How to buy GasLog Partners stock | $3.18

GasLog Partners LP is an oil & gas midstream business based in the US. GasLog Partners shares (GLOP) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

How to buy shares in GasLog Partners

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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 GasLog Partners. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: GLOP. 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 GasLog 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. At last close price of USD$3.18, 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 GasLog Partners, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of GasLog 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.

GasLog Partners share price

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GasLog Partners shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-27.

Latest market close	USD$3.18
52-week range	USD$1.4234 - USD$13.4437
50-day moving average	USD$2.8003
200-day moving average	USD$3.5927
Wall St. target price	USD$3.28
PE ratio	4.1456
Dividend yield	USD$0.04 (1.28%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$1.264

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Is it a good time to buy GasLog Partners stock?

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GasLog Partners price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $3.18 from 2021-01-11

1 week (2021-01-15)	-18.04%
1 month (2020-12-22)	10.03%
3 months (2020-10-22)	-11.42%
6 months (2020-07-22)	-23.37%

1 year (2020-01-22)	-77.73%
2 years (2019-01-22)	-84.80%
3 years (2018-01-22)	25.05
5 years (2016-01-22)	11.25

Is GasLog Partners under- or over-valued?

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

GasLog Partners's P/E ratio

GasLog 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 4x. In other words, GasLog Partners shares trade at around 4x 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.

GasLog Partners's PEG ratio

GasLog Partners's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.31. 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 GasLog Partners's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

GasLog Partners's EBITDA

GasLog Partners's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$239.3 million.

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

GasLog Partners financials

Revenue TTM	USD$345.1 million
Operating margin TTM	45.06%
Gross profit TTM	USD$295.7 million
Return on assets TTM	4%
Return on equity TTM	-7.04%
Profit margin	-20.9%
Book value	$11.683
Market capitalisation	USD$157.9 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting GasLog Partners shares

There are currently 1.6 million GasLog Partners shares held short by investors – that's known as GasLog Partners's "short interest". This figure is 8.2% down from 1.7 million last month.

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

GasLog Partners's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

GasLog Partners's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of GasLog Partners shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of GasLog Partners shares traded daily (recently around 652288.7966805). GasLog Partners's SIR currently stands at 2.41. In other words for every 100,000 GasLog Partners shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2410 shares are currently held short.

However GasLog Partners's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of GasLog Partners shares, or, against the total number of tradable GasLog Partners shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case GasLog Partners's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 GasLog Partners shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.045% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable GasLog Partners shares, roughly 45 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 GasLog Partners.

Find out more about how you can short GasLog Partners stock.

GasLog Partners share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 53.78% of net profits

Recently GasLog Partners has paid out, on average, around 53.78% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.28% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), GasLog Partners shareholders could enjoy a 1.28% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In GasLog Partners's case, that would currently equate to about $0.04 per share.

GasLog Partners's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

GasLog Partners's most recent dividend payout was on 25 November 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 19 November 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

GasLog Partners share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, GasLog Partners's shares have ranged in value from as little as $1.4234 up to $13.4437. 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 GasLog Partners's is 2.9265. This would suggest that GasLog Partners's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

GasLog Partners overview

GasLog Partners LP owns, operates, and acquires liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers under multi-year charters. As of August 5, 2020, it operated a fleet of 15 LNG carriers with an average carrying capacity of approximately 158,000 cubic meters. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.

Frequently asked questions

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

  Currently 24.925% of GasLog Partners shares are held by insiders and 22.79% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for GasLog Partners?

  GasLog Partners's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is GasLog Partners based?

  GasLog Partners's address is: 69 Akti Miaouli, Piraeus, Greece, 18537

• What is GasLog Partners's ISIN number?

  GasLog Partners's international securities identification number is: MHY2687W1084

• What is GasLog Partners's CUSIP number?

  GasLog Partners's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: Y2687W108