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How to buy Auckland Airport (AIA) shares in Australia

Learn how to easily invest in Auckland Airport shares.

Auckland Airport is an airports & air services business based in Australia. Auckland Airport shares (AIA) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are in Australian dollars. Auckland Airport has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $857 million. If you're looking to buy shares, check out the steps below.

How to buy shares in Auckland Airport

To buy shares listed in Australia such as Auckland Airport, 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 or you can see our list of the best share trading platforms in Australia. Then follow these steps.

  1. 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.
  2. Search for Auckland Airport.
    Find the share by name or ticker symbol: AIA. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
  3. Purchase now or later.
    Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Auckland Airport reaches your desired price. Look into dollar-cost averaging to spread out your risk, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
  4. 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.
  5. Check on your investment.
    Congratulations, you own a part of Auckland Airport. 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.

Auckland Airport stock price (ASX:AIA)

Use our graph to track the performance of AIA stocks over time.

Auckland Airport shares at a glance

Information last updated 2024-09-28.
52-week range$6.55 - $8.0525
50-day moving average $6.8446
200-day moving average $7.2892
Target price$7.73
PE ratio 0
Dividend yield $0.133 (1.79%)
Earnings per share (TTM) $0

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Is it a good time to buy Auckland Airport stock?

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Auckland Airport price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the last close of A$6.76

1 week (2024-09-25) 1.65%
1 month (2024-09-03) -1.02%
3 months (2024-07-03) -2.45%
6 months (2024-04-03) -10.94%
1 year (2023-10-03) -6.50%
2 years (2022-10-03) 8.33%
3 years (2021-10-01) -10.23%
5 years (2019-10-03) -19.91%

Is Auckland Airport under- or over-valued?

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

Auckland Airport's PEG ratio

Auckland Airport's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 33.8336. 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 Auckland Airport's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Auckland Airport's EBITDA

Auckland Airport's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $602.4 million (£0.0 million).

The EBITDA is a measure of a Auckland Airport's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure stock profitability.

Auckland Airport financials

Revenue TTM $857 million
Operating margin TTM 48.68%
Gross profit TTM $451.9 million
Return on assets TTM 2.33%
Return on equity TTM 0.07%
Profit margin 0.64%
Book value 5.817
Market capitalisation $11.4 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

N/A

Auckland Airport'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 Auckland Airport.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Auckland Airport's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 21.66

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Auckland Airport's overall score of 21.66 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 27th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Auckland Airport 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.).

Auckland Airport's environmental score

Environmental score: 5.22/100

Auckland Airport's environmental score of 5.22 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Auckland Airport is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Auckland Airport's social score

Social score: 13.54/100

Auckland Airport's social score of 13.54 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Auckland Airport is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Auckland Airport's governance score

Governance score: 4.39/100

Auckland Airport's governance score puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Auckland Airport is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Auckland International Airport Ltd was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score 21.66
Total ESG percentile 27.32
Environmental score 5.22
Environmental score percentile 3
Social score 13.54
Social score percentile 3
Governance score 4.39
Governance score percentile 3

Auckland Airport share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 2911.57% of net profits

Recently Auckland Airport has paid out, on average, around 2911.57% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.79% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Auckland Airport shareholders could enjoy a 1.79% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Auckland Airport's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.133 per share.

Auckland Airport'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 17 September 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Auckland Airport's shares ever split?

Auckland Airport's shares were split on a 9:10 basis on 31 March 2014. So if you had owned 10 shares the day before the split, the next day you would own 9 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Auckland Airport shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 11.1% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Auckland Airport shares which in turn could have impacted Auckland Airport's share price.

Auckland Airport share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Auckland Airport's shares have ranged in value from as little as $6.55 up to $8.0525. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

AIA.AU volatility(beta: 0.86)Avg. volatility(beta: 1.00)LowHigh

Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (AU average) beta is 1, while Auckland Airport's is 0.863. This would suggest that Auckland Airport's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Auckland Airport overview

Auckland International Airport Limited provides airport facilities, supporting infrastructure, and aeronautical services in New Zealand. The company operates through three segments: Aeronautical, Retail, and Property. The Aeronautical segment provides services that facilitate the movement of aircraft, passengers, and cargo, as well as utility services, which support the airport; and leases space for facilities, such as terminals. The Retail segment offers services to the retailers within the terminals; and car parking facilities for passengers, visitors, and airport staff. The Property segment leases space on airport land, including cargo buildings, hangars, and stand-alone investment properties. Auckland International Airport Limited was founded in 1966 and is based in Manukau, New Zealand.

Past developments

20 December 2022: Auckland Airport says it has selected a global duty-free operator as its duty-free partner for the next year. From September 2023 onwards, Aelia Duty Free will be the main retailer for the airport.
24 January 2023: Auckland Airport announces total passenger volume were up to 75% of pre-COVID levels in December 2022. International passengers (excluding transits) were 69% of pre-COVID levels.

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