The Alumasc Group plc (ALU) is a publicly traded building products and equipment business based in the UK which employs around 400 staff. The Alumasc Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and traded in sterling. Its current price of 157.75p is 7.3% up on its price a month ago (147p).
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Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including The Alumasc Group), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
The Alumasc Group is a major part of the London stock exchange, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
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Over the last 12 months, The Alumasc Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as 126.48 up to 178.2218. 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 The Alumasc Group's is 0.738. This would suggest that The Alumasc Group's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Historical closes compared with the last close of 157.75
| 1 week (2023-11-26) | 0.16% |
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| 1 month (2023-11-03) | 7.31% |
| 3 months (2023-09-03) | 7.96% |
| 6 months (2023-06-03) | -1.71% |
| 1 year (2022-12-03) | 9.43% |
| 2 years (2021-12-03) | -20.47% |
| 3 years (2020-12-03) | 73.58% |
| 5 years (2018-12-03) | 74.19% |
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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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.
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 The Alumasc Group P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
The Alumasc Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 7x. In other words, The Alumasc Group shares trade at around 7x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United Kingdom stock market as of 10 November, 2023 (10). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
The Alumasc Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £13.5 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a The Alumasc Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
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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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