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Alpha Financial Markets Consulting plc (AFM) is a leading consulting services business based in the UK. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 438 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.
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- Does Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pay a dividend?
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Alpha Financial Markets Consulting share price
Use our graph to track the performance of AFM stocks over time.Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares at a glance
Information last updated 2021-01-24.
| 52-week range | 95.2226p - 251.6809p |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | 230.9091p |
| 200-day moving average | 212.7872p |
| Wall St. target price | 343p |
| PE ratio | 45.9615 |
| Dividend yield | 0.04p (1.74%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | 5.2p |
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Is Alpha Financial Markets Consulting under- or over-valued?
Valuing Alpha Financial Markets Consulting stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's P/E ratio
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 46x. In other words, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares trade at around 46x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the FTSE 250 at the end of September 2019 (19.71). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's EBITDA
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £18.4 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting financials
| Revenue TTM | £94 million |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 14.94% |
| Gross profit TTM | £34.4 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 6.46% |
| Return on equity TTM | 5.98% |
| Profit margin | 5.92% |
| Book value | 0.921p |
| Market capitalisation | £254.6 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 2333.33% of net profits
Recently Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has paid out, on average, around 2333.33% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.74% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shareholders could enjoy a 1.74% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's case, that would currently equate to about 0.04p per share.
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting'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.
The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 10 December 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's shares have ranged in value from as little as 95.2226p up to 251.6809p. 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 (LSE average) beta is 1, while Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's is 1.4198. This would suggest that Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
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Alpha Financial Markets Consulting overview
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting plc provides consulting services to the asset and wealth management industries in the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company offers services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions consulting, operations and outsourcing, front office IT, enterprise IT, customer relationship management and distribution, digital transformation, client service and reporting, compliance and regulation, data management, and product development. It serves asset managers, wealth managers, intermediaries and platforms, and service providers. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting plc was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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