How to buy DLH stock | $9.5

DLH Holdings Corp is a specialty business services business based in the US. DLH shares (DLHC) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. DLH employs 2,200 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$209.2 million.

How to buy shares in DLH

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 DLH. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: DLHC. 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 DLH 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$9.5, 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 DLH, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of DLH. 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.

DLH share price

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DLH shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-27.

Latest market close	USD$9.5
52-week range	USD$3 - USD$11.49
50-day moving average	USD$9.6421
200-day moving average	USD$8.7462
Wall St. target price	USD$13.5
PE ratio	17.0926
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.54

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DLH price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $9.5 from 2021-01-11

1 week (2021-01-08)	-4.62%
1 month (2020-12-16)	1.39%
3 months (2020-10-16)	0.53%
6 months (2020-07-16)	24.51%

1 year (2020-01-16)	94.47%
2 years (2019-01-16)	84.47%
3 years (2018-01-16)	53.97%
5 years (2016-01-15)	211.48%

Is DLH under- or over-valued?

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

DLH's P/E ratio

DLH's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 17x. In other words, DLH shares trade at around 17x 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.

DLH's PEG ratio

DLH's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.1555. 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 DLH's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

DLH's EBITDA

DLH's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$21.4 million.

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

DLH financials

Revenue TTM	USD$209.2 million
Operating margin TTM	6.88%
Gross profit TTM	USD$45.6 million
Return on assets TTM	5.75%
Return on equity TTM	14.37%
Profit margin	3.4%
Book value	$4.308
Market capitalisation	USD$115.7 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting DLH shares

There are currently 11,411 DLH shares held short by investors – that's known as DLH's "short interest". This figure is 7.3% up from 10,633 last month.

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

DLH's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

DLH's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of DLH shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of DLH shares traded daily (recently around 33561.764705882). DLH's SIR currently stands at 0.34. In other words for every 100,000 DLH shares traded daily on the market, roughly 340 shares are currently held short.

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

Find out more about how you can short DLH stock.

DLH share dividends

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

Have DLH's shares ever split?

DLH's shares were split on a 1:4 basis on 21 April 2008. So if you had owned 4 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your DLH shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 300% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for DLH shares which in turn could have impacted DLH's share price.

DLH share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, DLH's shares have ranged in value from as little as $3 up to $11.49. 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 DLH's is 1.0446. This would suggest that DLH'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).

DLH overview

DLH Holdings Corp. provides healthcare and social services in the United States. It offers defense and veterans' health solutions, including case management, physical and behavioral health examinations, and medical administration and logistics services. The company also provides a range of human services and solutions, which consists of monitoring and evaluation, electronic medical records migration, data collection and management, and nutritional and social health assessments; and IT system architecture design, migration plan, and ongoing maintenance services. In addition, it offers public health and life sciences services, such as clinical trials, epidemiology studies, and disease prevention; and health promotion to underserved and hard to reach at-risk communities through development of strategic communication campaigns, research on emerging trends, health informatics analyses, and application of best practices. The company offers its services to government agencies and other government clients. The company was formerly known as TeamStaff, Inc. and changed its name to DLH Holdings Corp. in June 2012. DLH Holdings Corp. was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Frequently asked questions

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

  Currently 23.656% of DLH shares are held by insiders and 60.21% by institutions.

• How many people work for DLH?

  Latest data suggests 2,200 work at DLH.

• When does the fiscal year end for DLH?

  DLH's fiscal year ends in September.

• Where is DLH based?

  DLH's address is: Building 3, Atlanta, GA, United States, 30305

• What is DLH's ISIN number?

  DLH's international securities identification number is: US23335Q1004

• What is DLH's CUSIP number?

  DLH's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 23335Q100