How to buy CSP stock (CSPI)

CSP is an information technology services business based in the US. CSP shares (CSPI) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $17.99 – an increase of 1.7% over the previous week. CSP employs 112 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $57.5 million.

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CSP stock price (NASDAQ: CSPI)

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CSP shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-12.

Latest market close	$17.99
52-week range	$8.29 - $29.80
50-day moving average more info button	$13.80
200-day moving average more info button	$15.07
Wall St. target price	$65.00
PE ratio more info button	65.5185
Dividend yield more info button	$0.105 (0.59%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.27

Is it a good time to buy CSP stock?

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CSP price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $17.48 from 2024-12-16

1 week (2024-12-10)	4.11%
1 month (2024-11-18)	37.21%
3 months (2024-09-17)	35.71%
6 months (2024-06-17)	21.90%

1 year (2023-12-15)	4.67%
2 years (2022-12-15)	291.66%
3 years (2021-12-17)	333.08%
5 years (2019-12-17)	176.15%

Is CSP stock undervalued or overvalued?

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

CSP's P/E ratio

CSP's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 66x. In other words, CSP shares trade at around 66x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

CSP's EBITDA

CSP's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $182,000.

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

CSP financials

Revenue TTM	$57.5 million
Gross profit TTM	$18.8 million
Return on assets TTM	-0.13%
Return on equity TTM	5.93%
Profit margin	4.76%
Book value	$4.94
Market Capitalization more info button	$172.7 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

CSP share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 90.21% of net profits

Recently CSP has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), CSP shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In CSP's case, that would currently equate to about $0.105 per share.

CSP'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.

CSP's most recent dividend payout was on 9 September 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 22 August 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have CSP's shares ever split?

CSP's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 20 March 2024 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your CSP shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for CSP shares which in turn could have impacted CSP's share price.

CSP share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, CSP's shares have ranged in value from as little as $8.2905 up to $29.8041. 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 (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while CSP's is 1.384. This would suggest that CSP's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

CSP overview

CSP Inc. develops and markets IT integration solutions, security products, managed IT services, cloud services, purpose-built network adapters, and cluster computer systems for commercial and defense customers worldwide. It operates in two segments, Technology Solutions and High Performance Products. The Technology Solutions segment provides third-party computer hardware and software as a value-added reseller to various customers in web and infrastructure hosting, education, telecommunications, healthcare services, distribution, financial and professional services, and manufacturing industries. This segment also offers professional IT consulting services, such as planning, designing, assessment, implementation, migration, optimization, and project management; storage and virtualization solutions; enterprise security intrusion prevention, network access control, and unified threat management services; and IT security compliance services. In addition, this segment provides unified communications, wireless, and routing and switching solutions; custom software applications and solutions development and support services; optimization, maintenance, and technical support services; and managed IT services, such as monitoring, reporting, and management of alerts for the resolution and preventive general IT, as well as IT security support tasks. Further, this segment offers managed and cloud services, such as proactive monitoring and remote management of IT infrastructure, managed and hosted unified communication services, security, and backup and replication.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of CSP is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 30.677% of CSP shares are held by insiders and 29.111% by institutions. How many people work for CSP?
Latest data suggests 112 work at CSP. When does the fiscal year end for CSP?
CSP's fiscal year ends in September. Where is CSP based?
CSP's address is: 175 Cabot Street, Lowell, MA, United States, 01854 What is CSP's ISIN number?
CSP's international securities identification number is: US1263891053 What is CSP's CUSIP number?
CSP's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 126389105