A$133.14
How to buy shares in Commonwealth Bank Of Australia
To buy shares listed in Australia such as Commonwealth Bank Of Australia, 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 Commonwealth Bank Of Australia. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: CBA. 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 Commonwealth Bank Of Australia 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 Commonwealth Bank Of Australia. 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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Commonwealth Bank Of Australia stock price (ASX:CBA)
Use our graph to track the performance of CBA stocks over time.Commonwealth Bank Of Australia shares at a glance
52-week range | $94.3824 - $134.25 |
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50-day moving average | $125.1552 |
200-day moving average | $114.8256 |
Target price | $93.73 |
PE ratio | 22.8922 |
Dividend yield | $4.55 (3.27%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $5.75 |
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Is it a good time to buy Commonwealth Bank Of Australia stock?
The technical analysis gauge below displays real-time ratings for the timeframes you select. However, this is not a recommendation. 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.
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the last close of A$131.68
1 week (2024-07-16) | -0.57% |
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1 month (2024-06-21) | 3.13% |
3 months (2024-04-23) | 14.92% |
6 months (2024-01-23) | 13.85% |
1 year (2023-07-21) | 25.95% |
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2 years (2022-07-22) | 34.64% |
3 years (2021-07-23) | 32.85% |
5 years (2019-07-23) | 61.47% |
Is Commonwealth Bank Of Australia under- or over-valued?
Valuing Commonwealth Bank Of Australia stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Commonwealth Bank Of Australia's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia's P/E ratio
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 23x. In other words, Commonwealth Bank Of Australia shares trade at around 23x 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.
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia's PEG ratio
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.54. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Commonwealth Bank Of Australia's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia financials
Revenue TTM | $26.1 billion |
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Operating margin TTM | 56.72% |
Gross profit TTM | $26.4 billion |
Return on assets TTM | 0.78% |
Return on equity TTM | 13.46% |
Profit margin | 37.04% |
Book value | 43.529 |
Market capitalisation | $220.2 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia'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 Commonwealth Bank Of Australia.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 22.97
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Commonwealth Bank Of Australia's overall score of 22.97 (as at 12/31/2018) is nothing to write home about – landing it in it in the 43rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Commonwealth Bank Of Australia 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.).
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia's environmental score
Environmental score: 2.14/100
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia's social score
Social score: 10.25/100
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia's governance score
Governance score: 9.86/100
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia's controversy score
Controversy score: 4/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Commonwealth Bank Of Australia scored a 4 out of 5 for controversy – the second-lowest score possible, reflecting that Commonwealth Bank Of Australia has a damaged public profile.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
Total ESG score | 22.97 |
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Total ESG percentile | 42.55 |
Environmental score | 2.14 |
Social score | 10.25 |
Governance score | 9.86 |
Level of controversy | 4 |
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 78.58% of net profits
Recently Commonwealth Bank Of Australia has paid out, on average, around 78.58% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 3.27% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Commonwealth Bank Of Australia shareholders could enjoy a 3.27% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Commonwealth Bank Of Australia's case, that would currently equate to about A$4.55 per share.
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia'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 Commonwealth Bank Of Australia's shares ever split?
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia's shares were split on 5 October 1999.
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Commonwealth Bank Of Australia's shares have ranged in value from as little as $94.3824 up to $134.25. 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 Commonwealth Bank Of Australia's is 0.935. This would suggest that Commonwealth Bank Of Australia's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia overview
Commonwealth Bank of Australia provides financial services in Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. It operates through Retail Banking Services, Business Banking, Institutional Banking and Markets, and New Zealand segments. The company offers transaction, savings, and foreign currency accounts; term deposits; personal and business loans; overdrafts; equipment finance; credit cards; international payment and trade; and private banking services, as well as home and car loans. It also provides retail, premium, business, offshore, and institutional banking services; and funds management, superannuation, and share broking products and services, as well as car, health, life, income protection, and travel insurance. In addition, the company offers advisory services for high-net-worth individuals; equities trading and margin lending services; debt capital, transaction banking, working capital, and risk management services; and international and foreign exchange services. Commonwealth Bank of Australia was founded in 1911 and is based in Sydney, Australia.
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia in the news
Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Dividend Analysis
Commonwealth Bank of Australia's (ASX:CBA) Dividend Will Be A$2.15
Australia's CBA warns of economic strains as first-half profit drops
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