How to buy Autoscope Technologies Corporation stock | $7.97

Autoscope Technologies Corporation is a scientific & technical instruments business based in the US. Autoscope Technologies Corporation shares (ISNS) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Autoscope Technologies Corporation employs 46 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Autoscope Technologies Corporation stock price (NASDAQ: ISNS)

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Autoscope Technologies Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-07-30.

Latest market close	$7.97
52-week range	$3.35 - $10.94
50-day moving average	$6.72
200-day moving average	$5.82
Wall St. target price	$4.00
PE ratio	15.0117
Dividend yield	$0.48 (7.51%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$0.43

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Autoscope Technologies Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $7.97 from 2021-05-28

1 week (2021-07-22)	N/A
1 month (2021-07-02)	18.42%
3 months (2021-04-30)	22.24%
6 months (2021-01-29)	N/A

1 year (2020-07-29)	N/A
2 years (2019-07-29)	N/A
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Is Autoscope Technologies Corporation under- or over-valued?

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

Autoscope Technologies Corporation's P/E ratio

Autoscope Technologies Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, Autoscope Technologies Corporation shares trade at around 15x 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.

Autoscope Technologies Corporation's EBITDA

Autoscope Technologies Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.5 million.

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

Autoscope Technologies Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$13 million
Operating margin TTM	9.96%
Gross profit TTM	$10.4 million
Return on assets TTM	4.01%
Return on equity TTM	12.05%
Profit margin	17.74%
Book value	$3.82
Market capitalisation	$34.5 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Autoscope Technologies Corporation shares

There are currently 64,850 Autoscope Technologies Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Autoscope Technologies Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 13.2% down from 74,731 last month.

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

Autoscope Technologies Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Autoscope Technologies Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Autoscope Technologies Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Autoscope Technologies Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 209193.5483871). Autoscope Technologies Corporation's SIR currently stands at 0.31. In other words for every 100,000 Autoscope Technologies Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 310 shares are currently held short.

However Autoscope Technologies Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Autoscope Technologies Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Autoscope Technologies Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Autoscope Technologies Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Autoscope Technologies Corporation shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0228% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Autoscope Technologies Corporation shares, roughly 23 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 Autoscope Technologies Corporation.

Find out more about how you can short Autoscope Technologies Corporation stock.

Autoscope Technologies Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 24.47% of net profits

Recently Autoscope Technologies Corporation has paid out, on average, around 24.47% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 7.51% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Autoscope Technologies Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 7.51% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Autoscope Technologies Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.48 per share.

While Autoscope Technologies Corporation's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Autoscope Technologies Corporation is investing more in its future growth.

Autoscope Technologies Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 19 May 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 6 May 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Autoscope Technologies Corporation's shares ever split?

Autoscope Technologies Corporation's shares were split on a 6:5 basis on 12 April 2000. So if you had owned 5 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 6 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Autoscope Technologies Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 16.7% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Autoscope Technologies Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Autoscope Technologies Corporation's share price.

Autoscope Technologies Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Autoscope Technologies Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $3.3496 up to $10.9356. 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 Autoscope Technologies Corporation's is 1.1017. This would suggest that Autoscope Technologies Corporation'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).

Autoscope Technologies Corporation overview

Image Sensing Systems, Inc. develops and markets video and radar processing products for the intelligent transportation systems industry worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Intersection and Highway. It offers various vehicle and traffic detection products, including Autoscope video systems and RTMS radar systems that convert sensory input collected by video and radar modules into vehicle detection and traffic data used to operate, monitor, and enhance the efficiency of roadway infrastructure. The company provides its video and radar processing products for use in traffic applications, such as intersection control, highway, bridge and tunnel traffic management, and traffic data collection. It markets and sells its products to end users comprising federal, state, city, and county departments of transportation, port, highway, tunnel, and other transportation authorities, as well as system integrators or other suppliers of systems and services who are operating under subcontracts in connection with road construction contracts. Image Sensing Systems, Inc.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Autoscope Technologies Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 38.082% of Autoscope Technologies Corporation shares are held by insiders and 30.576% by institutions. How many people work for Autoscope Technologies Corporation?
Latest data suggests 46 work at Autoscope Technologies Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for Autoscope Technologies Corporation?
Autoscope Technologies Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Autoscope Technologies Corporation based?
Autoscope Technologies Corporation's address is: 400 Spruce Tree Centre, Saint Paul, MN, United States, 55104 What is Autoscope Technologies Corporation's ISIN number?
Autoscope Technologies Corporation's international securities identification number is: US45244C1045 What is Autoscope Technologies Corporation's CUSIP number?
Autoscope Technologies Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 45244C104