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Now trading at a price of $11.85, Tencent Music Entertainment has moved 2.3% so far today.

Tencent Music Entertainment returned gains of 53.3% last year, with its stock price reaching a high of $11.95 and a low of $5.7. Over the same period, the stock outperformed the S&P 500 index by 26.7%. More recently, the company's 50-day average price was $10.32. Tencent Music Entertainment Group operates online music entertainment platforms to provide music streaming, online karaoke, and live streaming services in the People's Republic of China. The Large-Cap Consumer Discretionary company is headquartered in Shenzhen, China. Tencent Music Entertainment has not offered a dividend during the last year.

Generally Positive Cash Flows but Slimmer Gross Margins to the Industry Average of 40.03%:

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Revenue (M) $10,981 $18,985 $25,434 $29,153 $31,244 $28,339
Gross Margins 35% 38% 34% 32% 30% 31%
Net Margins 12% 10% 16% 14% 10% 14%
Net Income (M) $1,319 $1,832 $3,977 $4,176 $3,215 $3,839
Net Interest Expense (M) n/a $35 $64 $97 $121 $108
Free Cash Flow (M) $2,500 $5,632 $6,200 $4,885 $5,239 $7,481
Current Ratio 2.12 3.33 3.17 3.3 2.56 2.27

an Exceptionally Low P/B Ratio but Too Expensive:

Tencent Music Entertainment has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 24.6, compared to an average of 22.96 for the Consumer Discretionary sector. Based on its EPS guidance of $0.73, the company has a forward P/E ratio of 14.1. In contrast, the market is likely undervaluing Tencent Music Entertainment in terms of its equity because its P/B ratio is 0.33 while the sector average is 4.24. The company's shares are currently trading 24.8% below their Graham number.

Tencent Music Entertainment Has an Average Rating of Buy:

The 27 analysts following Tencent Music Entertainment have set target prices ranging from $7.5 to $15.0 per share, for an average of $12.01 with a buy rating. The company is trading -1.3% away from its average target price, indicating that there is an analyst consensus of some upside potential.

Tencent Music Entertainment has an average amount of shares sold short because 2.1% of the company's shares are sold short. Institutions own 50.6% of the company's shares, and the insider ownership rate stands at 0.0%, suggesting a small amount of insider investors. The largest shareholder is Blackrock Inc., whose 5% stake in the company is worth $489,098,330.

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