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How to buy Canaan stock in Canada

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Canaan is a computer hardware business based in the US. Canaan stocks (CAN.US) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $2.58 – a decrease of 23.79% over the previous week. Canaan employs 541 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $4.4 billion.

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Canaan stock price (NASDAQ:CAN)

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Canaan shares at a glance

Information last updated 2023-05-27.
Latest market close$1.89
52-week range$1.85 - $4.54
50-day moving average $2.66
200-day moving average $2.89
Wall St. target price$4.95
PE ratio 4.725
Dividend yield $0 (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM) $0.40

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Is it a good time to buy Canaan stock?

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Canaan price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $1.89 from 2023-05-26

1 week (2023-05-19) -23.79%
1 month (2023-04-28) -32.98%
3 months (2023-02-28) -32.50%
6 months (2022-11-28) -20.25%
1 year (2022-05-24) N/A
2 years (2021-05-27) -79.34%
3 years (2020-05-28) 2.91
5 years (2018-05-24) N/A

Is Canaan stock undervalued or overvalued?

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

Canaan financials

Revenue TTM $4.4 billion
Operating margin TTM 8.17%
Gross profit TTM $1.5 billion
Return on assets TTM 4.3%
Return on equity TTM 12.64%
Profit margin 11.11%
Book value $25.46
Market capitalisation $356.2 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Canaan share dividends

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

Canaan share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Canaan's shares have ranged in value from as little as $1.85 up to $4.54. 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 Canaan's is 3.2335. This would suggest that Canaan's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Canaan overview

Canaan Inc. engages in the research, design, and sale of integrated circuit (IC) final mining equipment products by integrating IC products for bitcoin mining and related components in the People's Republic of China. It is also involved in the assembly and distribution of mining equipment and spare parts. The company has operations in the United States, Australia, Kazakhstan, Hong Kong, Canada, Mainland China, Thailand, Sweden, and internationally. Canaan Inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in Singapore. .

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