How to buy PLDT (PHI) stock

PLDT Inc is a telecom services business based in the US. PLDT shares (PHI) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. PLDT employs 18,553 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

PLDT stock price (NYSE: PHI)

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PLDT shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-07-23.

Latest market close	$27.57
52-week range	$24.71 - $29.98
50-day moving average	$26.40
200-day moving average	$27.11
Wall St. target price	$31.40
PE ratio	11.3826
Dividend yield	$78 (5.81%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$2.21

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Is it a good time to buy PLDT stock?

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PLDT price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $27.57 from 2021-05-28

1 week (2021-07-14)	N/A
1 month (2021-06-25)	4.79%
3 months (2021-04-21)	N/A
6 months (2021-01-21)	N/A

1 year (2020-07-21)	N/A
2 years (2019-07-21)	N/A
3 years (2018-07-21)	N/A
5 years (2016-07-21)	N/A

Is PLDT under- or over-valued?

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

PLDT's P/E ratio

PLDT's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 11x. In other words, PLDT shares trade at around 11x 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.

PLDT's EBITDA

PLDT's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $89.5 billion.

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

PLDT financials

Revenue TTM	$185.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	23.48%
Gross profit TTM	$144.1 billion
Return on assets TTM	4.81%
Return on equity TTM	20.2%
Profit margin	13.05%
Book value	$504.08
Market capitalisation	$5.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting PLDT shares

There are currently 634,262 PLDT shares held short by investors – that's known as PLDT's "short interest". This figure is 19.1% down from 784,114 last month.

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

PLDT's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

PLDT's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of PLDT shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of PLDT shares traded daily (recently around 78986.550435866). PLDT's SIR currently stands at 8.03. In other words for every 100,000 PLDT shares traded daily on the market, roughly 8030 shares are currently held short.

However PLDT's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of PLDT shares, or, against the total number of tradable PLDT shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case PLDT's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 PLDT shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0071% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable PLDT shares, roughly 7 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against PLDT.

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PLDT share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 71.14% of net profits

Recently PLDT has paid out, on average, around 71.14% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 6.53% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), PLDT shareholders could enjoy a 6.53% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In PLDT's case, that would currently equate to about $78 per share.

PLDT's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

PLDT's most recent dividend payout was on 19 April 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 15 March 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have PLDT's shares ever split?

PLDT's shares were split on 20 August 2013.

PLDT share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, PLDT's shares have ranged in value from as little as $24.7143 up to $29.9752. 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 PLDT's is 0.107. This would suggest that PLDT's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

PLDT overview

PLDT Inc. operates as a integrated telecommunications company in the Philippines. The company operates in three segments: Wireless, Fixed Line, and Others. The company offers cellular mobile, Internet broadband distribution, operations support, software development, and satellite information and messaging services; and intelligent data processing and implementation, and data analytics insight generation services, as well as business infrastructure and solutions. It also provides information and communications infrastructure for Internet-based services, e-commerce, customer relationship management, and information technology (IT) related services. In addition, the company offers managed IT outsourcing, Internet-based purchasing, IT consulting and professional, bills printing and other related value-added, and air transportation services; and full-services customer rewards and loyalty programs. Further, it sells Wi-Fi access equipment; and distributes Filipino channels and content.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of PLDT is owned by institutions?
Currently 3.453% of PLDT shares are held by institutions. How many people work for PLDT?
Latest data suggests 18,553 work at PLDT. When does the fiscal year end for PLDT?
PLDT's fiscal year ends in December. Where is PLDT based?
PLDT's address is: Ramon Cojuangco Building, Makati City, Philippines, 1200 What is PLDT's ISIN number?
PLDT's international securities identification number is: US69344D4088 What is PLDT's CUSIP number?
PLDT's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 69344D408