How to buy Northern Star Resources shares

Northern Star Resources Limited is a gold business based in Australia. Northern Star Resources shares (NST) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are listed in Australian Dollars. Northern Star Resources has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $2 billion.

How to buy shares in Northern Star Resources

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 Northern Star Resources. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: NST. 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 Northern Star Resources 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 $N/A, 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 Northern Star Resources. 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.

Northern Star Resources share price

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Northern Star Resources shares at a glance

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Information last updated 2020-09-25.

52-week range	AUDA$8.85 - AUDA$16.77
50-day moving average	AUDA$14.2422
200-day moving average	AUDA$13.5872
Target price	AUDA$8.25
PE ratio	39.9731
Dividend yield	AUDA$0.19 (1.44%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	AUDA$0.372

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Is it a good time to buy Northern Star Resources stock?

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Is Northern Star Resources under- or over-valued?

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

Northern Star Resources's P/E ratio

Northern Star Resources's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 40x. In other words, Northern Star Resources shares trade at around 40x 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.

Northern Star Resources's EBITDA

Northern Star Resources's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $741.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Northern Star Resources's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Northern Star Resources financials

Revenue TTM	$2 billion
Operating margin TTM	20.79%
Gross profit TTM	$524.1 million
Return on assets TTM	9.39%
Return on equity TTM	15.86%
Profit margin	13.1%
Book value	2.896
Market capitalisation	$10.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Northern Star Resources share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 40.32% of net profits

Recently Northern Star Resources has paid out, on average, around 40.32% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.44% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Northern Star Resources shareholders could enjoy a 1.44% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Northern Star Resources's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.19 per share.

While Northern Star Resources's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Northern Star Resources may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 7 September 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Northern Star Resources's shares ever split?

Northern Star Resources's shares were split on 9 September 2009.

Northern Star Resources share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Northern Star Resources's shares have ranged in value from as little as $8.85 up to $16.77. 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 Northern Star Resources's is -0.1133. This would suggest that Northern Star Resources's shares have been inversely-correlated to the average (for this exchange) – so when the broader market trended up or down, Northern Star Resources has bucked the trend.

Northern Star Resources overview

Northern Star Resources Limited engages in the exploration, development, mining, processing, and sale of gold deposits in Australia. The company holds interests in the Pogo, Jundee, and Kalgoorlie operations, as well as Paulsens and Tanami projects. It operates in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Alaska. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Subiaco, Australia.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Northern Star Resources is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 1.635% of Northern Star Resources shares are held by insiders and 47.874% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Northern Star Resources?

  Northern Star Resources's fiscal year ends in June.

• Where is Northern Star Resources based?

  Northern Star Resources's address is: 388 Hay Street, Subiaco, WA, Australia, 6008

• What is Northern Star Resources's ISIN number?

  Northern Star Resources's international securities identification number is: AU000000NST8