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HUYA Inc is an entertainment business based in the US. HUYA shares (HUYA) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. HUYA employs 1,864 staff and has a market cap (total outstanding shares value) of USD$4.9 billion.
How to buy shares in HUYA
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- 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.
- Search for HUYA Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: HUYA. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until HUYA reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$22.19, 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 HUYA, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of HUYA. 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 HUYA's share price?
Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, HUYA's share price has had significant positive movement.
Its last market close was USD$22.19, which is 9.64% up on its pre-crash value of USD$20.05 and 88.37% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$11.78.
If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of HUYA shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$725.22 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$1,192.93.
HUYA share price
Use our graph to track the performance of HUYA stocks over time.HUYA shares at a glance
Information last updated 2020-10-16.
| Latest market close | USD$22.19 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | USD$11.78 - USD$30.62 |
| 50-day moving average | USD$25.778 |
| 200-day moving average | USD$21.1255 |
| Wall St. target price | USD$26.8 |
| PE ratio | 51.5369 |
| Dividend yield | N/A (0%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | USD$-2.819 |
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Is it a good time to buy HUYA stock?
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HUYA price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the close of $22.19 from 2020-10-16
| 1 week (2020-10-13) | -0.67% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2020-09-18) | -17.42% |
| 3 months (2020-07-20) | -10.60% |
| 6 months (2020-04-20) | 37.14% |
| 1 year (2019-10-18) | 3.21% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2018-10-19) | 0.50% |
| 3 years (2017-10-16) | N/A |
| 5 years (2015-10-16) | N/A |
Is HUYA under- or over-valued?
Valuing HUYA stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of HUYA's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
HUYA's P/E ratio
HUYA's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 52x. In other words, HUYA shares trade at around 52x 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.
HUYA financials
| Gross profit TTM | USD$1.5 billion |
|---|---|
| Return on assets TTM | 2.78% |
| Return on equity TTM | 7.76% |
| Profit margin | 6.92% |
| Book value | $4.096 |
| Market capitalisation | USD$4.9 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Shorting HUYA shares
There are currently 14.2 million HUYA shares held short by investors – that's known as HUYA's "short interest". This figure is 12.7% down from 16.3 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting HUYA shares can be evaluated.
HUYA's "short interest ratio" (SIR)
HUYA's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of HUYA shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of HUYA shares traded daily (recently around 1.7 million). HUYA's SIR currently stands at 8.34. In other words for every 100,000 HUYA shares traded daily on the market, roughly 8340 shares are currently held short.
However HUYA's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of HUYA shares, or, against the total number of tradable HUYA shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case HUYA's short interest could be expressed as 0.06% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 HUYA shares in existence, roughly 60 shares are currently held short) or 0% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable HUYA shares, roughly 0 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 HUYA.
Find out more about how you can short HUYA stock.
HUYA share dividends
We're not expecting HUYA to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
HUYA share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, HUYA's shares have ranged in value from as little as $11.78 up to $30.62. 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 HUYA's is 1.1645. This would suggest that HUYA's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
HUYA overview
HUYA Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates game live streaming platforms in the People's Republic of China. Its platforms enable broadcasters and viewers to interact during live streaming. Its live streaming content covers a library of games, including mobile, PC, and console games; and other entertainment genres, such as talent shows, anime, outdoor activities, live chats, online theatre, and other genres. The company operates Nimo TV, a game live streaming platform primarily in Southeast Asia and Latin America. It also provides online advertising and marketing services. In addition, the company provides software development and Internet value added services. As of December 31, 2019, its live streaming content covered approximately 3,800 games. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China. HUYA Inc. is a subsidiary of Tencent Holdings Limited.
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