How to buy IEC Electronics stock | $13.68

IEC Electronics Corp is an electronic components business based in the US. IEC Electronics shares (IEC) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. IEC Electronics employs 860 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$182.7 million.

How to buy shares in IEC Electronics

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 IEC Electronics. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: IEC. 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 IEC Electronics 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$13.68, 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 IEC Electronics, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of IEC Electronics. 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.

IEC Electronics share price

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IEC Electronics shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-27.

Latest market close	USD$13.68
52-week range	USD$5 - USD$13.22
50-day moving average	USD$10.4597
200-day moving average	USD$9.3271
Wall St. target price	USD$14.25
PE ratio	18.2698
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.63

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IEC Electronics price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $13.68 from 2021-01-11

1 week (2021-01-07)	1.41%
1 month (2020-12-16)	31.79%
3 months (2020-10-16)	43.55%
6 months (2020-07-16)	53.88%

1 year (2020-01-16)	46.78%
2 years (2019-01-16)	90.53%
3 years (2018-01-16)	240.30%
5 years (2016-01-15)	348.52%

Is IEC Electronics under- or over-valued?

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

IEC Electronics's P/E ratio

IEC Electronics's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 18x. In other words, IEC Electronics shares trade at around 18x 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.

IEC Electronics's EBITDA

IEC Electronics's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$14.5 million.

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

IEC Electronics financials

Revenue TTM	USD$182.7 million
Operating margin TTM	6.09%
Gross profit TTM	USD$25.1 million
Return on assets TTM	5.95%
Return on equity TTM	19.19%
Profit margin	3.7%
Book value	$3.729
Market capitalisation	USD$120.9 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting IEC Electronics shares

There are currently 11,901 IEC Electronics shares held short by investors – that's known as IEC Electronics's "short interest". This figure is 308.4% up from 2,914 last month.

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

IEC Electronics's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

IEC Electronics's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of IEC Electronics shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of IEC Electronics shares traded daily (recently around 198350). IEC Electronics's SIR currently stands at 0.06. In other words for every 100,000 IEC Electronics shares traded daily on the market, roughly 60 shares are currently held short.

However IEC Electronics's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of IEC Electronics shares, or, against the total number of tradable IEC Electronics shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case IEC Electronics's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 IEC Electronics shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0013% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable IEC Electronics shares, roughly 1 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 IEC Electronics.

Find out more about how you can short IEC Electronics stock.

IEC Electronics share dividends

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

Have IEC Electronics's shares ever split?

IEC Electronics's shares were split on 26 August 2009.

IEC Electronics share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, IEC Electronics's shares have ranged in value from as little as $5 up to $13.22. 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 IEC Electronics's is 1.0231. This would suggest that IEC Electronics'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).

IEC Electronics overview

IEC Electronics Corp., together with its subsidiaries, provides electronic manufacturing services in the United States. It specializes in delivering technical solutions for the custom manufacturing, product configuration, and verification testing of engineered complex products that require a level of manufacturing. The company manufactures a range of assemblies that are incorporated into various products, such as aerospace and defense systems, medical devices, industrial equipment, and transportation products. It serves medical, industrial, aerospace, and defense sectors through a direct sales force, as well as through a network of manufacturer's representatives. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Newark, New York.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of IEC Electronics is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 5.047% of IEC Electronics shares are held by insiders and 51.326% by institutions.

• How many people work for IEC Electronics?

  Latest data suggests 860 work at IEC Electronics.

• When does the fiscal year end for IEC Electronics?

  IEC Electronics's fiscal year ends in September.

• Where is IEC Electronics based?

  IEC Electronics's address is: 105 Norton Street, Newark, NY, United States, 14513

• What is IEC Electronics's ISIN number?

  IEC Electronics's international securities identification number is: US44949L1052

• What is IEC Electronics's CUSIP number?

  IEC Electronics's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 44949L105