Plus500 (PLUS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Plus500 Ltd., a fintech company, operates technology-based trading platforms in Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, and internationally. The company develops and operates an online trading platform, including over the counter (OTC) products comprising the contracts for difference (CFDs) sector enabling its international customer base of individual customers to trade CFDs on underlying financial instruments comprising shares, indices, commodities, options, ETFs, foreign exchange, and cryptocurrencies internationally. It also operates Plus500 Invest, a share dealing platform. The company was formerly known as Investsoft Ltd. and changed its name to Plus500 Ltd. in June 2012. Plus500 Ltd. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Haifa, Israel.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,498 to 2,510
• 50-Day Range: 2,316 to 2,560
• 52-Week Range: 1,424 to 2,684
• Volume: 13,331 shs
• Average Volume: 242,388 shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.86 billion
• P/E Ratio: 965.25
• Dividend Yield: 2.64%
• Price Target: GBX 2,341.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Plus500 Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Plus500 scored higher than 16% 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: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Plus500 has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Plus500 has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Plus500 is 966.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 131.22.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Plus500 is 966.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 433.77.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Plus500 has a PEG Ratio of 0.24. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Plus500 has a P/B Ratio of 2.73. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 PLUS.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Plus500 pays a meaningful dividend of 2.63%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Plus500 does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Plus500 is 2,548.26%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for PLUS.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Plus500 has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Plus500 this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for PLUS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Plus500 insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.34% of the stock of Plus500 is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

51.22% of the stock of Plus500 is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PLUS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PLUS shares performed this year?

Plus500's stock was trading at GBX 1,663 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PLUS stock has increased by 50.6% and is now trading at GBX 2,504.
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How do I buy shares of Plus500?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Plus500 own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Plus500 investors own include Legal & General Group (LGEN), Ashtead Group (AHT), Pointer Telocation (PNTR), GSK (GSK), Mondi (MNDI), Tullow Oil (TLW) and Vodafone Group Public (VOD).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 11/11 Dividend: 8/29/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/11/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Wholesale
• Current Symbol: LON:PLUS
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.plus500.co.il
• Phone: +972-4-8189503
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,580
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 2,341.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 2,800
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 1,883
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 2.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 966.80
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.42
• P/E Growth: 0.24
• Net Income: £273.70 million
• Net Margins: 36.45%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 39.31%
• Return on Assets: 26.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.38
• Current Ratio: 2.70
• Quick Ratio: 3.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £750.80 million
• Price / Sales: 2.49
• Cash Flow: GBX 1,457.59 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.72
• Book Value: GBX 917 per share
• Price / Book: 2.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 74,540,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.87 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.20