How to buy SeaChange International stock | $0.9039

SeaChange International, Inc is a software-application business based in the US. SeaChange International shares (SEAC) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. SeaChange International employs 179 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$51.8 million.

How to buy shares in SeaChange 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 SeaChange International. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: SEAC. 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 SeaChange 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$0.9039, 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 SeaChange International, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of SeaChange 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.

SeaChange International share price

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SeaChange International shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-04.

Latest market close	USD$0.9039
52-week range	USD$0.69 - USD$4.9798
50-day moving average	USD$0.8297
200-day moving average	USD$1.2865
Wall St. target price	USD$2
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$-0.954

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SeaChange International price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $0.9039 from 2020-12-09

1 week (2021-01-07)	-27.10%
1 month (2020-12-15)	9.99%
3 months (2020-10-15)	8.90%
6 months (2020-07-15)	-40.53%

1 year (2020-01-15)	-77.40%
2 years (2019-01-15)	-44.88%
3 years (2018-01-13)	N/A
5 years (2016-01-15)	6.23

Is SeaChange International under- or over-valued?

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

SeaChange International's PEG ratio

SeaChange International's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 5.09. 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 SeaChange 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.

SeaChange International's EBITDA

SeaChange International's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$4.5 million.

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

SeaChange International financials

Revenue TTM	USD$51.8 million
Gross profit TTM	USD$43.5 million
Return on assets TTM	-2.83%
Return on equity TTM	-23.56%
Profit margin	-19.65%
Book value	$1.064
Market capitalisation	USD$35.3 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting SeaChange International shares

There are currently 401,495 SeaChange International shares held short by investors – that's known as SeaChange International's "short interest". This figure is 17.6% down from 487,366 last month.

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

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

SeaChange International's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of SeaChange International shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of SeaChange International shares traded daily (recently around 267663.33333333). SeaChange International's SIR currently stands at 1.5. In other words for every 100,000 SeaChange International shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1500 shares are currently held short.

However SeaChange International's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of SeaChange International shares, or, against the total number of tradable SeaChange International shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case SeaChange International's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 SeaChange International shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0131% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable SeaChange International shares, roughly 13 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 SeaChange International.

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

SeaChange International share dividends

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

Have SeaChange International's shares ever split?

SeaChange International's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 28 December 1999. So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your SeaChange International shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for SeaChange International shares which in turn could have impacted SeaChange International's share price.

SeaChange International share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, SeaChange International's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.69 up to $4.9798. 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 SeaChange International's is 0.7165. This would suggest that SeaChange International's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

SeaChange International overview

SeaChange International, Inc. provides multiscreen, advertising, and premium over the top (OTT) video products and services that facilitate the aggregation, licensing, management, and distribution of video and television advertising content worldwide. It offers video products, including SeaChange Adrenalin, a multiscreen video back office platform that enables service providers to manage, monetize, and deliver a seamless viewing experience across televisions, personal computers (PCs), tablets, smartphones, and other IP-enabled devices; and SeaChange AssetFlow, a content management solution, which is used to receive, manage, and publish content for viewing on televisions, tablets, PCs, and other consumer devices. The company also provides advertising products, such as SeaChange Infusion, an advertising platform to maximize advertising revenue across multiscreen, broadcast, on-demand, and OTT viewing. In addition, it offers SeaChange NitroX, an user experience product that empower service providers and content owners to optimize live and on-demand video consumption on multiscreen and OTT services. Further, the company provides professional, and maintenance and support services, as well as managed services. It sells and markets its products and services through a direct sales organization, and sales representatives and partners, as well as to systems integrators and value-added resellers. The company serves cable system, telecommunications companies, and satellite operators, as well as media companies. SeaChange International, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts.

Frequently asked questions

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

  Currently 25.683% of SeaChange International shares are held by insiders and 27.887% by institutions.

• How many people work for SeaChange International?

  Latest data suggests 179 work at SeaChange International.

• When does the fiscal year end for SeaChange International?

  SeaChange International's fiscal year ends in January.

• Where is SeaChange International based?

  SeaChange International's address is: 50 Nagog Park, Acton, MA, United States, 01720

• What is SeaChange International's ISIN number?

  SeaChange International's international securities identification number is: US8116991071

• What is SeaChange International's CUSIP number?

  SeaChange International's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 811699107