How to buy TFS Financial Corporation stock | $17.63

TFS Financial Corporation is a banks-regional business based in the US. TFS Financial Corporation shares (TFSL) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. TFS Financial Corporation employs 1,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$292.5 million.

How to buy shares in TFS Financial Corporation

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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 TFS Financial Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: TFSL. 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 TFS Financial Corporation 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$17.63, 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 TFS Financial Corporation, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of TFS Financial Corporation. 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.

TFS Financial Corporation share price

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TFS Financial Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-30.

Latest market close	USD$17.63
52-week range	USD$12.0092 - USD$21.059
50-day moving average	USD$17.2797
200-day moving average	USD$15.482
Wall St. target price	USD$18.5
PE ratio	60.6207
Dividend yield	USD$1.12 (6.44%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.29

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TFS Financial Corporation price performance over time

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Is TFS Financial Corporation under- or over-valued?

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

TFS Financial Corporation's P/E ratio

TFS Financial Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 61x. In other words, TFS Financial Corporation shares trade at around 61x 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.

TFS Financial Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$292.5 million
Operating margin TTM	37.9%
Gross profit TTM	USD$292.5 million
Return on assets TTM	0.57%
Return on equity TTM	4.95%
Profit margin	28.48%
Book value	$6.054
Market capitalisation	USD$4.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting TFS Financial Corporation shares

There are currently 767,800 TFS Financial Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as TFS Financial Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 14.6% up from 669,722 last month.

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

TFS Financial Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

TFS Financial Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of TFS Financial Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of TFS Financial Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 165118.27956989). TFS Financial Corporation's SIR currently stands at 4.65. In other words for every 100,000 TFS Financial Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 4650 shares are currently held short.

However TFS Financial Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of TFS Financial Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable TFS Financial Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case TFS Financial Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 TFS Financial Corporation shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0156% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable TFS Financial Corporation shares, roughly 16 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 TFS Financial Corporation.

Find out more about how you can short TFS Financial Corporation stock.

TFS Financial Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 373.33% of net profits

Recently TFS Financial Corporation has paid out, on average, around 373.33% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 6.44% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), TFS Financial Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 6.44% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In TFS Financial Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $1.12 per share.

TFS Financial Corporation'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.

TFS Financial Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 15 December 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 30 November 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

TFS Financial Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, TFS Financial Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $12.0092 up to $21.059. 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 TFS Financial Corporation's is 0.4667. This would suggest that TFS Financial Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

TFS Financial Corporation overview

TFS Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides retail consumer banking services in the United States. Its deposit products include savings, money market, checking, individual retirement, and other qualified plan accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also provides residential real estate mortgage loans, residential construction loans, and home equity loans and lines of credit, as well as purchase mortgages and first mortgage refinance loans. In addition, it offers escrow and settlement services. The company provides its products and services through its main office in Cleveland, Ohio; and 37 full-service branches and 7 loan production offices located throughout the states of Ohio and Florida. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. TFS Financial Corporation is a subsidiary of Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland, MHC.

Frequently asked questions

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

  Currently 0.464% of TFS Financial Corporation shares are held by insiders and 91.135% by institutions.

• How many people work for TFS Financial Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 1,000 work at TFS Financial Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for TFS Financial Corporation?

  TFS Financial Corporation's fiscal year ends in September.

• Where is TFS Financial Corporation based?

  TFS Financial Corporation's address is: 7007 Broadway Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United States, 44105

• What is TFS Financial Corporation's ISIN number?

  TFS Financial Corporation's international securities identification number is: US87240R1077

• What is TFS Financial Corporation's CUSIP number?

  TFS Financial Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 87240R107