How to buy American Software shares

Easy steps to invest in American Software stock in the UK.

American Software Inc (AMSWA) is a publicly traded software - application business based in the US which employs around 300 staff. American Software is listed on the NASDAQ and traded in US dollars.

How to buy shares in American Software

  1. Open a brokerage account. Choose from our top broker picks or compare brokers in depth. To trade US shares you'll need to complete a W8-BEN form – typically part of the sign-up process.
  2. Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer or debit card.
  3. Search the platform by ticker symbol. AMSWA in this case.
  4. Choose an order type. Place a market order (or limit order, if you want to try to hold out for a specific price) with your preferred number of shares or investment amount.
  5. Submit the order. 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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Is it a good time to buy American Software stock?

Review technicals and fundamentals to help you determine if now's a good time for you to invest.

Technical analysis

View American Software's price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.

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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Is American Software 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 American Software P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.

American Software's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 41x. In other words, American Software's shares trade at around 41x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of March 2025 (25.37). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

American Software's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.19. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.

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

American Software's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $9.7 million (£7.3 million).

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

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