How to buy Glencore shares

Glencore shares have increased 0.36% from yesterday's closing price (448.55p). Learn how to easily invest in Glencore shares.

Glencore PLC
LSE: GLEN - GBX
£450.15
+ £1.60 ( + 0.36%)
OTHER INDUSTRIAL METALS & MINING

Glencore PLC (GLEN) is a publicly traded other industrial metals and mining business based in the UK. On 15 March Glencore shares plunged 10.72% to a closing position of 412p. Over the last 12 months, Glencore's share price has fallen by 10.36% from 502.2p. Glencore is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 135,000 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.

How to buy shares in Glencore

  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: GLEN in this case.
  5. Research Glencore shares. The platform should provide the latest information available.
  6. Buy your Glencore 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 100x Glencore shares with popular platforms

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.

Platform Customer rating Platform fee Min. initial deposit Trading fee estimate
Freetrade logo ★★★★★ £0 £1 £0.00
£450.15 total
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eToro Free Stocks logo ★★★★★ £0 $50 £0.00
£450.15 total
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IG Share Dealing logo ★★★★★ £0 £250 £8.00
£458.15 total
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CMC Invest logo Not yet rated £0 No minimum £0.00
£450.15 total
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Fineco logo ★★★★★ £0 No minimum £0.00
£450.15 total
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Hargreaves Lansdown Fund and Share Account logo ★★★★★ £0 £1 £11.95
£462.10 total
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Degiro Share Dealing logo ★★★★★ £0 £0.01 £1.81
£451.96 total
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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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Is it a good time to buy Glencore 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 Glencore 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 Glencore 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 Glencore P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA

Glencore's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 4x. In other words, Glencore shares trade at around 4x 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, Glencore's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the other industrial metals & mining industry or those of similar companies.

Glencore's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.4092. A PEG ratio below 1 can be interpreted as meaning the shares are not overvalued given the current rate of growth.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Glencore's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

However, it's sensible to consider Glencore's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.

    Glencore's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping £31.1 billion.

    The EBITDA is a measure of a Glencore'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.

    What's Glencore'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 Glencore.

    Overall Glencore ESG score

    Glencore's total ESG risk: 40.53

    Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Glencore's overall score of 40.53 (as at 01/01/2019) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 85th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

    ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Glencore 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.).

    To gain some more context, you can compare Glencore's total ESG risk score against those of similar companies.

    Glencore's environmental score: 9.17/100

    Glencore's social score: 14.91/100

    Glencore's governance score: 11.45/100

    Glencore's controversy score: 4/5

    ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. A high-profile company, Glencore scored a 4 out of 5 for controversy – the second-lowest score possible, reflecting that Glencore has a damaged public profile.

    Wondering how that compares? Below are the controversy scores of similar companies.

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