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Avangrid, Inc is an utilities-regulated electric business based in the US. Avangrid shares (AGR.US) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $53.93 – a decrease of 2.88% over the previous week. Avangrid employs 6,600 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $6.3 billion.
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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: AGR in this case.
- Research Avangrid shares. The platform should provide the latest information available.
- Buy your Avangrid shares. It's that simple.
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- Can I buy shares in Avangrid?
- Has coronavirus impacted Avangrid shares?
- Avangrid shares summary
- Compare share dealing platforms
- Is Avangrid stock a buy or sell?
- Avangrid performance over time
- Can I short Avangrid shares?
- Are Avangrid shares over-valued?
- Avangrid's financials
- How volatile are Avangrid shares?
- Does Avangrid pay a dividend?
- Other common questions
How has Coronavirus impacted Avangrid's share price?
Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Avangrid's share price has had significant negative movement.
Its last market close was $53.93, which is 3.77% down on its pre-crash value of $56.04 and 51.40% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $35.62.
If you had bought $1,000 worth of Avangrid shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $674.73 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 $1,006.87.
Avangrid share price
Use our graph to track the performance of AGR stocks over time.Avangrid shares at a glance
Information last updated 2020-12-26.
| Latest market close | $53.93 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $34.6137 - $55.662 |
| 50-day moving average | $47.0512 |
| 200-day moving average | $47.9824 |
| Wall St. target price | $48.5 |
| PE ratio | 21.7864 |
| Dividend yield | $1.76 (3.93%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $2.06 |
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Is it a good time to buy Avangrid stock?
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Avangrid price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of $49.26
| 1 week (2021-01-08) | 4.88% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2020-12-16) | 8.86% |
| 3 months (2020-10-16) | -10.58% |
| 6 months (2020-07-16) | 6.35% |
| 1 year (2020-01-16) | -3.30% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2019-01-16) | 0.53% |
| 3 years (2018-01-16) | 1.97% |
| 5 years (2016-01-15) | 30.98% |
Is Avangrid under- or over-valued?
Valuing Avangrid stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Avangrid's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Avangrid's P/E ratio
Avangrid's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 22x. In other words, Avangrid shares trade at around 22x 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.
Avangrid's PEG ratio
Avangrid's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.8054. 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 Avangrid's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Avangrid's EBITDA
Avangrid's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $1.8 billion (£1.3 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Avangrid's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Avangrid financials
| Revenue TTM | $6.3 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 13.13% |
| Gross profit TTM | $2.5 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 1.49% |
| Return on equity TTM | 3.84% |
| Profit margin | 10.19% |
| Book value | $49.264 |
| Market capitalisation | $13.9 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
How to short and sell Avangrid shares
- Create a CFD or spread betting account.
- Search for the stock code. E.g. "AGR.US"
- Choose your position size.
- Select "sell" rather than "buy".
- Confirm your position and keep tabs on it. You may wish to set limits on your position.
There are currently 2.7 million Avangrid shares held short by investors – that's known as Avangrid's "short interest". This figure is 9.5% up from 2.5 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Avangrid shares can be evaluated.
Avangrid's "short interest ratio" (SIR)
Avangrid's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Avangrid shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Avangrid shares traded daily (recently around 689954.33673469). Avangrid's SIR currently stands at 3.92. In other words for every 100,000 Avangrid shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3920 shares are currently held short.
However Avangrid's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Avangrid shares, or, against the total number of tradable Avangrid shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Avangrid's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Avangrid shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0474% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Avangrid shares, roughly 47 shares are currently held short).
Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Avangrid.
Find out more about how you can short Avangrid stock.
Avangrid share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 82.24% of net profits
Recently Avangrid has paid out, on average, around 82.24% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.93% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Avangrid shareholders could enjoy a 3.93% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Avangrid's case, that would currently equate to about $1.76 per share.
Avangrid'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.
Avangrid's most recent dividend payout was on 4 January 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 10 December 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").
Avangrid share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Avangrid's shares have ranged in value from as little as $34.6137 up to $55.662. 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 Avangrid's is 0.2261. This would suggest that Avangrid's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
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Avangrid overview
Avangrid, Inc. operates as an energy services holding company in the United States. It operates through two segments, Networks and Renewables. The company engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, as well as distribution, transportation, and sale of natural gas. It also develops, constructs, and operates renewable energy generation facilities primarily using onshore wind power, as well as solar, biomass, and thermal power. The company delivers natural gas and electricity to residential, commercial, and institutional customers through its regulated utilities in New York, Maine, Connecticut, and Massachusetts; and sells its output to investor-owned utilities, public utilities, and other credit-worthy entities. In addition, it generates and provides power and other services to federal and state agencies, as well as institutional retail and joint action agencies; and delivers thermal output to wholesale customers in the Western United States. Avangrid, Inc. owns eight electric and natural gas utilities, serving 3.3 million customers in New York and New England, as well as owns and operates 8.0 gigawatts of electricity capacity, primarily through wind power in 22 states. The company was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Orange, Connecticut. Avangrid, Inc. is a subsidiary of Iberdrola, S.A.
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