How to buy Rolls-Royce shares

Rolls Royce Holdings PLC is a British aerospace and defence company which is best known for its luxury cars. The company’s engines made history in 1933 by being the first to reach 272mph. Here in the 21st century, the company is still breaking records, with its electric plane becoming the fastest electric vehicle ever created. Here is all you need to know about investing in Rolls Royce.

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Is Rolls-Royce 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 Rolls-Royce P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.

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Frequently asked questions

• Where can I buy shares in Rolls Royce?

  Rolls-Royce (RR) shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange under the "Aerospace and Defence" sector of the FTSE Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB). Anyone who has a trading account with a broker or share dealing platform that offers access to the London Stock Exchange can buy and sell Rolls Royce shares.

• What do the experts say?

  As with the majority of the stock market, the Rolls Royce share price dropped as a result of the coronavirus stock market crash in early March. However, the RR share price had been declining for most of 2019, down from it's all-time high at the end of 2013. While investors looking to buy or sell Rolls-Royce shares will need to consider the likely impact of the coronavirus climate on its revenue and operations, it also announced it would be reducing expenditure and improve liquidity. Analysis from JP Morgan Cazenove suggested credit ratings agencies will likely downgrade the rating of aerospace companies, but Rolls Royce did not currently have the balance sheet resilience to easily navigate the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

• Does Rolls-Royce pay dividends?

  We're not expecting Rolls-Royce to pay a dividend over the next 12 months. However, you can browse other dividend-paying shares in our guide or even consider a dividend ETF.

  You may also wish to consider:

  • GE Aerospace (GE.US) (0.71% dividend yield)
  • Honeywell International (HON.US) (2.01% dividend yield)
  • Toyota Motor Corporation ADR (TM.US) (1.96% dividend yield)
  • AUDI (NSU.XETRA) (0.29% dividend yield)

• What percentage of Rolls-Royce is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.042% of Rolls-Royce shares are held by insiders and 62.289% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Rolls-Royce?

  Rolls-Royce's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Rolls-Royce based?

  Rolls-Royce's address is: Kings Place, London, United Kingdom, N1 9FX

• Have Rolls-Royce's shares ever split?

  Rolls-Royce's shares were split on a 644:221 basis on 27 October 2020. So if you had owned 221 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 644 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Rolls-Royce shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 65.7% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Rolls-Royce shares which in turn could have impacted Rolls-Royce's share price.

• How to sell Rolls-Royce shares

  It's as easy to sell Rolls-Royce as it is to buy! Here's how to sell Rolls-Royce shares that you already own.

  1. Open your investment app. If you've got one with desktop access, you can log in online
  2. Go to your portfolio. This should be in the main menu
  3. Find your shares. You may be able to search your portfolio
  4. Choose how many you'd like to sell. You'll be able to review the price and see how much you'll receive
  5. Sell your Rolls-Royce shares. Your investment platform will let you know when your shares are sold

• Can you buy Rolls-Royce shares with a debit card?

  Most dealing providers will let you use your debit card to top up your account and buy shares. The main ways are with a debit card, bank transfer or with Apple/Google Pay.

• What's the easiest way to buy Rolls-Royce shares?

  The easiest way to get hold of some Rolls-Royce shares is to sign up for a share trading app and place a market order or basic order. This type of order tells the platform that you're interested, so it'll try to execute it as quickly as it can. It could take some time for the order to go through, especially if there's a lot of volatility in Rolls-Royce shares.

• Do you need to complete a W8-BEN form if you want to invest in Rolls-Royce

  If you're investing in a US stock, you'll need to complete a W8-BEN form to minimise your tax liability. Whether these are automatically handled for you depends on your broker, so it would be a good idea to check with them directly.

• What is the key financial information for Rolls-Royce?

  Rolls-Royce financials

  Revenue TTM	£16.5 billion
  Operating margin TTM	12.62%
  Gross profit TTM	£2.8 billion
  Return on assets TTM	3.76%
  Return on equity TTM	0%
  Profit margin	14.63%
  Book value	-0.44p
  Market capitalisation more info button	£38 billion

  TTM: trailing 12 months

• Can I buy Rolls-Royce shares with eToro?

  No. But you may have more luck with IG, Hargreaves Lansdown or Freetrade, as these platforms have a wider coverage of stocks than eToro.