How to buy Intercorp Financial Services stock

Intercorp Financial Services Inc is a banks-regional business based in the US. Intercorp Financial Services shares (IFS) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Intercorp Financial Services employs 7,763 staff and has a market cap (total outstanding shares value) of USD$3.9 billion.

How to buy shares in Intercorp Financial Services

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 Intercorp Financial Services. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: IFS. 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 Intercorp Financial Services 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. 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 Intercorp Financial Services, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Intercorp Financial Services. 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.

Intercorp Financial Services share price

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Intercorp Financial Services shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-02-24.

52-week range	USD$19.2345 - USD$40
50-day moving average	USD$33.1864
200-day moving average	USD$27.3607
Wall St. target price	USD$38.25
PE ratio	36.1155
Dividend yield	USD$1.75 (4.99%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.9149

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Intercorp Financial Services financials

Gross profit TTM	USD$2.4 billion
Return on assets TTM	0.48%
Return on equity TTM	4.3%
Profit margin	16%
Book value	N/A
Market capitalisation	USD$3.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Intercorp Financial Services shares

There are currently 152,592 Intercorp Financial Services shares held short by investors – that's known as Intercorp Financial Services's "short interest". This figure is 284.6% up from 39,679 last month.

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

Intercorp Financial Services's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Intercorp Financial Services's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Intercorp Financial Services shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Intercorp Financial Services shares traded daily (recently around 86700). Intercorp Financial Services's SIR currently stands at 1.76. In other words for every 100,000 Intercorp Financial Services shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1760 shares are currently held short.

However Intercorp Financial Services's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Intercorp Financial Services shares, or, against the total number of tradable Intercorp Financial Services shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Intercorp Financial Services's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Intercorp Financial Services shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0045% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Intercorp Financial Services shares, roughly 5 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 Intercorp Financial Services.

Find out more about how you can short Intercorp Financial Services stock.

Have Intercorp Financial Services's shares ever split?

Intercorp Financial Services's shares were split on a 16:1 basis on 6 May 2009. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 16 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Intercorp Financial Services shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 93.8% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Intercorp Financial Services shares which in turn could have impacted Intercorp Financial Services's share price.

Intercorp Financial Services share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Intercorp Financial Services's shares have ranged in value from as little as $19.2345 up to $40. 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 Intercorp Financial Services's is 0.7398. This would suggest that Intercorp Financial Services's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Intercorp Financial Services overview

Intercorp Financial Services Inc. provides financial products and services in Peru. It provides transactional accounts, such as cuenta sueldo and cuenta simple; savings accounts; investment accounts; and time deposits, certificates of deposit, and compensation for service time accounts. The company also offers retail banking, including consumer; payroll deduction; cash, vehicle, student, express, collateralized cash, and other consumer loans; and mortgage loans, as well as credit cards. In addition, it provides corporate, medium-size business, and small business banking services; and commercial banking products, which include commercial real estate, vehicles, machinery and other goods, cash management, trade finance, and electronic factoring products. Further, it offers treasury and institutional banking, as well as securitization services. As of December 31, 2019, the company operated 256 financial stores and 1,603 ATMs. Intercorp Financial Services Inc. was founded in 1897 and is based in Lima, Peru. Intercorp Financial Services Inc. is a subsidiary of Intercorp Perú Ltd.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Intercorp Financial Services is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 53.736% of Intercorp Financial Services shares are held by insiders and 26.884% by institutions.

• How many people work for Intercorp Financial Services?

  Latest data suggests 7,763 work at Intercorp Financial Services.

• When does the fiscal year end for Intercorp Financial Services?

  Intercorp Financial Services's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Intercorp Financial Services based?

  Intercorp Financial Services's address is: Torre Interbank, Lima, Peru, 13