How to buy Pzena Investment Management stock

Pzena Investment Management, Inc is an asset management business based in the US. Pzena Investment Management shares (PZN) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Pzena Investment Management employs 121 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$137.2 million.

How to buy shares in Pzena Investment Management

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3. Search for Pzena Investment Management. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: PZN. 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 Pzena Investment Management 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 Pzena Investment Management, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Pzena Investment Management. 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.

Pzena Investment Management share price

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Pzena Investment Management shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-11-27.

52-week range	USD$3.4001 - USD$8.3445
50-day moving average	USD$5.856
200-day moving average	USD$5.2943
Wall St. target price	USD$13
PE ratio	32.2
Dividend yield	USD$0.12 (1.7%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.194

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Is Pzena Investment Management under- or over-valued?

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

Pzena Investment Management's P/E ratio

Pzena Investment Management's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 32x. In other words, Pzena Investment Management shares trade at around 32x 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.

Pzena Investment Management's PEG ratio

Pzena Investment Management's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.11. 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 Pzena Investment Management's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Pzena Investment Management's EBITDA

Pzena Investment Management's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$55.7 million.

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

Pzena Investment Management financials

Revenue TTM	USD$137.2 million
Operating margin TTM	39.74%
Gross profit TTM	USD$85.4 million
Return on assets TTM	20.28%
Return on equity TTM	28.25%
Profit margin	2.46%
Book value	$1.525
Market capitalisation	USD$498.9 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Pzena Investment Management shares

There are currently 121,840 Pzena Investment Management shares held short by investors – that's known as Pzena Investment Management's "short interest". This figure is 15.2% down from 143,611 last month.

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

Pzena Investment Management's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Pzena Investment Management's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Pzena Investment Management shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Pzena Investment Management shares traded daily (recently around 24764.227642276). Pzena Investment Management's SIR currently stands at 4.92. In other words for every 100,000 Pzena Investment Management shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4920 shares are currently held short.

However Pzena Investment Management's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Pzena Investment Management shares, or, against the total number of tradable Pzena Investment Management shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Pzena Investment Management's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Pzena Investment Management shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0084% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Pzena Investment Management shares, roughly 8 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 Pzena Investment Management.

Find out more about how you can short Pzena Investment Management stock.

Pzena Investment Management share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 265.57% of net profits

Recently Pzena Investment Management has paid out, on average, around 265.57% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.7% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Pzena Investment Management shareholders could enjoy a 1.7% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Pzena Investment Management's case, that would currently equate to about $0.12 per share.

Pzena Investment Management'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.

Pzena Investment Management's most recent dividend payout was on 20 November 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 29 October 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Pzena Investment Management share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Pzena Investment Management's shares have ranged in value from as little as $3.4001 up to $8.3445. 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 Pzena Investment Management's is 1.3596. This would suggest that Pzena Investment Management's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Pzena Investment Management overview

Pzena Investment Management, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm manages equity mutual funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity markets. Pzena Investment Management, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in New York City with additional offices in Melbourne, Australia and London, United Kingdom.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Pzena Investment Management is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 2.017% of Pzena Investment Management shares are held by insiders and 64.748% by institutions.

• How many people work for Pzena Investment Management?

  Latest data suggests 121 work at Pzena Investment Management.

• When does the fiscal year end for Pzena Investment Management?

  Pzena Investment Management's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Pzena Investment Management based?

  Pzena Investment Management's address is: 320 Park Avenue, New York, NY, United States, 10022

• What is Pzena Investment Management's ISIN number?

  Pzena Investment Management's international securities identification number is: US74731Q1031

• What is Pzena Investment Management's CUSIP number?

  Pzena Investment Management's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 74731Q103