How to buy GigaMedia stock

GigaMedia Limited is an electronic gaming & multimedia business based in the US. GigaMedia shares (GIGM) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. GigaMedia employs 136 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$7 million.

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3. Search for GigaMedia. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: GIGM. 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 GigaMedia 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 GigaMedia, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of GigaMedia. 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.

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1. GIGM shares summary
2. Compare share dealing platforms
3. Is GIGM stock a buy or sell?
4. Stock performance over time
5. Can I short GIGM shares?
6. GigaMedia's financials
7. How volatile are GIGM shares?
8. Does GigaMedia pay a dividend?
9. Have GIGM shares ever split?
10. Other common questions

GigaMedia share price

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GigaMedia shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-02-24.

52-week range	USD$1.91 - USD$4.15
50-day moving average	USD$3.5055
200-day moving average	USD$3.0195
Wall St. target price	USD$1.5
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$-0.247

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Is it a good time to buy GigaMedia stock?

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Shorting GigaMedia shares

There are currently 11,833 GigaMedia shares held short by investors – that's known as GigaMedia's "short interest". This figure is 57.8% down from 28,048 last month.

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

GigaMedia's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

GigaMedia's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of GigaMedia shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of GigaMedia shares traded daily (recently around 118330). GigaMedia's SIR currently stands at 0.1. In other words for every 100,000 GigaMedia shares traded daily on the market, roughly 100 shares are currently held short.

However GigaMedia's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of GigaMedia shares, or, against the total number of tradable GigaMedia shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case GigaMedia's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 GigaMedia shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0015% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable GigaMedia shares, roughly 2 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 GigaMedia.

Find out more about how you can short GigaMedia stock.

Have GigaMedia's shares ever split?

GigaMedia's shares were split on a 1:5 basis on 16 December 2015. So if you had owned 5 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 GigaMedia shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 400% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for GigaMedia shares which in turn could have impacted GigaMedia's share price.

GigaMedia share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, GigaMedia's shares have ranged in value from as little as $1.91 up to $4.15. 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 GigaMedia's is 0.0896. This would suggest that GigaMedia's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

GigaMedia overview

GigaMedia Limited provides digital entertainment services in Taiwan and Hong Kong. The company operates FunTown, a digital entertainment portal that offers mobile and browser-based casual games through -branded platform. It offers MahJong, a traditional Chinese tile based game; casual card and table games; online card games; and chance-based games, including bingo, lotto, horse racing, Sic-Bo, slots, and various casual games. The company also provides sports games and role-playing games, such as Tales Runner, a multi-player online obstacle running game; Yume 100, a story -based game that targets female players; Akaseka, a female-oriented game; and Shinobi Master New Link, a male-oriented game. GigaMedia Limited was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of GigaMedia is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 39.4% of GigaMedia shares are held by insiders and 4.325% by institutions.

• How many people work for GigaMedia?

  Latest data suggests 136 work at GigaMedia.

• When does the fiscal year end for GigaMedia?

  GigaMedia's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is GigaMedia based?

  GigaMedia's address is: No. 22, Tiding Boulevard, Taipei, Taiwan, 114

• What is GigaMedia's ISIN number?

  GigaMedia's international securities identification number is: SG9999014831

• What is GigaMedia's CUSIP number?

  GigaMedia's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: Y2711Y104