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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp is a mortgage finance business with stocks listed in the US. Freddie Mac shares (FMCC) are listed on the OTCQB and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Here's how to invest if you're based in Australia.
How to buy shares in Freddie Mac
- Compare share trading platforms. To buy shares in a company listed in the US from Australia you'll need to find a trading platform that offers access to US stock markets. Look for a platform with low brokerage and foreign exchange fees.
- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, which will typically include your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
- Search for Freddie Mac. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: FMCC. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment that matches your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Freddie Mac reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying using consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Freddie Mac, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Freddie Mac. 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.
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Have Freddie Mac's shares ever split?
Freddie Mac's shares were split on a 4:1 basis on 12 January 1997. So if you had owned 1 share the day before the split, the next day you would own 4 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Freddie Mac shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 75% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Freddie Mac shares which in turn could have impacted Freddie Mac's share price.
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Is it a good time to buy Freddie Mac stock?
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Freddie Mac share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Freddie Mac's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$2.08 up to US$14.99. 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 (OTCQB average) beta is 1, while Freddie Mac's is 1.78. This would suggest that Freddie Mac's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Freddie Mac financials
| Revenue TTM | US$22.5 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 61.97% |
| Gross profit TTM | US$22.5 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 0.33% |
| Return on equity TTM | 18.03% |
| Profit margin | 49.66% |
| Book value | -5.947 |
| Market capitalisation | US$6.3 billion |
| EBITDA | US$0 |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Freddie Mac share dividends
We're not expecting Freddie Mac to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Freddie Mac'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 Freddie Mac.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Freddie Mac's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 29.8
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Freddie Mac's overall score of 29.8 (as at 12/31/2018) is nothing to write home about – landing it in it in the 45th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Freddie Mac 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.).
Freddie Mac's environmental score
Environmental score: 8.17/100
Freddie Mac's environmental score of 8.17 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Freddie Mac is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Freddie Mac's social score
Social score: 22.03/100
Freddie Mac's social score of 22.03 puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Freddie Mac is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Freddie Mac's governance score
Governance score: 13.6/100
Freddie Mac's governance score puts it squarely in the 9th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Freddie Mac is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Freddie Mac's controversy score
Controversy score: 3/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Freddie Mac scored a 3 out of 5 for controversy – a middle-of-the-table result reflecting that Freddie Mac hasn't always managed to keep its nose clean.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 29.8 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 45.38 |
| Environmental score | 8.17 |
| Environmental score percentile | 9 |
| Social score | 22.03 |
| Social score percentile | 9 |
| Governance score | 13.6 |
| Governance score percentile | 9 |
| Level of controversy | 3 |
Freddie Mac overview
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation operates in the secondary mortgage market in the United States. It operates through two segments, Single-Family and Multifamily. The Single-Family segment purchases, securitizes, and guarantees single-family loans; and manages single-family mortgage credit and market risk, as well as manages mortgage-related investments portfolio, single-family securitization activities, and treasury functions. This segment serves mortgage banking companies, commercial banks, regional banks, community banks, credit unions, HFAs, savings institutions, and non-depository institutions. The Multifamily segment engages in the purchase, securitization, and guarantee of multifamily loans; issuance of multifamily K certificates; manages multifamily mortgage credit and market risk; and invests in multifamily loans and mortgage-related securities. It serves banks and other depository institutions, insurance companies, money managers, central banks, pension funds, state and local governments, REITs, non-depository institutions, and brokers and dealers. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation incorporated in 1970 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
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