How to buy JAlexanders stock

J. Alexander's Holdings, Inc is a restaurants business based in the US. JAlexanders shares (JAX) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. JAlexanders employs 3,200 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

JAlexanders share price

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JAlexanders shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-04-15.

52-week range	$3.59 - $10.49
50-day moving average	$9.43
200-day moving average	$7.47
Wall St. target price	$15.00
PE ratio	7.1475
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$0.59

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Is it a good time to buy JAlexanders stock?

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Is JAlexanders under- or over-valued?

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

JAlexanders's P/E ratio

JAlexanders's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 7x. In other words, JAlexanders shares trade at around 7x 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.

JAlexanders's EBITDA

JAlexanders's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $732,000.

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

JAlexanders financials

Revenue TTM	$183.4 million
Gross profit TTM	$59.7 million
Return on assets TTM	-3.24%
Return on equity TTM	-18.49%
Profit margin	-12.25%
Book value	$7.20
Market capitalisation	$151.1 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting JAlexanders shares

There are currently 121,172 JAlexanders shares held short by investors – that's known as JAlexanders's "short interest". This figure is 16.3% up from 104,216 last month.

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

JAlexanders's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

JAlexanders's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of JAlexanders shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of JAlexanders shares traded daily (recently around 60586). JAlexanders's SIR currently stands at 2. In other words for every 100,000 JAlexanders shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2000 shares are currently held short.

However JAlexanders's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of JAlexanders shares, or, against the total number of tradable JAlexanders shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case JAlexanders's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 JAlexanders shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0094% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable JAlexanders shares, roughly 9 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 JAlexanders.

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JAlexanders share dividends

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

JAlexanders share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, JAlexanders's shares have ranged in value from as little as $3.59 up to $10.49. 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 JAlexanders's is 1.5312. This would suggest that JAlexanders's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

JAlexanders overview

J. Alexander's Holdings, Inc. , through its subsidiaries, owns and operates complementary upscale dining restaurants in the United States. It operates restaurants under various concepts, including J. Alexander's, Redlands Grill, Lyndhurst Grill, Overland Park Grill, Merus Grill, and Stoney River Steakhouse and Grill. The company's restaurants offer American menu. As of April 20, 2020, it operated 47 restaurants in 16 states.

Frequently asked questions

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

  Currently 4.702% of JAlexanders shares are held by insiders and 53.461% by institutions.

• How many people work for JAlexanders?

  Latest data suggests 3,200 work at JAlexanders.

• When does the fiscal year end for JAlexanders?

  JAlexanders's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is JAlexanders based?

  JAlexanders's address is: 3401 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN, United States, 37202

• What is JAlexanders's ISIN number?

  JAlexanders's international securities identification number is: US46609J1060

• What is JAlexanders's CUSIP number?

  JAlexanders's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 46609J106