How to buy GMS stock | 26.5

GMS Inc is a building products & equipment business based in the US. GMS shares (GMS) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. GMS employs 5,308 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$3.2 billion.

How to buy shares in GMS

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 GMS. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: GMS. 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 GMS 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$26.5, 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 GMS, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of GMS. 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 GMS's share price?

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

Its last market close was USD$26.5, which is 5.56% down on its pre-crash value of USD$28.06 and 155.10% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$10.388.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of GMS shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$414.24 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$1,022.11.

GMS share price

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

GMS shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-14.

Latest market close	USD$26.5
52-week range	USD$10.388 - USD$32.42
50-day moving average	USD$24.686
200-day moving average	USD$21.988
Wall St. target price	USD$28.57
PE ratio	45.3898
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.605

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Is it a good time to buy GMS stock?

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GMS price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $26.5 from 2020-10-19

1 week (2020-10-22)	7.81%
1 month (2020-09-29)	10.79%
3 months (2020-07-29)	10.60%
6 months (2020-04-29)	34.65%

1 year (2019-10-29)	-12.86%
2 years (2018-10-29)	74.34%
3 years (2017-10-27)	-21.29%
5 years (2015-10-25)	N/A

Is GMS under- or over-valued?

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

GMS's P/E ratio

GMS's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 45x. In other words, GMS shares trade at around 45x 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.

GMS's PEG ratio

GMS's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.73. 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 GMS's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

GMS's EBITDA

GMS's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$283.4 million.

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

GMS financials

Revenue TTM	USD$3.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	5.29%
Gross profit TTM	USD$1.1 billion
Return on assets TTM	4.7%
Return on equity TTM	3.84%
Profit margin	0.81%
Book value	$15.979
Market capitalisation	USD$1.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting GMS shares

There are currently 1.2 million GMS shares held short by investors – that's known as GMS's "short interest". This figure is 25.1% up from 932,167 last month.

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

GMS's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

GMS's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of GMS shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of GMS shares traded daily (recently around 335193.67816092). GMS's SIR currently stands at 3.48. In other words for every 100,000 GMS shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3480 shares are currently held short.

However GMS's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of GMS shares, or, against the total number of tradable GMS shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case GMS's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 GMS shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0383% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable GMS shares, roughly 38 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 GMS.

Find out more about how you can short GMS stock.

GMS share dividends

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

GMS share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, GMS's shares have ranged in value from as little as $10.388 up to $32.42. 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 GMS's is 1.939. This would suggest that GMS's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

GMS overview

GMS Inc. distributes wallboards, suspended ceilings systems, and complementary building products in the United States and Canada. The company offers ceilings products, including suspended mineral fibers, soft fibers, and metal ceiling systems primarily used in offices, hotels, hospitals, retail facilities, schools, and various other commercial and institutional buildings. It also provides steel framing products, such as steel tracks, studs, and various other steel products used to frame the interior walls of a commercial or institutional building; and insulation, lumber, ready-mix joint compound, and various other interior construction products, as well as ancillary products comprising tools and safety products. In addition, the company distributes wallboards, drywall, metal studs, and insulation and ceiling tiles, as well as commercial and residential building materials. As of April 30, 2020, it operated 264 branches across 44 states and the District of Columbia, as well as 5 provinces in Canada. The company also operates a network of approximately 260 distribution centers. The company was formerly known as GYP Holdings I Corp. and changed its name to GMS Inc. in July 2015. GMS Inc. was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Tucker, Georgia.

Frequently asked questions

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

  Currently 3.258% of GMS shares are held by insiders and 95.168% by institutions.

• How many people work for GMS?

  Latest data suggests 5,308 work at GMS.

• When does the fiscal year end for GMS?

  GMS's fiscal year ends in April.

• Where is GMS based?

  GMS's address is: 100 Crescent Centre Parkway, Tucker, GA, United States, 30084

• What is GMS's ISIN number?

  GMS's international securities identification number is: US36251C1036

• What is GMS's CUSIP number?

  GMS's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 36251C103