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AA PLC (AA) is a publicly traded personal services business based in the UK. AA is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 7,121 staff. All prices are listed in British Pound.
How to buy shares in AA
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- Open your account. You'll need your ID, bank details and national insurance number.
- Confirm your payment details. You'll need to fund your account with a bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
- Search the platform for stock code: AA in this case.
- Research AA shares. The platform should provide the latest information available.
- Buy your AA shares. It's that simple.
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Is it a good time to buy AA stock?
Only you can make the decision on the time to leap. The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
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Capital at risk
All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
Is AA under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the AA P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
AA's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 3x. In other words, AA shares trade at around 3x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the FTSE 250 at the end of September 2019 (19.71). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
However, AA's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the personal services industry or those of similar companies.
- Admiral Group (ADM.LSE): 15.79
AA's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £270 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a AA's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
- Admiral Group (ADM.LSE): £511.7 million
- Aviva (AV.LSE): £-1454000000
- Direct Line Insurance Group (DLG.LSE): £190.7 million
- Saga (SAGA.LSE): £70.9 million
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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
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