How to buy Points International stock | $16.02

Points International Ltd is an internet content & information business based in the US. Points International shares (PCOM) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Points International employs 269 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$268 million.

How to buy shares in Points International

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 Points International. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: PCOM. 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 Points International 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$16.02, 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 Points International, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Points International. 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.

Points International share price

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Points International shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-01-15.

Latest market close	USD$16.02
52-week range	USD$6.89 - USD$19.06
50-day moving average	USD$13.6912
200-day moving average	USD$10.9945
Wall St. target price	USD$14.5
PE ratio	83.1667
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.122

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Points International price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $16.02 from 2021-01-11

1 week (2021-01-08)	10.64%
1 month (2020-12-17)	19.82%
3 months (2020-10-16)	62.97%
6 months (2020-07-17)	67.22%

1 year (2020-01-17)	6.52%
2 years (2019-01-17)	62.80%
3 years (2018-01-17)	33.39%
5 years (2016-01-15)	105.65%

Is Points International under- or over-valued?

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

Points International's P/E ratio

Points International's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 83x. In other words, Points International shares trade at around 83x 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.

Points International's PEG ratio

Points International's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.61. 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 Points International's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Points International's EBITDA

Points International's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$3.6 million.

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

Points International financials

Revenue TTM	USD$268 million
Operating margin TTM	0.04%
Gross profit TTM	USD$65.5 million
Return on assets TTM	0.05%
Return on equity TTM	-5.14%
Profit margin	-0.72%
Book value	$2.631
Market capitalisation	USD$194.7 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Points International shares

There are currently 20,867 Points International shares held short by investors – that's known as Points International's "short interest". This figure is 29.6% down from 29,629 last month.

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

Points International's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Points International's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Points International shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Points International shares traded daily (recently around 33656.451612903). Points International's SIR currently stands at 0.62. In other words for every 100,000 Points International shares traded daily on the market, roughly 620 shares are currently held short.

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

Find out more about how you can short Points International stock.

Points International share dividends

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

Have Points International's shares ever split?

Points International's shares were split on a 1:10 basis on 2 February 2011. So if you had owned 10 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Points International shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 900% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Points International shares which in turn could have impacted Points International's share price.

Points International share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Points International's shares have ranged in value from as little as $6.89 up to $19.06. 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 Points International's is 1.9677. This would suggest that Points International's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Points International overview

Points International Ltd. provides e-commerce and technology services to loyalty program operators in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Loyalty Currency Retailing, Platform Partners, and Points Travel. The Loyalty Currency Retailing segment provides products and services designed to help loyalty program members unlock the value of their loyalty currency and accelerate the time to a reward, including buy, gift, transfer, reinstate, accelerator and status miles services. The Platform Partners segment offers various applications that are connected to and enabled by the functionality of the loyalty commerce platform (LCP); and provides loyalty programs, merchants, and other consumer service applications leverage the LCP to distribute loyalty currency and loyalty commerce transactions through multiple channels, including loyalty program, co-branded, and third-party channels. The Points Travel segment provides online travel bookings, including Points Travel and PointsHound services. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Points International is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 13.113% of Points International shares are held by insiders and 65.533% by institutions.

• How many people work for Points International?

  Latest data suggests 269 work at Points International.

• When does the fiscal year end for Points International?

  Points International's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Points International based?

  Points International's address is: 111 Richmond Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5H 2G4

• What is Points International's ISIN number?

  Points International's international securities identification number is: CA7308432086

• What is Points International's CUSIP number?

  Points International's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 730843109