How to buy Bristow Group stock | $28.1

Bristow Group Inc is an oil & gas equipment & services business based in the US. Bristow Group shares (VTOL) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

How to buy shares in Bristow Group

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 Bristow Group. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: VTOL. 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 Bristow Group 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$28.1, 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 Bristow Group, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Bristow Group. 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.

Bristow Group share price

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Bristow Group shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-11-30.

Latest market close	USD$28.1
52-week range	USD$3.5 - USD$26.1099
50-day moving average	USD$22.7612
200-day moving average	USD$17.642
Wall St. target price	USD$39
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$-0.7539

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Is it a good time to buy Bristow Group stock?

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Bristow Group price performance over time

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Is Bristow Group under- or over-valued?

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

Bristow Group's EBITDA

Bristow Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$101.5 million.

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

Bristow Group financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.1 billion
Operating margin TTM	0.53%
Gross profit TTM	USD$250.2 million
Return on assets TTM	0.15%
Return on equity TTM	-43.1%
Profit margin	-28.52%
Book value	N/A
Market capitalisation	USD$709.5 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Bristow Group shares

There are currently 357,447 Bristow Group shares held short by investors – that's known as Bristow Group's "short interest". This figure is 25% down from 476,578 last month.

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

Bristow Group's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Bristow Group's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Bristow Group shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Bristow Group shares traded daily (recently around 98199.725274725). Bristow Group's SIR currently stands at 3.64. In other words for every 100,000 Bristow Group shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3640 shares are currently held short.

However Bristow Group's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Bristow Group shares, or, against the total number of tradable Bristow Group shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Bristow Group's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Bristow Group shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Bristow Group shares, roughly 0 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 Bristow Group.

Find out more about how you can short Bristow Group stock.

Bristow Group share dividends

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

Bristow Group share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Bristow Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as $3.5 up to $26.1099. 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 Bristow Group's is 1.8958. This would suggest that Bristow Group's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Bristow Group overview

Bristow Group Inc. provides industrial aviation services to the offshore energy industry worldwide. It conducts major transportation operations in the North Sea, Nigeria, and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico; and other offshore energy producing regions, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Guyana, and Trinidad. The company also provides commercial search and rescue (SAR) services in Canada, Guyana, Norway, Trinidad, and the United States; and public sector SAR services in the United Kingdom. As of March 31, 2020, it had a fleet of 315 aircraft. The company is based in Houston, Texas.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Bristow Group is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 2.664% of Bristow Group shares are held by insiders and 96.332% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Bristow Group?

  Bristow Group's fiscal year ends in March.

• Where is Bristow Group based?

  Bristow Group's address is: 3151 Briarpark Drive, Houston, TX, United States, 77042

• What is Bristow Group's ISIN number?

  Bristow Group's international securities identification number is: US11040G1031