How to buy Ardagh Group S-A stock

Ardagh Group S.A is a packaging & containers business based in the US. Ardagh Group S-A shares (ARD) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Ardagh Group S-A employs 16,443 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Ardagh Group S-A share price

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Ardagh Group S-A shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-03-18.

52-week range	$9.71 - $27.36
50-day moving average	$22.01
200-day moving average	$17.84
Wall St. target price	$27.40
PE ratio	180.8108
Dividend yield	$0.6 (2.22%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$0.15

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Is Ardagh Group S-A under- or over-valued?

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

Ardagh Group S-A's P/E ratio

Ardagh Group S-A's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 181x. In other words, Ardagh Group S-A shares trade at around 181x 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.

Ardagh Group S-A's PEG ratio

Ardagh Group S-A's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.31. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Ardagh Group S-A's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Ardagh Group S-A's EBITDA

Ardagh Group S-A's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.1 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Ardagh Group S-A's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Ardagh Group S-A financials

Revenue TTM	$6.7 billion
Operating margin TTM	6.73%
Gross profit TTM	$1.1 billion
Return on assets TTM	3.09%
Return on equity TTM	0%
Profit margin	0.52%
Book value	$-6.61
Market capitalisation	$6.3 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Ardagh Group S-A shares

There are currently 140,368 Ardagh Group S-A shares held short by investors – that's known as Ardagh Group S-A's "short interest". This figure is 27.4% up from 110,203 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Ardagh Group S-A shares can be evaluated.

Ardagh Group S-A's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Ardagh Group S-A's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Ardagh Group S-A shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Ardagh Group S-A shares traded daily (recently around 140368). Ardagh Group S-A's SIR currently stands at 1. In other words for every 100,000 Ardagh Group S-A shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1000 shares are currently held short.

However Ardagh Group S-A's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Ardagh Group S-A shares, or, against the total number of tradable Ardagh Group S-A shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Ardagh Group S-A's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Ardagh Group S-A shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0102% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Ardagh Group S-A shares, roughly 10 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 Ardagh Group S-A.

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Ardagh Group S-A share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 41.67% of net profits

Recently Ardagh Group S-A has paid out, on average, around 41.67% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.25% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Ardagh Group S-A shareholders could enjoy a 2.25% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Ardagh Group S-A's case, that would currently equate to about $0.6 per share.

While Ardagh Group S-A's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Ardagh Group S-A may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Ardagh Group S-A's most recent dividend payout was on 31 March 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 16 March 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Ardagh Group S-A share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Ardagh Group S-A's shares have ranged in value from as little as $9.7101 up to $27.3641. 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 Ardagh Group S-A's is 1.2458. This would suggest that Ardagh Group S-A's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Ardagh Group S-A overview

Ardagh Group S. A. , together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and supplies rigid packaging solutions primarily for the food and beverage markets worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Metal Beverage Packaging Europe, Metal Beverage Packaging Americas, Glass Packaging Europe, and Glass Packaging North America. Its products include metal beverage cans and glass containers. The company also engages in glass engineering, business, which include design and supply of glass packaging machinery and spare parts; and the provision of technical assistance to third party users. The company was formerly known as Ardagh Finance Holdings S.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Ardagh Group S-A is owned by institutions?

  Currently 91.286% of Ardagh Group S-A shares are held by institutions.

• How many people work for Ardagh Group S-A?

  Latest data suggests 16,443 work at Ardagh Group S-A.

• When does the fiscal year end for Ardagh Group S-A?

  Ardagh Group S-A's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Ardagh Group S-A based?

  Ardagh Group S-A's address is: 56, rue Charles Martel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, 2134

• What is Ardagh Group S-A's ISIN number?

  Ardagh Group S-A's international securities identification number is: LU1565283667

• What is Ardagh Group S-A's CUSIP number?

  Ardagh Group S-A's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 156528366