Boku (BOKU) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Boku, Inc. provides local payment solutions for merchants. The company offers mobile payments solutions, including mobile wallets, direct carrier billing, and real-time payments schemes. It also provides mobile identity and authentication solutions. The company connects its customers with mobile network operators. It operates in the United states, Europe, and internationally. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 182 to 184.90
• 50-Day Range: 155 to 193
• 52-Week Range: 132 to 198
• Volume: 420,148 shs
• Average Volume: 449,616 shs
• Market Capitalization: £548.52 million
• P/E Ratio: 9,125.00
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: GBX 230
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Boku Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Boku scored higher than 18% 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: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Boku 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

Boku 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 Boku is 9,244.95, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 127.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Boku is 9,244.95, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 230.07.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Boku has a P/B Ratio of 4.11. 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 BOKU.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Boku does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Boku 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 BOKU.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.64

News Sentiment

Boku has a news sentiment score of 0.64. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Boku this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Boku insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.62% of the stock of Boku is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

72.36% of the stock of Boku is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BOKU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BOKU shares performed this year?

Boku's stock was trading at GBX 133.50 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, BOKU shares have increased by 38.5% and is now trading at GBX 184.90.
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How do I buy shares of Boku?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Boku own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Boku investors own include Metro Bank (MTRO), 4D pharma (DDDD), Intel (INTC), Bank of America (BAC), B&M European Value Retail (BME), BP (BP) and Coats Group (COA).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Software - Infrastructure
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:BOKU
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.boku.com
• Phone: +1-415-3753160
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 305
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 230
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 230
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 230
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9,250.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.49
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £10.09 million
• Net Margins: 12.19%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 7.85%
• Return on Assets: 2.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.29
• Current Ratio: 1.27
• Quick Ratio: 1.38

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £82.72 million
• Price / Sales: 6.72
• Cash Flow: GBX 30.26 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.11
• Book Value: GBX 45 per share
• Price / Book: 4.11

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 300,560,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £556.04 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.11