How to buy Ubiquiti stock | 198.9

Ubiquiti Inc is a communication equipment business based in the US. Ubiquiti shares (UI) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Ubiquiti employs 1,021 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.3 billion.

How to buy shares in Ubiquiti

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
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 Ubiquiti. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: UI. 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 Ubiquiti 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$198.9, 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 Ubiquiti, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Ubiquiti. 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.

How has coronavirus impacted Ubiquiti's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Ubiquiti's share price has had significant positive movement.

Its last market close was USD$198.9, which is 29.14% up on its pre-crash value of USD$140.95 and 80.80% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$110.0088.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of Ubiquiti shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$770.71 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$1,203.35.

Ubiquiti share price

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Ubiquiti shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-21.

Latest market close	USD$198.9
52-week range	USD$110.0088 - USD$207.24
50-day moving average	USD$170.6083
200-day moving average	USD$173.8107
Wall St. target price	USD$146.75
PE ratio	33.0707
Dividend yield	USD$1.6 (0.8%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$4.997

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Is it a good time to buy Ubiquiti stock?

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Ubiquiti price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $198.9 from 2020-10-16

1 week (2020-10-22)	1.98%
1 month (2020-09-29)	20.27%
3 months (2020-07-29)	7.62%
6 months (2020-04-29)	20.15%

1 year (2019-10-29)	55.59%
2 years (2018-10-29)	129.25%
3 years (2017-10-27)	202.05%
5 years (2015-10-29)	572.87%

Is Ubiquiti under- or over-valued?

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

Ubiquiti's P/E ratio

Ubiquiti's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 33x. In other words, Ubiquiti shares trade at around 33x 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.

Ubiquiti's PEG ratio

Ubiquiti's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.82. 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 Ubiquiti's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Ubiquiti's EBITDA

Ubiquiti's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$485.9 million.

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

Ubiquiti financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	37.23%
Gross profit TTM	USD$606.8 million
Return on assets TTM	37.05%
Return on equity TTM	2147.49%
Profit margin	29.61%
Book value	$1.429
Market capitalisation	USD$12.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Ubiquiti shares

There are currently 1.3 million Ubiquiti shares held short by investors – that's known as Ubiquiti's "short interest". This figure is 10.5% up from 1.2 million last month.

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

Ubiquiti's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Ubiquiti's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Ubiquiti shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Ubiquiti shares traded daily (recently around 168619.92433796). Ubiquiti's SIR currently stands at 7.93. In other words for every 100,000 Ubiquiti shares traded daily on the market, roughly 7930 shares are currently held short.

However Ubiquiti's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Ubiquiti shares, or, against the total number of tradable Ubiquiti shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Ubiquiti's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Ubiquiti shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.1805% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Ubiquiti shares, roughly 181 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Ubiquiti.

Find out more about how you can short Ubiquiti stock.

Ubiquiti share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 22% of net profits

Recently Ubiquiti has paid out, on average, around 22% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.8% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Ubiquiti shareholders could enjoy a 0.8% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Ubiquiti's case, that would currently equate to about $1.6 per share.

While Ubiquiti's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Ubiquiti is investing more in its future growth.

Ubiquiti's most recent dividend payout was on 8 September 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 28 August 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Ubiquiti share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Ubiquiti's shares have ranged in value from as little as $110.0088 up to $207.24. 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 Ubiquiti's is 1.1539. This would suggest that Ubiquiti'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).

Ubiquiti overview

Ubiquiti Inc. develops networking technology for service providers, enterprises, and consumers. It develops technology platforms for high-capacity distributed Internet access, unified information technology, and consumer electronics for professional, home, and personal use. Its service provider product platforms offer carrier-class network infrastructure for fixed wireless broadband, wireless backhaul systems, and routing; and enterprise product platforms provide wireless LAN infrastructure, video surveillance products, switching and routing solutions, security gateways, and other WLAN products, as well as offers consumer products under the Ubiquiti Labs brand name. The company also provides technology platforms, such as airMAX, which include proprietary protocols that contain technologies for minimizing signal noise; EdgeMAX, a software and system routing platform; airFiber, a point-to-point radio system; and UFiber GPON, a plug and play fiber network technology to build high speed fiber internet networks. In addition, it offers UniFi -Enterprise WLAN, an enterprise Wi-Fi system that allows for on-site and remote management through the cloud; UniFi Protect, a video surveillance system, which provides statistical reporting and advanced analytics; UniFi Switch that deliver performance, switching, and power of Ethernet support for enterprise networks; and UniFi Security Gateway that provide routing and network security, as well as AmpliFi platform, a Wi-Fi system solution for connected homes. Further, Ubiquiti Inc. offers base stations, radios, and customer premise equipment; embedded radio products; antennas; and mounting brackets, cables, and power over Ethernet adapters. It serves customers through a network of approximately 100 distributors and online retailers worldwide. The company was formerly known as Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. and changed its name to Ubiquiti Inc. in August 2019. Ubiquiti Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Ubiquiti is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 86.74% of Ubiquiti shares are held by insiders and 12.302% by institutions.

• How many people work for Ubiquiti?

  Latest data suggests 1,021 work at Ubiquiti.

• When does the fiscal year end for Ubiquiti?

  Ubiquiti's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Ubiquiti based?

  Ubiquiti's address is: 685 Third Avenue, New York, NY, United States, 10017

• What is Ubiquiti's ISIN number?

  Ubiquiti's international securities identification number is: US90347A1007

• What is Ubiquiti's CUSIP number?

  Ubiquiti's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 90347A100