A$10.37
AGL Energy is an utilities - independent power producers business based in Australia. AGL Energy shares (AGL) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are in Australian dollars. AGL Energy has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $12.5 billion. If you're looking to buy shares, check out the steps below.
How to buy shares in AGL Energy
To buy shares listed in Australia such as AGL Energy, you'll need to sign up to a broker with access to the ASX. Our table can help you compare share trading platforms and choose. Then follow these steps.
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Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, including your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, PayPal or debit card.
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Search for AGL Energy. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: AGL. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
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Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until AGL Energy reaches your desired price. Look into dollar-cost averaging to spread out your risk, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
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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.
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Check on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of AGL Energy. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock and 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 affect your stock.
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AGL Energy stock price (ASX:AGL)
Use our graph to track the performance of AGL stocks over time.AGL Energy shares at a glance
52-week range | $7.5631 - $11.823 |
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50-day moving average | $10.4442 |
200-day moving average | $9.5862 |
Target price | $11.12 |
PE ratio | 18.2105 |
Dividend yield | $0.49 (4.72%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.57 |
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Is it a good time to buy AGL Energy stock?
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AGL Energy price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of A$10.37
1 week (2024-07-18) | -0.10% |
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1 month (2024-06-25) | -2.63% |
3 months (2024-04-24) | 10.79% |
6 months (2024-01-25) | 17.84% |
1 year (2023-07-25) | -14.44% |
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2 years (2022-07-25) | 21.29% |
3 years (2021-07-25) | 28.82% |
5 years (2019-07-25) | -50.74% |
Is AGL Energy under- or over-valued?
Valuing AGL Energy stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of AGL Energy's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
AGL Energy's P/E ratio
AGL Energy's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 18x. In other words, AGL Energy shares trade at around 18x 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.
AGL Energy's EBITDA
AGL Energy's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.2 billion (£0.0 million).
The EBITDA is a measure of a AGL Energy's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure stock profitability.
AGL Energy financials
Revenue TTM | $12.5 billion |
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Operating margin TTM | 8.12% |
Gross profit TTM | $2.9 billion |
Return on assets TTM | 2.93% |
Return on equity TTM | 6.94% |
Profit margin | 3.09% |
Book value | 8.175 |
Market capitalisation | $7 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
AGL Energy's environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like AGL Energy.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
AGL Energy's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 33.49
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and AGL Energy's overall score of 33.49 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 61st percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like AGL Energy is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
AGL Energy's environmental score
Environmental score: 26.42/100
AGL Energy's environmental score of 26.42 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that AGL Energy is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
AGL Energy's social score
Social score: 13.03/100
AGL Energy's social score of 13.03 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that AGL Energy is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
AGL Energy's governance score
Governance score: 11.55/100
AGL Energy's governance score puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that AGL Energy is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
AGL Energy's controversy score
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. AGL Energy scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that AGL Energy has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
AGL Energy Ltd was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
Total ESG score | 33.49 |
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Total ESG percentile | 61.36 |
Environmental score | 26.42 |
Environmental score percentile | 9 |
Social score | 13.03 |
Social score percentile | 9 |
Governance score | 11.55 |
Governance score percentile | 9 |
Level of controversy | 2 |
AGL Energy share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 82.62% of net profits
Recently AGL Energy has paid out, on average, around 82.62% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 4.72% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), AGL Energy shareholders could enjoy a 4.72% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In AGL Energy's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.49 per share.
AGL Energy'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 20 February 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have AGL Energy's shares ever split?
AGL Energy's shares were split on a 1101:1055 basis on 24 August 2014. So if you had owned 1055 shares the day before the split, the next day you would own 1101 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your AGL Energy shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 4.2% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for AGL Energy shares which in turn could have impacted AGL Energy's share price.
AGL Energy share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, AGL Energy's shares have ranged in value from as little as $7.5631 up to $11.823. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (AU average) beta is 1, while AGL Energy's is 0.341. This would suggest that AGL Energy's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
AGL Energy overview
AGL Energy Limited supplies energy and other essential services to residential, small and large businesses, and wholesale customers in Australia. It operates through three segments: Customer Markets, Integrated Energy, and Investments. The company engages in retailing of electricity, gas, broadband, mobile, voice, solar, and energy products and services; and operates power generation portfolio and other assets including coal, gas and renewable generation, natural gas storage and production, and development projects. It also offers renewable energy schemes; and controls dispatch of owned and contracted generation assets, gas offtake agreements, and associated portfolio of energy hedging products. In addition, the company offers coal and gas-fired generation; and renewable energy sources, such as wind, hydro and solar, batteries and other firming technology; and gas production and storage assets. AGL Energy Limited was founded in 1837 and is based in Sydney, Australia.
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