How to buy Horizon Oil shares

Horizon Oil Limited is an oil & gas e&p business based in Australia. Horizon Oil shares (HZN) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Horizon Oil has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $57.6 million.

How to buy shares in Horizon Oil

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Search for Horizon Oil. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: HZN. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Horizon Oil reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At today's price, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Horizon Oil. 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.

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Is it a good time to buy Horizon Oil 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.

Is Horizon Oil under- or over-valued?

Valuing Horizon Oil stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Horizon Oil's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Horizon Oil's P/E ratio

Horizon Oil's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 9x. In other words, Horizon Oil shares trade at around 9x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the P/E ratio for the ASX over the 12 months to December 2019 (32.14). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Horizon Oil's EBITDA

Horizon Oil's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $25.4 million (£14 million).

The EBITDA is a measure of a Horizon Oil's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Horizon Oil share dividends

We're not expecting Horizon Oil to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Horizon Oil's shares ever split?

Horizon Oil's shares were split on 18 October 2006.

Horizon Oil share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Horizon Oil's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.043 up to $0.094. 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 Horizon Oil's is 1.6533. This would suggest that Horizon Oil's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Horizon Oil overview

Horizon Oil Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas properties. It holds interest in the Block 22/12 oil field in Beibu Gulf, China, as well as engages in the exploration and evaluation of hydrocarbons; Maari/Manaia oil fields in New Zealand; and Stanley condensate/gas development and six onshore permits in Papua New Guinea. The company was incorporated in 1969 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Horizon Oil is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 40.21% of Horizon Oil shares are held by insiders and 11.157% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Horizon Oil?

  Horizon Oil's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Horizon Oil based?

  Horizon Oil's address is: 134 William Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2011

• What is Horizon Oil's ISIN number?

  Horizon Oil's international securities identification number is: AU000000HZN8