How to buy Blueknight Energy Partners L-P stock | $3.29

Blueknight Energy Partners L.P is an oil & gas midstream business based in the US. Blueknight Energy Partners L-P shares (BKEP) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Blueknight Energy Partners L-P employs 147 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Blueknight Energy Partners L-P stock price (NASDAQ: BKEP)

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Blueknight Energy Partners L-P shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-10-17.

Latest market close	$3.29
52-week range	$1.23 - $4.21
50-day moving average	$3.18
200-day moving average	$3.43
Wall St. target price	$2.00
PE ratio	2.9336
Dividend yield	$0.16 (4.69%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$1.16

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Blueknight Energy Partners L-P price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $3.29 from 2021-10-21

1 week (2021-10-15)	-3.24%
1 month (2021-09-22)	5.45%
3 months (2021-07-22)	-9.62%
6 months (2021-04-22)	4.78%

1 year (2020-10-22)	136.69%
2 years (2019-10-22)	186.04%
3 years (2018-10-22)	58.17%
5 years (2016-10-21)	5.875

Is Blueknight Energy Partners L-P under- or over-valued?

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

Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's P/E ratio

Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 3x. In other words, Blueknight Energy Partners L-P shares trade at around 3x recent earnings.

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

Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's EBITDA

Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $52.8 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Blueknight Energy Partners L-P financials

Revenue TTM	$113.6 million
Operating margin TTM	31.64%
Gross profit TTM	$49.6 million
Return on assets TTM	10.5%
Return on equity TTM	0%
Profit margin	64.18%
Book value	$9.27
Market capitalisation	$141.1 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Blueknight Energy Partners L-P shares

There are currently 56,918 Blueknight Energy Partners L-P shares held short by investors – that's known as Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's "short interest". This figure is 59.4% up from 35,697 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Blueknight Energy Partners L-P shares can be evaluated.

Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Blueknight Energy Partners L-P shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Blueknight Energy Partners L-P shares traded daily (recently around 72971.794871795). Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's SIR currently stands at 0.78. In other words for every 100,000 Blueknight Energy Partners L-P shares traded daily on the market, roughly 780 shares are currently held short.

However Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Blueknight Energy Partners L-P shares, or, against the total number of tradable Blueknight Energy Partners L-P shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Blueknight Energy Partners L-P shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0016% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Blueknight Energy Partners L-P shares, roughly 2 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 Blueknight Energy Partners L-P.

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Blueknight Energy Partners L-P share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 2.41% of net profits

Recently Blueknight Energy Partners L-P has paid out, on average, around 2.41% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 4.71% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Blueknight Energy Partners L-P shareholders could enjoy a 4.71% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's case, that would currently equate to about $0.16 per share.

While Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Blueknight Energy Partners L-P is investing more in its future growth.

Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's most recent dividend payout was on 12 August 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 4 August 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Blueknight Energy Partners L-P share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's shares have ranged in value from as little as $1.2291 up to $4.2091. 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 (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's is 2.3233. This would suggest that Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Blueknight Energy Partners L-P overview

Blueknight Energy Partners, L. P. provides integrated terminalling services for companies engaged in the production, distribution, and handling of liquid asphalt in the United States. As of March 4, 2021, it had 53 terminals located in 26 states. Blueknight Energy Partners G. P. , L.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Blueknight Energy Partners L-P is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 8.865% of Blueknight Energy Partners L-P shares are held by insiders and 31.208% by institutions. How many people work for Blueknight Energy Partners L-P?
Latest data suggests 147 work at Blueknight Energy Partners L-P. When does the fiscal year end for Blueknight Energy Partners L-P?
Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Blueknight Energy Partners L-P based?
Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's address is: 6060 American Plaza, Tulsa, OK, United States, 74135 What is Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's ISIN number?
Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's international securities identification number is: US09625U1097 What is Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's CUSIP number?
Blueknight Energy Partners L-P's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 09625U109