How to buy Huon Aquaculture Group shares | A$2.78

Huon Aquaculture Group Limited is a farm products business based in Australia. Huon Aquaculture Group shares (HUO) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Its last market close was $2.78 – an increase of 3.35% over the previous week. Huon Aquaculture Group has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $339.9 million.

How to buy shares in Huon Aquaculture Group

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 Huon Aquaculture Group . Find the share by name or ticker symbol: HUO. 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 Huon Aquaculture Group 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 of $2.78, 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 Huon Aquaculture Group . 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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How has coronavirus impacted Huon Aquaculture Group 's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Huon Aquaculture Group 's share price has had significant negative movement.

Its last market close was $2.78, which is 37.95% down on its pre-crash value of $4.48 and 16.91% down on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as $3.25.

If you had bought $1,000 worth of Huon Aquaculture Group shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth $786.52 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 $624.72.

Huon Aquaculture Group share price

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Huon Aquaculture Group shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-14.

Latest market close	AUDA$2.78
52-week range	AUDA$2.68 - AUDA$4.7
50-day moving average	AUDA$2.9256
200-day moving average	AUDA$3.1986
Target price	AUDA$5.11
PE ratio	49.3783
Dividend yield	AUDA$0.06 (2.03%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$0.056

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Is it a good time to buy Huon Aquaculture Group stock?

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Huon Aquaculture Group price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of A$2.78 on 2020-10-20

1 week (2020-10-10)	N/A
1 month (2020-09-21)	-7.33%
3 months (2020-07-17)	-14.20%
6 months (2020-04-17)	-27.79%

1 year (2019-10-18)	-37.95%
2 years (2018-10-19)	-41.23%
3 years (2017-10-19)	-40.60%
5 years (2015-10-19)	-30.67%

Is Huon Aquaculture Group under- or over-valued?

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

Huon Aquaculture Group 's P/E ratio

Huon Aquaculture Group 's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 49x. In other words, Huon Aquaculture Group shares trade at around 49x 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.

Huon Aquaculture Group 's EBITDA

Huon Aquaculture Group 's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $46.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Huon Aquaculture Group 's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Huon Aquaculture Group financials

Revenue TTM	$339.9 million
Operating margin TTM	2.81%
Gross profit TTM	$182.3 million
Return on assets TTM	0.85%
Return on equity TTM	1.58%
Profit margin	1.45%
Book value	3.521
Market capitalisation	$295.6 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Huon Aquaculture Group share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 53.29% of net profits

Recently Huon Aquaculture Group has paid out, on average, around 53.29% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.03% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Huon Aquaculture Group shareholders could enjoy a 2.03% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Huon Aquaculture Group 's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.06 per share.

Huon Aquaculture Group 's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 25 September 2019 (the "ex-dividend date").

Huon Aquaculture Group share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Huon Aquaculture Group 's shares have ranged in value from as little as $2.68 up to $4.7. 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 Huon Aquaculture Group 's is 0.3381. This would suggest that Huon Aquaculture Group 's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Huon Aquaculture Group overview

Huon Aquaculture Group Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the hatching, farming, processing, marketing, and selling of Atlantic salmon and ocean trout in Australia. It also exports its products. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Dover, Australia. Huon Aquaculture Group Limited is a subsidiary of Surveyors Investments Pty Ltd.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Huon Aquaculture Group is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 66.59% of Huon Aquaculture Group shares are held by insiders and 10.53% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Huon Aquaculture Group ?

  Huon Aquaculture Group 's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Huon Aquaculture Group based?

  Huon Aquaculture Group 's address is: PO Box 42, Dover, TAS, Australia, 7117

• What is Huon Aquaculture Group 's ISIN number?

  Huon Aquaculture Group 's international securities identification number is: AU000000HUO7