How to buy Triple-S Management Corporation stock

Triple-S Management Corporation is a healthcare plans business based in the US. Triple-S Management Corporation shares (GTS) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Triple-S Management Corporation employs 3,909 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$3.5 billion.

How to buy shares in Triple-S Management Corporation

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3. Search for Triple-S Management Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: GTS. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
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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 Triple-S Management Corporation, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Triple-S Management 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.

Triple-S Management Corporation share price

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Triple-S Management Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-27.

52-week range	USD$9.13 - USD$24.7
50-day moving average	USD$22.6218
200-day moving average	USD$19.8837
Wall St. target price	USD$19
PE ratio	9.2128
Dividend yield	N/A (0.29%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$2.312

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Is Triple-S Management Corporation under- or over-valued?

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

Triple-S Management Corporation's P/E ratio

Triple-S Management 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 9x. In other words, Triple-S Management Corporation shares trade at around 9x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Triple-S Management Corporation's PEG ratio

Triple-S Management Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.75. 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 Triple-S Management Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Triple-S Management Corporation's EBITDA

Triple-S Management Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$139.6 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Triple-S Management Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Triple-S Management Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$3.5 billion
Operating margin TTM	3.52%
Gross profit TTM	USD$709.3 million
Return on assets TTM	2.62%
Return on equity TTM	5.54%
Profit margin	1.53%
Book value	$43.699
Market capitalisation	USD$499.1 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Triple-S Management Corporation shares

There are currently 904,088 Triple-S Management Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Triple-S Management Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 23.1% down from 1.2 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Triple-S Management Corporation shares can be evaluated.

Triple-S Management Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Triple-S Management Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Triple-S Management Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Triple-S Management Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 84970.676691729). Triple-S Management Corporation's SIR currently stands at 10.64. In other words for every 100,000 Triple-S Management Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 10640 shares are currently held short.

However Triple-S Management Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Triple-S Management Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Triple-S Management Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Triple-S Management Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.04% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Triple-S Management Corporation shares in existence, roughly 40 shares are currently held short) or 0.0403% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Triple-S Management Corporation shares, roughly 40 shares are currently held short).

A SIR above 10% would generally be considered pretty high, pointing to a potentially pessimistic outlook for the share price and a discouraging interest in betting against Triple-S Management Corporation.

Find out more about how you can short Triple-S Management Corporation stock.

Triple-S Management Corporation share dividends

We're not expecting Triple-S Management Corporation to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Triple-S Management Corporation's shares ever split?

Triple-S Management Corporation's shares were split on 25 July 2019.

Triple-S Management Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Triple-S Management Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $9.13 up to $24.7. 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 Triple-S Management Corporation's is 0.778. This would suggest that Triple-S Management Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Triple-S Management Corporation overview

Triple-S Management Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides a portfolio of managed care and related products in the commercial, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid markets. It operates through three segments: Managed Care, Life Insurance, and Property and Casualty Insurance. The company offers various managed care products, including health maintenance organization plans; preferred provider organization plans; BlueCard program; Medicare Supplement products; Medicare Advantage products; Medicaid plans; and claims processing and other administrative services to employers, individuals, and government entities. It also provides various life, accident, disability, and health insurance products, as well as annuity products primarily to individuals; and property and casualty insurance products comprising commercial multi-peril package, personal package, commercial auto, hospital malpractice, commercial liability, and commercial property for small to medium size accounts. The company markets and distributes its products through a network of internal sales force, direct mail, independent brokers and agents, telemarketing staff, traditional media, and digital media. It holds rights to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield name and marks throughout Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, the British Virgin Islands, and Anguilla. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Triple-S Management Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 4.037% of Triple-S Management Corporation shares are held by insiders and 92.558% by institutions.

• How many people work for Triple-S Management Corporation?

  Latest data suggests 3,909 work at Triple-S Management Corporation.

• When does the fiscal year end for Triple-S Management Corporation?

  Triple-S Management Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Triple-S Management Corporation based?

  Triple-S Management Corporation's address is: 1441 F.D. Roosevelt Avenue, San Juan, PR, United States, 00920

• What is Triple-S Management Corporation's ISIN number?

  Triple-S Management Corporation's international securities identification number is: PR8967491088

• What is Triple-S Management Corporation's CUSIP number?

  Triple-S Management Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 896749108