GigaMedia (GIGM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

GigaMedia Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides digital entertainment services in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. The company owns and operates FunTown, a digital entertainment portal that offers mobile and browser-based casual games, as well as provides services such as player clubs, tournaments, avatars, friends and family messenger and online chatting systems, customer service, mobile platform, and customer platform. It also offers MahJong, a traditional Chinese tile-based game; casual card and table games; online card games; and chance-based games, including bingo, lotto, horse racing, Sic-Bo, slots, and other casual games. In addition, the company provides role-playing and sports games, such as Tales Runner, a multi-player online obstacle running game; Yume 100, a story-based game that targets female players; Akaseka, a female-oriented game; and Shinobi Master New Link, a male-oriented game. GigaMedia Limited was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.54 to $1.60
• 50-Day Range: $1.35 to $1.58
• 52-Week Range: $1.23 to $1.60
• Volume: 36,355 shs
• Average Volume: 10,372 shs
• Market Capitalization: $17.41 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

GigaMedia Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

GigaMedia scored higher than 16% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 606th out of 662 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for GigaMedia.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of GigaMedia is -4.38, 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 GigaMedia is -4.38, 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

GigaMedia has a P/B Ratio of 0.40. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.10% of the float of GigaMedia has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

GigaMedia has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in GigaMedia has recently decreased by 25.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

GigaMedia does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.10% of the float of GigaMedia has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

GigaMedia has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in GigaMedia has recently decreased by 25.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.33

News Sentiment

GigaMedia has a news sentiment score of 0.33. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for GigaMedia this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.98% of the stock of GigaMedia is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 13.50% of the stock of GigaMedia is held by institutions.

GIGM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GIGM shares performed this year?

GigaMedia's stock was trading at $1.3901 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, GIGM shares have increased by 13.3% and is now trading at $1.5750.
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How were GigaMedia's earnings last quarter?

GigaMedia Limited (NASDAQ:GIGM) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 31st. The technology company reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter. The technology company earned $2.30 million during the quarter. GigaMedia had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.19% and a negative net margin of 126.94%.

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What other stocks do shareholders of GigaMedia own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that GigaMedia investors own include Acasti Pharma (ACST), AbbVie (ABBV), Allena Pharmaceuticals (ALNA), Ampio Pharmaceuticals (AMPE), Ford Motor (F), Arbutus Biopharma (ABUS) and BIOLASE (BIOL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/31/2017
• Today: 12/30/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GIGM
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1105101
• Web: www.gigamedia.com
• Phone: 886226568000
• Fax: 886-2-2656-8003
• Employees: 96
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.36)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-3,400,000.00
• Net Margins: -126.94%
• Pretax Margin: -124.83%
• Return on Equity: -9.19%
• Return on Assets: -8.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 13.97
• Quick Ratio: 13.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.09 million
• Price / Sales: 5.66
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $3.94 per share
• Price / Book: 0.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 11,052,000
• Free Float: 10,944,000
• Market Cap: $17.46 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.38