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How to buy Enterprise Financial Services stock | $34.95
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Enterprise Financial Services Corp is a banks-regional business based in the US. Enterprise Financial Services shares (EFSC) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Enterprise Financial Services employs 805 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$246.7 million.
How to buy shares in Enterprise Financial Services
- 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.
- 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.
- Search for Enterprise Financial Services. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: EFSC. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Enterprise Financial Services reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$34.95, 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 Enterprise Financial Services, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Enterprise Financial Services. 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.
What's in this guide?
- EFSC shares summary
- Compare share dealing platforms
- Is EFSC stock a buy or sell?
- Stock performance over time
- Can I short EFSC shares?
- Are EFSC shares over-valued?
- Enterprise Financial Services's financials
- How volatile are EFSC shares?
- Does Enterprise Financial Services pay a dividend?
- Other common questions
Enterprise Financial Services share price
Use our graph to track the performance of EFSC stocks over time.Enterprise Financial Services shares at a glance
Information last updated 2020-12-27.
| Latest market close | USD$34.95 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | USD$21.3265 - USD$47.6501 |
| 50-day moving average | USD$35.0055 |
| 200-day moving average | USD$31.0088 |
| Wall St. target price | USD$38.8 |
| PE ratio | 12.4249 |
| Dividend yield | USD$0.72 (2.05%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | USD$2.829 |
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Enterprise Financial Services price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the close of $34.95 from 2020-12-31
| 1 week (2021-01-14) | -7.66% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2020-12-24) | -0.57% |
| 3 months (2020-10-22) | 14.44% |
| 6 months (2020-07-22) | 16.97% |
| 1 year (2020-01-22) | -24.09% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2019-01-22) | -19.66% |
| 3 years (2018-01-22) | 47.7 |
| 5 years (2016-01-22) | 31.59% |
Is Enterprise Financial Services under- or over-valued?
Valuing Enterprise Financial Services stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Enterprise Financial Services's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Enterprise Financial Services's P/E ratio
Enterprise Financial Services's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 12x. In other words, Enterprise Financial Services shares trade at around 12x 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.
Enterprise Financial Services's PEG ratio
Enterprise Financial Services's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.9. 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 Enterprise Financial Services's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Enterprise Financial Services financials
| Revenue TTM | USD$246.7 million |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 38.27% |
| Gross profit TTM | USD$281.5 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 0.95% |
| Return on equity TTM | 8.63% |
| Profit margin | 30.22% |
| Book value | $33.662 |
| Market capitalisation | USD$1.1 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Shorting Enterprise Financial Services shares
There are currently 289,406 Enterprise Financial Services shares held short by investors – that's known as Enterprise Financial Services's "short interest". This figure is 34.4% down from 440,919 last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Enterprise Financial Services shares can be evaluated.
Enterprise Financial Services's "short interest ratio" (SIR)
Enterprise Financial Services's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Enterprise Financial Services shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Enterprise Financial Services shares traded daily (recently around 130952.94117647). Enterprise Financial Services's SIR currently stands at 2.21. In other words for every 100,000 Enterprise Financial Services shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2210 shares are currently held short.
However Enterprise Financial Services's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Enterprise Financial Services shares, or, against the total number of tradable Enterprise Financial Services shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Enterprise Financial Services's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Enterprise Financial Services shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.01% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Enterprise Financial Services 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 Enterprise Financial Services.
Find out more about how you can short Enterprise Financial Services stock.
Enterprise Financial Services share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 28.35% of net profits
Recently Enterprise Financial Services has paid out, on average, around 28.35% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.05% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Enterprise Financial Services shareholders could enjoy a 2.05% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Enterprise Financial Services's case, that would currently equate to about $0.72 per share.
While Enterprise Financial Services's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Enterprise Financial Services may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Enterprise Financial Services's most recent dividend payout was on 31 December 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 14 December 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").
Enterprise Financial Services share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Enterprise Financial Services's shares have ranged in value from as little as $21.3265 up to $47.6501. 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 Enterprise Financial Services's is 1.2955. This would suggest that Enterprise Financial Services's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Enterprise Financial Services overview
Enterprise Financial Services Corp operates as the financial holding company for Enterprise Bank & Trust that offers banking and wealth management services to individuals and corporate customers. The company offers checking and savings account, and certificates of deposit. It also provides commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, real estate construction and development, residential real estate, and consumer loans. In addition, the company offers treasury management and international trade services; tax credit brokerage services consisting of the acquisition of tax credits and sale of these tax credits to clients; and financial and estate planning, investment management, and trust services to businesses, individuals, institutions, retirement plans, and non-profit organizations. Further, it offers fiduciary, financial advisory, and merchant services; and debit and credit cards. Additionally, the company provides international banking, internet and mobile banking, remote deposit capture, positive pay, fraud detection and prevention, automated payable, check imaging, and statement and document imaging services; and cash management products, controlled disbursements, repurchase agreements, and sweep investment accounts. As of December 31, 2019, it had 19 banking locations and three limited service facilities in the St. Louis metropolitan area; seven banking locations in the Kansas City metropolitan area; two banking locations in the Phoenix metropolitan area, and six banking locations in New Mexico. Enterprise Financial Services Corp was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Clayton, Missouri.
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