Get exclusive money-saving offers and guides
Straight to your inbox
By signing up, you agree to the Finder Privacy & Cookies Policy and Terms of Use, Disclaimer & Privacy Policy.
How to buy Atlas Arteria shares | A$6.6
Own Atlas Arteria shares in just a few minutes.
Posted
Fact checked
Investments
Atlas Arteria Limited is an infrastructure operations business based in Australia. Atlas Arteria shares (ALX) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Its last market close was $6.6 – an increase of 6.28% over the previous week. Atlas Arteria has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $150 million.
How to buy shares in Atlas Arteria
- Compare share trading platforms. To buy shares listed in Australia, you'll need to sign up to a broker with access to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Our table below can help you choose.
- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, PayPal or debit card.
- Search for Atlas Arteria. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: ALX. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Atlas Arteria reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At today's price of $6.6, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Atlas Arteria. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.
Our top pick for
Cheap broker fees
Finder Award
Our top pick for
Long-term Investing
Finder Award
Our top pick for
Best overall platform
Finder Award
Our top pick for
Best for US stocks
Finder Award
What's in this guide?
How has coronavirus impacted Atlas Arteria's share price?
Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Atlas Arteria's share price has had significant negative movement.
Its last market close was $6.6, which is 21.15% down on its pre-crash value of $8.37 and 88.03% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $3.51.
If you had bought $1,000 worth of Atlas Arteria shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $539.21 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth $821.90.
Atlas Arteria share price
Use our graph to track the performance of ALX stocks over time.Atlas Arteria shares at a glance
Information last updated 2020-09-13.
| Latest market close | AUDA$6.6 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | AUDA$4.24 - AUDA$8.54 |
| 50-day moving average | AUDA$6.4797 |
| 200-day moving average | AUDA$6.3537 |
| Target price | AUDA$7.12 |
| PE ratio | 219.1667 |
| Dividend yield | AUDA$0.3 (4.76%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | AUDA$0.024 |
Share Trading Account Offer
IG Share Trading Offer
AUD 8
Standard brokerage - Australian shares
Share Trading Account Offer
Competitive broker fees on Australian and international shares
- Brokerage - AU shares: From AUD 5 or 0.05%
- Brokerage - US shares: USD 0
- Sign-up process: Instant
- Support - After hours: Yes
More info
Important: Share trading carries risk of capital loss.
Compare share trading platforms
The value of your investments can fall as well as rise and you may get back less than you invested. Past performance is no indication of future results.
Is it a good time to buy Atlas Arteria stock?
The technical analysis gauge below displays real-time ratings for the timeframes you select. This is not a recommendation, however. It represents a technical analysis based on the most popular technical indicators: Moving Averages, Oscillators and Pivots. Finder might not concur and takes no responsibility.
Atlas Arteria price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of A$6.6
| 1 week (2020-09-11) | 6.28% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2020-08-19) | 5.10% |
| 3 months (2020-06-19) | -5.71% |
| 6 months (2020-03-19) | 29.41% |
| 1 year (2019-09-19) | -14.71% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2018-09-19) | -5.84% |
| 3 years (2017-09-19) | 20.14% |
| 5 years (2015-09-18) | 88.57% |
Is Atlas Arteria under- or over-valued?
Valuing Atlas Arteria stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Atlas Arteria's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Atlas Arteria's P/E ratio
Atlas Arteria's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 219x. In other words, Atlas Arteria shares trade at around 219x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the P/E ratio for the ASX over the 12 months to December 2019 (32.14). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Atlas Arteria financials
| Revenue TTM | $150 million |
|---|---|
| Gross profit TTM | $368.7 million |
| Return on assets TTM | -2% |
| Return on equity TTM | -1.54% |
| Profit margin | -9.05% |
| Book value | 3.97 |
| Market capitalisation | $6 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Atlas Arteria share dividends
We're not expecting Atlas Arteria to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Atlas Arteria share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Atlas Arteria's shares have ranged in value from as little as $4.24 up to $8.54. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (AU average) beta is 1, while Atlas Arteria's is 0.6819. This would suggest that Atlas Arteria's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Atlas Arteria overview
Atlas Arteria Limited owns, develops, and operates toll roads. It holds a 13.4% interest in TRIP II, the concessionaire for Dulles Greenway toll road located in northern Virginia, the United States. The company was formerly known as Macquarie Atlas Roads Limited and changed its name to Atlas Arteria Limited in May 2018. Atlas Arteria Limited was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.
Frequently asked questions
Ask an Expert