How to buy StoneCastle Financial stock

StoneCastle Financial Corp is an asset management business based in the US. StoneCastle Financial shares (BANX) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

How to buy shares in StoneCastle Financial

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

StoneCastle Financial share price

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StoneCastle Financial shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-02-24.

52-week range	USD$8.6891 - USD$20.7659
50-day moving average	USD$19.9418
200-day moving average	USD$19.4609
Wall St. target price	USD$22
PE ratio	31.0046
Dividend yield	USD$1.52 (7.45%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.657

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StoneCastle Financial financials

Revenue TTM	USD$16.1 million
Operating margin TTM	70.96%
Gross profit TTM	USD$16.4 million
Return on assets TTM	4.48%
Return on equity TTM	3.08%
Profit margin	26.77%
Book value	$20.887
Market capitalisation	USD$133.7 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting StoneCastle Financial shares

There are currently 4,275 StoneCastle Financial shares held short by investors – that's known as StoneCastle Financial's "short interest". This figure is 20.5% up from 3,549 last month.

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

StoneCastle Financial's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

StoneCastle Financial's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of StoneCastle Financial shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of StoneCastle Financial shares traded daily (recently around 17100). StoneCastle Financial's SIR currently stands at 0.25. In other words for every 100,000 StoneCastle Financial shares traded daily on the market, roughly 250 shares are currently held short.

However StoneCastle Financial's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of StoneCastle Financial shares, or, against the total number of tradable StoneCastle Financial shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case StoneCastle Financial's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 StoneCastle Financial shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0007% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable StoneCastle Financial shares, roughly 1 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 StoneCastle Financial.

Find out more about how you can short StoneCastle Financial stock.

StoneCastle Financial share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, StoneCastle Financial's shares have ranged in value from as little as $8.6891 up to $20.7659. 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 StoneCastle Financial's is 0.7679. This would suggest that StoneCastle Financial's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

StoneCastle Financial overview

StoneCastle Financial Corp. is a closed ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by StoneCastle Asset Management LLC. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across the banking sector. It invests in dividend paying growth and value stocks of companies. For its fixed income portion, the fund invests in subordinated debt securities which are rated BBB- or better by Kroll Ratings. The fund employs fundamental analysis with bottom-up security picking approach by focusing on factors such as review of historical and prospective financial information, interviews with management and key employees of the prospective bank, financial models and projections, changes in interest rates, changes in unemployment rates, changes in home prices, changes in economic activity to create its portfolio. It employs proprietary research to create its portfolio. StoneCastle Financial Corp. was formed on February 7, 2013 and is domiciled in the United States.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of StoneCastle Financial is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.18% of StoneCastle Financial shares are held by insiders and 29.927% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for StoneCastle Financial?

  StoneCastle Financial's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is StoneCastle Financial based?

  StoneCastle Financial's address is: 152 West 57th Street, New York, NY, United States, 10019

• What is StoneCastle Financial's ISIN number?

  StoneCastle Financial's international securities identification number is: US8617801043

• What is StoneCastle Financial's CUSIP number?

  StoneCastle Financial's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 861780104