How to buy J2 Global stock | 85.79

J2 Global, Inc is a software—infrastructure business based in the US. J2 Global shares (JCOM) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. J2 Global employs 3,090 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.4 billion.

How to buy shares in J2 Global

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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 J2 Global. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: JCOM. 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 J2 Global 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$85.79, 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 J2 Global, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of J2 Global. 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 J2 Global's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, J2 Global's share price has had significant negative movement.

Its last market close was USD$85.79, which is 9.87% down on its pre-crash value of USD$95.18 and 47.91% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$58.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of J2 Global shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$653.62 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$889.64.

J2 Global share price

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

J2 Global shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	USD$85.79
52-week range	USD$53.245 - USD$104.57
50-day moving average	USD$70.7074
200-day moving average	USD$70.2109
Wall St. target price	USD$97.75
PE ratio	19.0538
Dividend yield	N/A (0.64%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$3.736

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J2 Global price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $85.79 from 2020-11-16

1 week (2020-11-20)	1.10%
1 month (2020-10-30)	26.38%
3 months (2020-08-28)	20.98%
6 months (2020-05-29)	9.57%

1 year (2019-11-29)	-11.57%
2 years (2018-11-29)	17.58%
3 years (2017-11-29)	9.94%
5 years (2015-11-27)	6.27%

Is J2 Global under- or over-valued?

Valuing J2 Global stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of J2 Global's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

J2 Global's P/E ratio

J2 Global's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 19x. In other words, J2 Global shares trade at around 19x 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.

J2 Global's PEG ratio

J2 Global's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.84. 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 J2 Global's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

J2 Global's EBITDA

J2 Global's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$525.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a J2 Global's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

J2 Global financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.4 billion
Operating margin TTM	20.91%
Gross profit TTM	USD$1.1 billion
Return on assets TTM	5.93%
Return on equity TTM	15.88%
Profit margin	13.13%
Book value	$26.937
Market capitalisation	USD$3.3 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting J2 Global shares

There are currently 7.0 million J2 Global shares held short by investors – that's known as J2 Global's "short interest". This figure is 0.7% down from 7.0 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting J2 Global shares can be evaluated.

J2 Global's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

J2 Global's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of J2 Global shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of J2 Global shares traded daily (recently around 607517.95989538). J2 Global's SIR currently stands at 11.47. In other words for every 100,000 J2 Global shares traded daily on the market, roughly 11470 shares are currently held short.

However J2 Global's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of J2 Global shares, or, against the total number of tradable J2 Global shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case J2 Global's short interest could be expressed as 0.15% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 J2 Global shares in existence, roughly 150 shares are currently held short) or 0.1783% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable J2 Global shares, roughly 178 shares are currently held short).

A SIR above 10% would generally be considered pretty high, pointing to a potentially pessimistic outlook for the share price and a discouraging interest in betting against J2 Global.

Find out more about how you can short J2 Global stock.

J2 Global share dividends

We're not expecting J2 Global to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have J2 Global's shares ever split?

J2 Global's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 25 May 2006. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your J2 Global shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for J2 Global shares which in turn could have impacted J2 Global's share price.

J2 Global share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, J2 Global's shares have ranged in value from as little as $53.245 up to $104.57. 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 J2 Global's is 0.7959. This would suggest that J2 Global's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

J2 Global overview

J2 Global, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides Internet services worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Fax and Martech; Voice, Backup, Security, and Consumer Privacy and Protection; and Digital Media. It offers cloud services, which includes online fax services under the eFax, sFax, MyFax, eFax Plus, eFax Pro, eFax Secure, eFax Corporate, and eFax Developer brands; on-demand voice, cloud phone, and unified communications services under the eVoice, Line2, and Onebox names; online backup and disaster recovery, sync storage, veeam services, and synchronization and sharing solutions under the KeepItSafe, LiveDrive, LiveVault, OffsiteDataSync, and SugarSync names; email security, web security, and endpoint protection services under the VIPRE and Excel Micro brands; email marketing and delivery services under the Campaigner and SMTP names; virtual private network services under the IPVanish and Encrypt.me; IP licensing services; and customer support services. The company also operates a portfolio of Web properties and applications, including IGN, Mashable, PC Mag, Humble Bundle, Speedtest, Offers, Black Friday, AskMen, MedPageToday, Everyday Health, What to Expect, and others that offer technology products, gaming and lifestyle products and services, news and commentary related products, speed testing for Internet and network connections, online deals and discounts for consumers, interactive tools and mobile applications, and tools and information for healthcare professionals, as well as professional networking tools, targeted emails, and white papers for IT professionals. It serves sole proprietors, small to medium-sized businesses and enterprises, and government organizations. The company was formerly known as j2 Global Communications, Inc. and changed its name to j2 Global, Inc. in December 2011. J2 Global, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of J2 Global is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 5.763% of J2 Global shares are held by insiders and 107.896% by institutions.

• How many people work for J2 Global?

  Latest data suggests 3,090 work at J2 Global.

• When does the fiscal year end for J2 Global?

  J2 Global's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is J2 Global based?

  J2 Global's address is: 700 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90017

• What is J2 Global's ISIN number?

  J2 Global's international securities identification number is: US46626E2054

• What is J2 Global's CUSIP number?

  J2 Global's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 46626E106