How to buy FTS International stock | 4.52

FTS International, Inc is an oil & gas equipment & services business based in the US. FTS International shares (FTSI) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. FTS International employs 1,250 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$509.3 million.

How to buy shares in FTS International

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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 FTS International. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: FTSI. 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 FTS International 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$4.52, 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 FTS International, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of FTS International. 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 FTS International's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, FTS International's share price has had significant positive movement.

Its last market close was USD$4.52, which is 71.90% up on its pre-crash value of USD$1.27 and 2,278.95% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$0.19.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of FTS International shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$389.20 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$7,722.56.

FTS International share price

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FTS International shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-19.

Latest market close	USD$4.52
52-week range	USD$0.19 - USD$12.3
50-day moving average	USD$4.0724
200-day moving average	USD$5.7883
Wall St. target price	USD$6.5
PE ratio	6
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.245

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Is it a good time to buy FTS International stock?

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FTS International price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $4.52 from 2020-11-16

1 week (2020-11-20)	-67.97%
1 month (2020-10-30)	37.39%
3 months (2020-08-28)	-0.44%
6 months (2020-05-29)	-26.38%

1 year (2019-11-29)	334.62%
2 years (2018-11-29)	-56.12%
3 years (2017-11-26)	N/A
5 years (2015-11-26)	N/A

Is FTS International under- or over-valued?

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

FTS International's P/E ratio

FTS International's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 6x. In other words, FTS International shares trade at around 6x 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.

FTS International's EBITDA

FTS International's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$24.8 million.

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

FTS International financials

Revenue TTM	USD$509.3 million
Gross profit TTM	USD$197.7 million
Return on assets TTM	-5.87%
Return on equity TTM	-432.08%
Profit margin	-16.93%
Book value	$5.395
Market capitalisation	USD$18.7 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting FTS International shares

There are currently 154,962 FTS International shares held short by investors – that's known as FTS International's "short interest". This figure is 40.1% down from 258,663 last month.

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

FTS International's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

FTS International's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of FTS International shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of FTS International shares traded daily (recently around 154962). FTS International's SIR currently stands at 1. In other words for every 100,000 FTS International shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1000 shares are currently held short.

However FTS International's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of FTS International shares, or, against the total number of tradable FTS International shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case FTS International's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 FTS International shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.1009% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable FTS International shares, roughly 101 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 FTS International.

Find out more about how you can short FTS International stock.

FTS International share dividends

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

Have FTS International's shares ever split?

FTS International's shares were split on a 1:20 basis on 12 May 2020. So if you had owned 20 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 FTS International shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 1900% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for FTS International shares which in turn could have impacted FTS International's share price.

FTS International share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, FTS International's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.19 up to $12.3. 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 (NYSE average) beta is 1, while FTS International's is 2.2848. This would suggest that FTS International's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

FTS International overview

FTS International, Inc. provides hydraulic fracturing services in North America. Its services enhance hydrocarbon flow from oil and natural gas wells drilled by exploration and production companies (E&P), in shale and other unconventional resource formations. It operates in five unconventional basins in the United States, including the Permian Basin, the SCOOP/STACK Formation, the Marcellus/Utica Shale, the Eagle Ford Shale, and the Haynesville Shale. As of December 31, 2019, it had approximately 1.4 million hydraulic horsepower across 28 fleets. The company serves E&P companies that specialize in unconventional oil and natural gas resources. FTS International, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. On September 22, 2020, FTS International, Inc., along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of FTS International is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 21.079% of FTS International shares are held by insiders and 72.394% by institutions.

• How many people work for FTS International?

  Latest data suggests 1,250 work at FTS International.

• When does the fiscal year end for FTS International?

  FTS International's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is FTS International based?

  FTS International's address is: 777 Main Street, Fort Worth, TX, United States, 76102

• What is FTS International's ISIN number?

  FTS International's international securities identification number is: US30283W1045

• What is FTS International's CUSIP number?

  FTS International's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 30283W104