How to buy British Airways shares

How to invest in the UK's flagship carrier, B.A., by buying International Consolidated Airlines shares.

While you can't invest directly in British Airways, you can buy shares in International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), which is the company that owns British Airways. IAG is listed on the LSE with the stock code (or "ticker") "IAG".

Bear in mind that IAG also owns Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus (amongst other brands), so investing in IAG means investing in all of these – not just BA. That could be a good or bad thing, depending on which way you look at it... You're effectively a little bit more diversified by encompassing more brands, but if you had an optimistic hunch about where BA's share price might be headed, that could be watered down by the other brands.

How to buy shares in British Airways (IAG)

  1. Open a brokerage account. Choose from our top broker picks or compare brokers in depth. Then, complete an application.
  2. Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
  3. Search the platform by ticker symbol. IAG in this case.
  4. Choose an order type. Place a market order or limit order with your preferred number of shares or dollar amount.
  5. Submit the order. It's that simple.
The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.

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Alternative ways to invest in British Airways (IAG)

Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including British Airways (IAG)), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.

British Airways (IAG) is a major part of the London stock exchange, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).

Is it a good time to buy British Airways (IAG) stock?

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Technical analysis

View British Airways (IAG)'s price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.

Use our graph to track the performance of IAG stock over time.

Historical closes compared with the last close of 212.7

1 week (2024-12-16) -0.14%
1 month (2024-11-23) 4.47%
3 months (2024-09-23) 29.34%
6 months (2024-06-23) 22.62%
1 year (2023-12-23) 54.03%
2 years (2022-12-23) 86.95%
3 years (2021-12-23) 38.28%
5 years (2019-12-23) -26.16%

The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.

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