AFC Energy (AFC) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AFC Energy plc engages in the development of fuel cell and fuel processing technology and equipment in the United Kingdom. The company provides air cooled and liquid cooled fuel cells, including H-Power Tower, a S series fuel cell generator, and L series fuel cell generators. It is developing H-power generator S series fuel cell, a modular compact; H-power generator S+ series fuel cell diesel generator alternative; ammonia cracker, a technology to convert ammonia into hydrogen; and methanol fuel tower, a technology solution for conversion of carrier fuel methanol into hydrogen. In addition, the company provides various support solutions, including supply of hydrogen, ammonia or methanol; consultation on fuel consumption and logistics requirements; arranging the sourcing, supply, and delivery of the fuel of choice; consultation or supply of on-site fuel storage; consultation and design of the full power solution based on the application; arrangements to supply, deliver, and connect battery energy storage technology; technical integration of technologies, such as battery, fuel cell, fuel conversion, and fuel storage; monitoring and optimization for the full system; on site installation, commissioning, and decommissioning; on call maintenance from field support team; and operating guidelines and on-site briefing services. It offers its products for the use in various applications, including maritime, construction, data centres, outdoor events, EV charging, and rail sectors. AFC Energy plc was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Cranleigh, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 9.20 to 9.72
• 50-Day Range: 7.74 to 12.70
• 52-Week Range: 6.61 to 26.24
• Volume: 1.42 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.98 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £79.88 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.13%
• Price Target: GBX 4,000
• Consensus Rating: Buy

AFC Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AFC Energy scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

AFC Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AFC Energy has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AFC Energy is -311.67, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AFC Energy is -311.67, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AFC Energy has a P/B Ratio of 3.12. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AFC.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

AFC Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.13%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

AFC Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AFC.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.92

News Sentiment

AFC Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.92. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.33 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for AFC Energy this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added AFC Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -57% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AFC Energy insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £45,000 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

16.21% of the stock of AFC Energy is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 17.34% of the stock of AFC Energy is held by institutions.

AFC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AFC shares performed this year?

AFC Energy's stock was trading at GBX 20.50 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, AFC shares have decreased by 54.4% and is now trading at GBX 9.35.
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How do I buy shares of AFC Energy?

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What other stocks do shareholders of AFC Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that AFC Energy investors own include ITM Power (ITM), Barclays (BARC), Sirius Minerals (SXX), Ceres Power (CWR), PowerHouse Energy Group (PHE), Plug Power (PLUG) and AFR.L (AFR).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Electrical Equipment & Parts
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:AFC
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.afcenergy.com
• Phone: +44-1483-276726
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 120
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 4,000
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 4,000
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 4,000
• Potential Upside/Downside: +42,680.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX (0.03)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £-19,540,000.00
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -59.92%
• Return on Assets: -35.77%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.13
• Current Ratio: 4.87
• Quick Ratio: 12.18

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £719,328.00
• Price / Sales: 111.05
• Cash Flow: GBX 3.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.03
• Book Value: GBX 3 per share
• Price / Book: 3.12

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 854,360,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £79.88 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.96