How to buy FLIR Systems stock | 37.01

FLIR Systems, Inc is a scientific & technical instruments business based in the US. FLIR Systems shares (FLIR) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. FLIR Systems employs 4,265 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.9 billion.

How to buy shares in FLIR Systems

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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 FLIR Systems. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: FLIR. 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 FLIR Systems 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$37.01, 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 FLIR Systems, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of FLIR Systems. 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.

How has coronavirus impacted FLIR Systems's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, FLIR Systems's share price has had significant negative movement.

Its last market close was USD$37.01, which is 36.57% down on its pre-crash value of USD$58.35 and 55.18% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$23.85.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of FLIR Systems shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$559.99 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$715.40.

FLIR Systems share price

Use our graph to track the performance of FLIR stocks over time.

FLIR Systems shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	USD$37.01
52-week range	USD$24.75 - USD$59.44
50-day moving average	USD$35.9294
200-day moving average	USD$39.6386
Wall St. target price	USD$45.33
PE ratio	36.0481
Dividend yield	USD$0.68 (1.84%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$1.038

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FLIR Systems price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $37.01 from 2020-10-19

1 week (2020-11-20)	-2.68%
1 month (2020-10-27)	5.71%
3 months (2020-08-27)	2.61%
6 months (2020-05-27)	-15.98%

1 year (2019-11-27)	-31.42%
2 years (2018-11-27)	-16.96%
3 years (2017-11-27)	-21.39%
5 years (2015-11-27)	22.27%

Is FLIR Systems under- or over-valued?

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

FLIR Systems's P/E ratio

FLIR Systems's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 36x. In other words, FLIR Systems shares trade at around 36x 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.

FLIR Systems's PEG ratio

FLIR Systems's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.6035. 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 FLIR Systems's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

FLIR Systems's EBITDA

FLIR Systems's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$424.4 million.

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

FLIR Systems financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.9 billion
Operating margin TTM	17.03%
Gross profit TTM	USD$935.4 million
Return on assets TTM	6.3%
Return on equity TTM	7.67%
Profit margin	7.42%
Book value	$13.353
Market capitalisation	USD$4.8 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting FLIR Systems shares

There are currently 3.3 million FLIR Systems shares held short by investors – that's known as FLIR Systems's "short interest". This figure is 24.8% up from 2.7 million last month.

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

FLIR Systems's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

FLIR Systems's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of FLIR Systems shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of FLIR Systems shares traded daily (recently around 1.3 million). FLIR Systems's SIR currently stands at 2.47. In other words for every 100,000 FLIR Systems shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2470 shares are currently held short.

However FLIR Systems's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of FLIR Systems shares, or, against the total number of tradable FLIR Systems shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case FLIR Systems's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 FLIR Systems shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0288% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable FLIR Systems shares, roughly 29 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 FLIR Systems.

Find out more about how you can short FLIR Systems stock.

FLIR Systems share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 30.91% of net profits

Recently FLIR Systems has paid out, on average, around 30.91% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.84% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), FLIR Systems shareholders could enjoy a 1.84% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In FLIR Systems's case, that would currently equate to about $0.68 per share.

While FLIR Systems's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that FLIR Systems may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

FLIR Systems's most recent dividend payout was on 4 September 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 20 August 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have FLIR Systems's shares ever split?

FLIR Systems's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 11 December 2007. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your FLIR Systems shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for FLIR Systems shares which in turn could have impacted FLIR Systems's share price.

FLIR Systems share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, FLIR Systems's shares have ranged in value from as little as $24.75 up to $59.44. 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 FLIR Systems's is 1.4402. This would suggest that FLIR Systems's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

FLIR Systems overview

FLIR Systems, Inc. designs, develops, markets, and distributes thermal imaging systems, visible-light imaging systems, locater systems, measurement and diagnostic systems, and threat-detection solutions worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Industrial Business Unit, Government and Defense Business Unit, and Commercial Business Unit. The Industrial Business Unit segment offers thermal and visible-spectrum imaging camera cores and components for parties that create thermal, industrial, and other types of imaging systems; and products, such as thermal imaging cameras, gas detection cameras, firefighting cameras, process automation cameras, and environmental test and measurement devices. The Government and Defense Business Unit segment offers airborne, land, maritime, man-portable multi-spectrum imaging systems, radars, lasers, imaging components, integrated multi-sensor system platforms, CBRNE detectors, and nano-class UAS solutions, as well as services related to these systems. The Commercial Business Unit segment provides thermal and visible-spectrum security cameras, digital and networked video recorders, and related software and accessories; networked marine electronic systems that include multi-function helm displays, navigational instruments, autopilots, radars, sonar systems, thermal and visible imaging systems; communications equipment for boats, traffic cameras, sensors and associated traffic management software; and handheld thermal imagers. FLIR Systems, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of FLIR Systems is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.958% of FLIR Systems shares are held by insiders and 99.188% by institutions.

• How many people work for FLIR Systems?

  Latest data suggests 4,265 work at FLIR Systems.

• When does the fiscal year end for FLIR Systems?

  FLIR Systems's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is FLIR Systems based?

  FLIR Systems's address is: 27700 SW Parkway Avenue, Wilsonville, OR, United States, 97070

• What is FLIR Systems's ISIN number?

  FLIR Systems's international securities identification number is: US3024451011

• What is FLIR Systems's CUSIP number?

  FLIR Systems's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 302445101