Altagas Ltd Pref Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

ALA-PG Stock  CAD 23.35  0.20  0.86%   
Assuming the 90 days trading horizon and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding Altagas Ltd Pref is 'Hold'. Macroaxis provides Altagas buy-hold-or-sell recommendation only in the context of selected investment horizon and investor attitude towards risk assumed by holding Altagas positions. The advice algorithm takes into account all of Altagas' available fundamental, technical, and predictive indicators you will find on this site. Key drivers impacting Altagas' buy or sell advice are summarized below:
Real Value
23.05
Hype Value
23.35
Market Value
23.35
Naive Value
23.22
A buy or sell recommendation provided by Macroaxis is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell Altagas Ltd Pref given historical horizon and risk tolerance towards Altagas. When Macroaxis issues a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for Altagas Ltd Pref, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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The Altagas recommendation should be used to complement the buy-or-sell advice compiled from the current analysts' consensus on Altagas Ltd Pref. Macroaxis does not own or have any residual interests in Altagas Ltd Pref or other equities on which the buy-or-sell advice is provided. Please provide your input below to execute Altagas' advice using the current market data and latest reported fundamentals.

Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
Sell AltagasBuy Altagas
Hold

Market Performance

OKDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

StaleDetails

Current Valuation

Fairly ValuedDetails

Odds Of Distress

Below AverageDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Barely shadows the marketDetails

Analyst Consensus

Not AvailableDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

InapplicableDetails
For the selected time horizon Altagas Ltd Pref has a Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.0312, Jensen Alpha of 0.0035, Total Risk Alpha of (0.06), Sortino Ratio of (0.11) and Treynor Ratio of 0.1041
Our investment recommendation module complements current analysts and expert consensus on Altagas. It analyzes the firm potential to grow using all fundamental, technical, and market related data available at the time. To make sure Altagas is not overpriced, please confirm all Altagas Pref fundamentals, including its net income, debt to equity, and the relationship between the gross profit and cash per share .

Altagas Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

Altagas Pref has high financial leverage indicating that it may have difficulties to generate enough cash to satisfy its financial obligations
The company has accumulated 1.13 B in total debt with debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 108.2, indicating the company may have difficulties to generate enough cash to satisfy its financial obligations. Altagas Pref has a current ratio of 0.68, indicating that it has a negative working capital and may not be able to pay financial obligations in time and when they become due. Debt can assist Altagas until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Altagas' shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Altagas Pref sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Altagas to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Altagas' use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.
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Altagas Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Altagas' historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Altagas' future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Altagas daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Altagas Ltd Pref price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Altagas returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Altagas.
Mean Return
0.03
Value At Risk
-0.93
Potential Upside
0.79
Standard Deviation
0.57
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Altagas historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Altagas Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change To Inventory(2M)32M(232M)(324M)242M254.1M
Investments(179M)308M(8M)1M(199M)(189.1M)
Change In Cash(79M)(48M)10M(20M)40M42M
Net Borrowings(2.6B)940M128M1.3B1.6B1.6B
Free Cash Flow(719M)(70M)(76M)(419M)178M186.9M
Depreciation406.3M461M431M441M459M459.8M
Other Non Cash Items23.3M24M29M21M(29M)(27.6M)
Capital Expenditures1.3B825M805M945M943M986.4M
Net Income833.5M552M283M523M673M396.2M
End Period Cash Flow122.4M74M84M64M104M77.3M
Change To Netincome(458M)(15M)419M201M231.2M128.0M

Altagas Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Altagas or Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Altagas' price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Altagas stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over NYSE Composite
0
β
Beta against NYSE Composite0.19
σ
Overall volatility
0.53
Ir
Information ratio -0.12

Altagas Volatility Alert

Altagas Ltd Pref exhibits relatively low volatility with skewness of 0.49 and kurtosis of 1.95. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Altagas' stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Altagas' stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Altagas Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Altagas' fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Altagas' direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Altagas and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Altagas or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Altagas' fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Altagas by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Altagas to competition
FundamentalsAltagasPeer Average
Return On Equity0.089-0.31
Return On Asset0.0246-0.14
Profit Margin0.05 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.08 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation17.16 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding270.52 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Institutions34.98 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted11.78 K4.71 M
Price To Earning14.17 X28.72 X
Price To Sales0.65 X11.42 X
Revenue13 B9.43 B
Gross Profit2.95 B27.38 B
EBITDA1.4 B3.9 B
Net Income673 M570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents46.3 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share0.17 X5.01 X
Total Debt1.13 B5.32 B
Debt To Equity108.20 %48.70 %
Current Ratio0.69 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share24.83 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations1.12 B971.22 M
Short Ratio3.60 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share0.89 X3.12 X
Beta1.22-0.15
Market Capitalization8.47 B19.03 B
Total Asset23.47 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings(817 M)9.33 B
Working Capital(368 M)1.48 B
Annual Yield0.05 %
Five Year Return5.32 %
Net Asset23.47 B
Last Dividend Paid1.12

Altagas Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Altagas . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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 2021 2022 2023 2024 (projected)
Other Current Liabilities349M793M227M439.7M
Total Assets21.6B24.0B23.5B22.6B

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Please note, there is a significant difference between Altagas' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Altagas is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Altagas' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.