How to buy Focus Financial Partners stock

Focus Financial Partners Inc is a capital markets business based in the US. Focus Financial Partners shares (FOCS) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Focus Financial Partners employs 3,400 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.3 billion.

How to buy shares in Focus Financial Partners

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 Focus Financial Partners. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: FOCS. 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 Focus Financial Partners 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. 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 Focus Financial Partners, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Focus Financial Partners. 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.

Focus Financial Partners share price

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Focus Financial Partners shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-19.

52-week range	USD$12.17 - USD$40.99
50-day moving average	USD$33.8259
200-day moving average	USD$30.7704
Wall St. target price	USD$46
PE ratio	156.88
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.255

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Is Focus Financial Partners under- or over-valued?

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

Focus Financial Partners's P/E ratio

Focus Financial Partners's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 157x. In other words, Focus Financial Partners shares trade at around 157x 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.

Focus Financial Partners's EBITDA

Focus Financial Partners's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$285.4 million.

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

Focus Financial Partners financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	10.02%
Gross profit TTM	USD$482.5 million
Return on assets TTM	3.22%
Return on equity TTM	3.04%
Profit margin	0.92%
Book value	$10.495
Market capitalisation	USD$2.7 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Focus Financial Partners shares

There are currently 2.4 million Focus Financial Partners shares held short by investors – that's known as Focus Financial Partners's "short interest". This figure is 4.1% up from 2.3 million last month.

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

Focus Financial Partners's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Focus Financial Partners's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Focus Financial Partners shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Focus Financial Partners shares traded daily (recently around 371253.32302937). Focus Financial Partners's SIR currently stands at 6.47. In other words for every 100,000 Focus Financial Partners shares traded daily on the market, roughly 6470 shares are currently held short.

However Focus Financial Partners's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Focus Financial Partners shares, or, against the total number of tradable Focus Financial Partners shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Focus Financial Partners's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Focus Financial Partners shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0764% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Focus Financial Partners shares, roughly 76 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Focus Financial Partners.

Find out more about how you can short Focus Financial Partners stock.

Focus Financial Partners share dividends

We're not expecting Focus Financial Partners to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Focus Financial Partners share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Focus Financial Partners's shares have ranged in value from as little as $12.17 up to $40.99. 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 Focus Financial Partners's is 1.3938. This would suggest that Focus Financial Partners's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Focus Financial Partners overview

Focus Financial Partners Inc. provides wealth management services to primarily high net worth individuals and families. Its wealth management services include investment advice, financial and tax planning, consulting, tax return preparation, family office services, and other services. The company also offers recordkeeping and administration services; recommends financial products through commissions; and sells investment or insurance products. Focus Financial Partners Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Focus Financial Partners is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.024% of Focus Financial Partners shares are held by insiders and 90.724% by institutions.

• How many people work for Focus Financial Partners?

  Latest data suggests 3,400 work at Focus Financial Partners.

• When does the fiscal year end for Focus Financial Partners?

  Focus Financial Partners's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Focus Financial Partners based?

  Focus Financial Partners's address is: 875 Third Avenue, New York, NY, United States, 10022-6220

• What is Focus Financial Partners's CUSIP number?

  Focus Financial Partners's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 34417P100