How to buy Pyxus International stock

Pyxus International, Inc is a tobacco business based in the US. Pyxus International shares (PYX) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Pyxus International employs 3,347 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.6 billion.

How to buy shares in Pyxus International

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

Pyxus International share price

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Pyxus International shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-22.

52-week range	USD$0.2401 - USD$10.52
50-day moving average	USD$0.15
200-day moving average	USD$1.6505
Wall St. target price	USD$68
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$-14.496

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Is it a good time to buy Pyxus International stock?

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Is Pyxus International under- or over-valued?

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

Pyxus International's EBITDA

Pyxus International's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$75.5 million.

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

Pyxus International financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.6 billion
Operating margin TTM	2.43%
Gross profit TTM	USD$250.8 million
Return on assets TTM	1.24%
Return on equity TTM	-71.6%
Profit margin	-6.83%
Book value	$9.314
Market capitalisation	USD$26.7 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Pyxus International shares

There are currently 3.4 million Pyxus International shares held short by investors – that's known as Pyxus International's "short interest". This figure is 11% up from 3.1 million last month.

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

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

Pyxus International's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Pyxus International shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Pyxus International shares traded daily (recently around 884977.02349869). Pyxus International's SIR currently stands at 3.83. In other words for every 100,000 Pyxus International shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3830 shares are currently held short.

However Pyxus International's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Pyxus International shares, or, against the total number of tradable Pyxus International shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Pyxus International's short interest could be expressed as 0.34% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Pyxus International shares in existence, roughly 340 shares are currently held short) or 0.3654% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Pyxus International shares, roughly 365 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 Pyxus International.

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Pyxus International share dividends

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

Have Pyxus International's shares ever split?

Pyxus International's shares were split on a 1:10 basis on 29 June 2015. 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 Pyxus International shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 900% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Pyxus International shares which in turn could have impacted Pyxus International's share price.

Pyxus International share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Pyxus International's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.2401 up to $10.52. 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 Pyxus International's is 1.1456. This would suggest that Pyxus International's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Pyxus International overview

Pyxus International, Inc., an agricultural company, engages in the provision of various agricultural products, ingredients, and services to businesses and customers. It offers leaf tobacco; e-liquids used in vaporizers, electronic cigarettes, and other vaping hardware and accessories; and industrial hemp-derived cannabidiol products. The company was formerly known as Alliance One International, Inc. and changed its name to Pyxus International, Inc. in September 2018. Pyxus International, Inc. was founded in 1873 and is based in Morrisville, North Carolina.

Frequently asked questions

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

  Currently 8.927% of Pyxus International shares are held by insiders and 64.456% by institutions.

• How many people work for Pyxus International?

  Latest data suggests 3,347 work at Pyxus International.

• When does the fiscal year end for Pyxus International?

  Pyxus International's fiscal year ends in March.

• Where is Pyxus International based?

  Pyxus International's address is: 8001 Aerial Center Parkway, Morrisville, NC, United States, 27560

• What is Pyxus International's CUSIP number?

  Pyxus International's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 018772103