How to buy NACCO Industries stock | $29

NACCO Industries, Inc is a thermal coal business based in the US. NACCO Industries shares (NC) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. NACCO Industries employs 400 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$132.2 million.

How to buy shares in NACCO Industries

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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 NACCO Industries. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: NC. 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 NACCO Industries 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$29, 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 NACCO Industries, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of NACCO Industries. 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.

NACCO Industries share price

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NACCO Industries shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-03.

Latest market close	USD$29
52-week range	USD$17.8217 - USD$48.9158
50-day moving average	USD$22.476
200-day moving average	USD$22.5587
Wall St. target price	USD$128
PE ratio	7.1353
Dividend yield	USD$0.77 (2.92%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$3.784

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NACCO Industries price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $29 from 2020-12-09

1 week (2021-01-08)	17.55%
1 month (2020-12-17)	0.14%
3 months (2020-10-16)	30.28%
6 months (2020-07-17)	25.76%

1 year (2020-01-17)	-40.22%
2 years (2019-01-17)	-21.88%
3 years (2018-01-17)	41.4
5 years (2016-01-15)	44.5

Is NACCO Industries under- or over-valued?

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

NACCO Industries's P/E ratio

NACCO Industries'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, NACCO Industries 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.

NACCO Industries's EBITDA

NACCO Industries's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$883,000.

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

NACCO Industries financials

Revenue TTM	USD$132.2 million
Gross profit TTM	USD$31.1 million
Return on assets TTM	-5.22%
Return on equity TTM	9.02%
Profit margin	20.13%
Book value	$43.501
Market capitalisation	USD$190.2 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting NACCO Industries shares

There are currently 43,524 NACCO Industries shares held short by investors – that's known as NACCO Industries's "short interest". This figure is 1.1% down from 44,021 last month.

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

NACCO Industries's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

NACCO Industries's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of NACCO Industries shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of NACCO Industries shares traded daily (recently around 14040). NACCO Industries's SIR currently stands at 3.1. In other words for every 100,000 NACCO Industries shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3100 shares are currently held short.

However NACCO Industries's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of NACCO Industries shares, or, against the total number of tradable NACCO Industries shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case NACCO Industries's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 NACCO Industries shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0137% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable NACCO Industries shares, roughly 14 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 NACCO Industries.

Find out more about how you can short NACCO Industries stock.

NACCO Industries share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 20.29% of net profits

Recently NACCO Industries has paid out, on average, around 20.29% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.92% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), NACCO Industries shareholders could enjoy a 2.92% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In NACCO Industries's case, that would currently equate to about $0.77 per share.

While NACCO Industries's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that NACCO Industries is investing more in its future growth.

NACCO Industries's most recent dividend payout was on 15 December 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 27 November 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have NACCO Industries's shares ever split?

NACCO Industries's shares were split on a 4377:1000 basis on 2 October 2017. So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 4377 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your NACCO Industries shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 77.2% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for NACCO Industries shares which in turn could have impacted NACCO Industries's share price.

NACCO Industries share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, NACCO Industries's shares have ranged in value from as little as $17.8217 up to $48.9158. 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 NACCO Industries's is 0.6257. This would suggest that NACCO Industries's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

NACCO Industries overview

NACCO Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates surface coal mines contracts to power generation companies and activated carbon producers. The company operates through three segments: Coal Mining, North American Mining, and Minerals Management. It also provides value-added contract mining and other services to aggregates, lithium, and other minerals producers; and contract mining services for independently owned mines and quarries. In addition, the company promotes the development of its oil, gas, and coal reserves that generates income primarily from royalty-based lease payments from third parties; and offers surface and mineral acquisition, and lease maintenance services. NACCO Industries, Inc. was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of NACCO Industries is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 45.82% of NACCO Industries shares are held by insiders and 45.228% by institutions.

• How many people work for NACCO Industries?

  Latest data suggests 400 work at NACCO Industries.

• When does the fiscal year end for NACCO Industries?

  NACCO Industries's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is NACCO Industries based?

  NACCO Industries's address is: 5875 Landerbrook Drive, Cleveland, OH, United States, 44124-4069

• What is NACCO Industries's ISIN number?

  NACCO Industries's international securities identification number is: US6295791031

• What is NACCO Industries's CUSIP number?

  NACCO Industries's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 629579103