How to buy Foot Locker shares

Foot Locker shares have fallen -0.64% from yesterday's closing price ($26.68). Learn how to easily invest in Foot Locker shares in the UK.

Foot Locker is an American sportswear and footwear retailer, headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The company has over 900 stores in the US and 250 stores across Europe.

How to buy shares in Foot Locker

  1. Choose a platform. If you're a beginner, our share-dealing table below can help you choose.
  2. Open your account. You'll need your ID, bank details and national insurance number.
  3. Confirm your payment details. You'll need to fund your account with a bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
  4. Search the platform for stock code: FL in this case.
  5. Research Foot Locker shares. The platform should provide the latest information available.
  6. Buy your Foot Locker shares. It's that simple.
The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.
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Fees for buying 50x Foot Locker shares with popular platforms

Both exchange rates and share prices fluctuate in real time, so the costs presented here should be considered as a guide only. They do not incorporate stamp duty. Always refer to the platform itself for availability and pricing – which may differ from our information.

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Freetrade logo ★★★★★ £0 - £9.99 No minimum £6.23
£1,062.66 total
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£1,061.71 total
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IG Share Dealing logo ★★★★★ £0 £250 £13.29
£1,069.72 total
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CMC Invest share dealing account logo Not yet rated £0 No minimum £5.28
£1,061.71 total
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Hargreaves Lansdown Fund and Share Account logo ★★★★★ £0 £1 £22.51
£1,078.94 total
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£1,057.48 total
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Is it a good time to buy Foot Locker 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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Invest in Foot Locker shares

  • Start investing from $50
  • Pay no stamp duty on UK shares
  • Commission-free trading. Other fees may apply.

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 Foot Locker 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 Foot Locker P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA

Foot Locker's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 10x. In other words, Foot Locker shares trade at around 10x 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.

Foot Locker's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $712 million (£0.0 million).

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

What's Foot Locker's ESG track record?

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Foot Locker.

Overall Foot Locker ESG score

Foot Locker's total ESG risk: 22.61

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Foot Locker's overall score of 22.61 (as at 01/01/2019) is excellent – landing it in it in the 15th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Foot Locker is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Foot Locker's environmental score: 9.03/100

Foot Locker's environmental score of 9.03 puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Foot Locker is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Foot Locker's social score: 12.95/100

Foot Locker's social score of 12.95 puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Foot Locker is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Foot Locker's governance score: 11.63/100

Foot Locker's governance score puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Foot Locker is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Foot Locker's controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. A high-profile company, Foot Locker scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Foot Locker has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Frequently asked questions

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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