How to buy Terminix Global stock

Terminix Global Holdings, Inc is a personal services business based in the US. Terminix Global shares (SERV) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Terminix Global employs 12,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$2.2 billion.

How to buy shares in Terminix Global

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

Terminix Global share price

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Terminix Global shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-20.

52-week range	USD$9 - USD$48
50-day moving average	USD$47.1988
200-day moving average	USD$39.2755
Wall St. target price	USD$47.13
PE ratio	152.1818
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.491

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Is Terminix Global under- or over-valued?

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

Terminix Global's P/E ratio

Terminix Global's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 152x. In other words, Terminix Global shares trade at around 152x 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.

Terminix Global's PEG ratio

Terminix Global's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.88. 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 Terminix Global's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Terminix Global's EBITDA

Terminix Global's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$388 million.

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

Terminix Global financials

Revenue TTM	USD$2.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	12.72%
Gross profit TTM	USD$899 million
Return on assets TTM	3.38%
Return on equity TTM	0%
Profit margin	3.06%
Book value	$17.055
Market capitalisation	USD$5.4 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Terminix Global shares

There are currently 2.3 million Terminix Global shares held short by investors – that's known as Terminix Global's "short interest". This figure is 7% down from 2.5 million last month.

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

Terminix Global's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Terminix Global's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Terminix Global shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Terminix Global shares traded daily (recently around 964838.42975207). Terminix Global's SIR currently stands at 2.42. In other words for every 100,000 Terminix Global shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2420 shares are currently held short.

However Terminix Global's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Terminix Global shares, or, against the total number of tradable Terminix Global shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Terminix Global's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Terminix Global shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0235% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Terminix Global shares, roughly 24 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 Terminix Global.

Find out more about how you can short Terminix Global stock.

Terminix Global share dividends

We're not expecting Terminix Global to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Terminix Global's shares ever split?

Terminix Global's shares were split on a 1493:1000 basis on 1 October 2018. So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1493 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Terminix Global shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Terminix Global shares which in turn could have impacted Terminix Global's share price.

Terminix Global share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Terminix Global's shares have ranged in value from as little as $9 up to $48. 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 Terminix Global's is 1.0127. This would suggest that Terminix Global'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).

Terminix Global overview

Terminix Global Holdings, Inc. provides residential and commercial termite and pest control, restoration, and cleaning services. It offers termite and pest control services, including termite remediation, annual termite inspection, and prevention treatments with termite damage repair guarantees, periodic pest control services, insulation services, crawlspace encapsulation, and wildlife exclusion. The company serves under the Terminix, Terminix Commercial, Copesan, Assured Environments, Gregory Pest Solutions, McCloud Services, and Nomor brands. It markets its services to homeowners and businesses through the Internet, direct mail, television and radio advertising, print advertisements, marketing partnerships, door-to-door summer sales programs, telemarketing, and various social media channels and through national sales teams. The company was formerly known as ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Terminix Global Holdings, Inc. in October 2020. Terminix Global Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Terminix Global is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.158% of Terminix Global shares are held by insiders and 109.706% by institutions.

• How many people work for Terminix Global?

  Latest data suggests 12,000 work at Terminix Global.

• When does the fiscal year end for Terminix Global?

  Terminix Global's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Terminix Global based?

  Terminix Global's address is: 150 Peabody Place, Memphis, TN, United States, 38103

• What is Terminix Global's ISIN number?

  Terminix Global's international securities identification number is: US88087E1001

• What is Terminix Global's CUSIP number?

  Terminix Global's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 81761R109