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Itron, Inc is a scientific & technical instruments business based in the US. Itron shares (ITRI) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Itron employs 6,700 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$2.4 billion.

How to buy shares in Itron

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 Itron. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: ITRI. 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 Itron 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$75.4, 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 Itron, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Itron. 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 Itron's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Itron's share price has had significant negative movement.

Its last market close was USD$75.4, which is 11.35% down on its pre-crash value of USD$85.05 and 86.26% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$40.48.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of Itron shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$605.36 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$919.13.

Itron share price

Use our graph to track the performance of ITRI stocks over time.

Itron shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-19.

Latest market close	USD$75.4
52-week range	USD$40.48 - USD$88.32
50-day moving average	USD$61.2976
200-day moving average	USD$64.0024
Wall St. target price	USD$76.25
PE ratio	46.8121
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$1.485

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Itron price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $75.4 from 2020-11-16

1 week (2020-11-17)	-0.16%
1 month (2020-10-27)	5.48%
3 months (2020-08-25)	20.33%
6 months (2020-05-23)	N/A

1 year (2019-11-25)	-6.52%
2 years (2018-11-23)	46.75%
3 years (2017-11-24)	14.24%
5 years (2015-11-25)	111.20%

Is Itron under- or over-valued?

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

Itron's P/E ratio

Itron's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 47x. In other words, Itron shares trade at around 47x 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.

Itron's PEG ratio

Itron's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.9854. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Itron's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Itron's EBITDA

Itron's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$217.8 million.

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

Itron financials

Revenue TTM	USD$2.4 billion
Operating margin TTM	4.75%
Gross profit TTM	USD$752.3 million
Return on assets TTM	2.45%
Return on equity TTM	-2.7%
Profit margin	-0.96%
Book value	$19.332
Market capitalisation	USD$2.8 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Itron shares

There are currently 891,159 Itron shares held short by investors – that's known as Itron's "short interest". This figure is 27.7% up from 697,997 last month.

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

Itron's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Itron's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Itron shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Itron shares traded daily (recently around 390859.21052632). Itron's SIR currently stands at 2.28. In other words for every 100,000 Itron shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2280 shares are currently held short.

However Itron's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Itron shares, or, against the total number of tradable Itron shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Itron's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Itron shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0256% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Itron shares, roughly 26 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 Itron.

Find out more about how you can short Itron stock.

Itron share dividends

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

Itron share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Itron's shares have ranged in value from as little as $40.48 up to $88.32. 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 Itron's is 1.1942. This would suggest that Itron'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).

Itron overview

Itron, Inc., a technology and service company, provides end-to-end solutions that help manage operations in the energy, water, and smart city space worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Device Solutions, Networked Solutions, and Outcomes. The Device Solutions segment offers hardware products that are used for measurement, control, or sensing. The Networked Solutions segment provides a combination of communicating devices, such as smart meters, modules, endpoints, and sensors; network infrastructure; and associated application software for acquiring and transporting application-specific data. The Outcomes segment offers enhanced software and services for managing, organizing, analyzing, and interpreting data to enhance decision making, maximize operational profitability, drive resource efficiency, and deliver results for consumers, utilities, and smart cities. In addition, it offers software implementation, project management, installation, consulting, and post-sale maintenance support services, as well as cloud and software-as-a-service; and extended or customer-specific warranties. It offers its products and services under the Itron brand. The company markets its products directly through its sales force, as well as through indirect sales force consisting of distributors, sales representatives, partners, and meter manufacturer representatives to utilities and municipalities. Itron, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Liberty Lake, Washington.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Itron is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 1.247% of Itron shares are held by insiders and 100.807% by institutions.

• How many people work for Itron?

  Latest data suggests 6,700 work at Itron.

• When does the fiscal year end for Itron?

  Itron's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Itron based?

  Itron's address is: 2111 North Molter Road, Liberty Lake, WA, United States, 99019

• What is Itron's ISIN number?

  Itron's international securities identification number is: US4657411066

• What is Itron's CUSIP number?

  Itron's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 465741106