How to buy ENGlobal Corporation stock | $3.2

ENGlobal Corporation is an engineering & construction business based in the US. ENGlobal Corporation shares (ENG) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. ENGlobal Corporation employs 251 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$69.6 million.

How to buy shares in ENGlobal Corporation

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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 ENGlobal Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: ENG. 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 ENGlobal 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$3.2, 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 ENGlobal Corporation, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of ENGlobal 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.

ENGlobal Corporation share price

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ENGlobal Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-27.

Latest market close	USD$3.2
52-week range	USD$0.4604 - USD$2.7
50-day moving average	USD$1.6748
200-day moving average	USD$1.132
Wall St. target price	USD$3.5
PE ratio	101.7241
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.029

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ENGlobal Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $3.2 from 2020-12-31

1 week (2021-01-07)	-37.25%
1 month (2020-12-16)	91.62%
3 months (2020-10-16)	247.83%
6 months (2020-07-16)	190.91%

1 year (2020-01-16)	220.03%
2 years (2019-01-16)	300.80%
3 years (2018-01-16)	259.55%
5 years (2016-01-15)	315.58%

Is ENGlobal Corporation under- or over-valued?

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

ENGlobal Corporation's P/E ratio

ENGlobal 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 102x. In other words, ENGlobal Corporation shares trade at around 102x 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.

ENGlobal Corporation's EBITDA

ENGlobal Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$1.4 million.

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

ENGlobal Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$69.6 million
Operating margin TTM	1.45%
Gross profit TTM	USD$7.9 million
Return on assets TTM	2.28%
Return on equity TTM	5.81%
Profit margin	1.15%
Book value	$0.517
Market capitalisation	USD$81.3 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting ENGlobal Corporation shares

There are currently 276,425 ENGlobal Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as ENGlobal Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 66.5% down from 825,837 last month.

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

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

ENGlobal Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of ENGlobal Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of ENGlobal Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 5.5 million). ENGlobal Corporation's SIR currently stands at 0.05. In other words for every 100,000 ENGlobal Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 50 shares are currently held short.

However ENGlobal Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of ENGlobal Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable ENGlobal Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case ENGlobal Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 ENGlobal Corporation shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0161% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable ENGlobal Corporation shares, roughly 16 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 ENGlobal Corporation.

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

ENGlobal Corporation share dividends

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

ENGlobal Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, ENGlobal Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.4604 up to $2.7. 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 ENGlobal Corporation's is 2.7045. This would suggest that ENGlobal Corporation's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

ENGlobal Corporation overview

ENGlobal Corporation provides engineered modular solutions and professional services primarily to the energy industry worldwide. It operates through Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM); and Automation segments. The EPCM segment offers engineering services and fabrication relating to the development, management, and execution of projects requiring professional engineering and related project management services primarily to the energy industry, which include conceptual studies, project definition, cost estimating, engineering design, environmental compliance, material procurement, project management, and construction management. The Automation segment provides services related to the design, integration, and implementation of process distributed control and analyzer systems, advanced automated data gathering systems, information technology, and electrical projects; and designs, assembles, integrates, and services control and instrumentation systems for applications in the energy and processing related industries. It also offers automated fuel handling systems and maintenance services to branches of the U.S. military and public sector entities; and electrical and instrument installation, technical, maintenance and calibration, and repair services. This segment serves petroleum refining, petrochemical, pipeline, production, process, and pulp and paper industries, as well as the United States government. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Frequently asked questions

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

  Currently 48.536% of ENGlobal Corporation shares are held by insiders and 23.71% by institutions.

• How many people work for ENGlobal Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 251 work at ENGlobal Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for ENGlobal Corporation?

  ENGlobal Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is ENGlobal Corporation based?

  ENGlobal Corporation's address is: 654 North Sam Houston Parkway East, Houston, TX, United States, 77060-5914

• What is ENGlobal Corporation's ISIN number?

  ENGlobal Corporation's international securities identification number is: US2933061069

• What is ENGlobal Corporation's CUSIP number?

  ENGlobal Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 293306106