How to buy Intelsat S-A stock | $0.54

Intelsat S.A is a telecom services business based in the US. Intelsat S-A shares (INTEQ) are listed on the PINK and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Intelsat S-A employs 1,195 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.9 billion.

How to buy shares in Intelsat S-A

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3. Search for Intelsat S-A. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: INTEQ. 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 Intelsat S-A 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$0.54, 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 Intelsat S-A, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Intelsat S-A. 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.

Intelsat S-A share price

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Intelsat S-A shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-27.

Latest market close	USD$0.54
52-week range	USD$0.13 - USD$0.89
50-day moving average	USD$0.5073
200-day moving average	USD$0.5662
Wall St. target price	USD$2.25
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	N/A

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Intelsat S-A price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $0.54 from 2021-01-11

1 week (2021-01-08)	-1.82%
1 month (2020-12-15)	-3.57%
3 months (2020-10-15)	-14.29%
6 months (2020-07-15)	17.39%

1 year (2020-01-12)	N/A
2 years (2019-01-12)	N/A
3 years (2018-01-12)	N/A
5 years (2016-01-12)	N/A

Is Intelsat S-A under- or over-valued?

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

Intelsat S-A's EBITDA

Intelsat S-A's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$1.2 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Intelsat S-A's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Intelsat S-A financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.9 billion
Operating margin TTM	30.76%
Gross profit TTM	USD$1.7 billion
Return on assets TTM	3.13%
Return on equity TTM	0%
Profit margin	-38.77%
Book value	N/A
Market capitalisation	USD$67.9 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Intelsat S-A shares

There are currently 36.9 million Intelsat S-A shares held short by investors – that's known as Intelsat S-A's "short interest". This figure is 17.1% up from 31.5 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Intelsat S-A shares can be evaluated.

Intelsat S-A's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Intelsat S-A's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Intelsat S-A shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Intelsat S-A shares traded daily (recently around 8.4 million). Intelsat S-A's SIR currently stands at 4.38. In other words for every 100,000 Intelsat S-A shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4380 shares are currently held short.

However Intelsat S-A's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Intelsat S-A shares, or, against the total number of tradable Intelsat S-A shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Intelsat S-A's short interest could be expressed as 0.26% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Intelsat S-A shares in existence, roughly 260 shares are currently held short) or 0.4095% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Intelsat S-A shares, roughly 410 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 Intelsat S-A.

Find out more about how you can short Intelsat S-A stock.

Intelsat S-A share dividends

We're not expecting Intelsat S-A to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Intelsat S-A share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Intelsat S-A's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.13 up to $0.89. 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 (PINK average) beta is 1, while Intelsat S-A's is 0.8226. This would suggest that Intelsat S-A's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Intelsat S-A overview

Intelsat S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides satellite communications services worldwide. The company offers a range of communications services to media companies, fixed and wireless telecommunications operators, data networking service providers for enterprise and mobile applications in the air and on the seas, multinational corporations, and Internet service providers; and commercial satellite communication services to the U.S. government and other military organizations and their contractors. It provides various on-network services, including transponder services; managed services that combine satellite capacity, teleport facilities, satellite communications hardware, and other ground facilities to provide managed and monitored broadband, trunking, video, and private network services to customers; and channel services primarily used for providing point-to-point bilateral services to telecommunications providers. The company also offers off-network services comprising transponder, mobile satellite, and other services. In addition, it offers satellite-related consulting and technical services that include the lifecycle of satellite operations and related infrastructure ranging from satellite and launch vehicle procurement through telemetry and commanding services, and related equipment sale services. Intelsat S.A. was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. On May 14, 2020, Intelsat S.A., along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Intelsat S-A is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 2.412% of Intelsat S-A shares are held by insiders and 32.961% by institutions.

• How many people work for Intelsat S-A?

  Latest data suggests 1,195 work at Intelsat S-A.

• When does the fiscal year end for Intelsat S-A?

  Intelsat S-A's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Intelsat S-A based?

  Intelsat S-A's address is: 4 rue Albert Borschette, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, 1246

• What is Intelsat S-A's CUSIP number?

  Intelsat S-A's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: L5140P101