year ends in April.

• Where is AMREP Corporation based?

  AMREP Corporation's address is: 620 West Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA, United States, 19462

• What is AMREP Corporation's ISIN number?

  AMREP Corporation's international securities identification number is: US0321591051

• What is AMREP Corporation's CUSIP number?

  AMREP Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 032159105