Should You Buy SINA Corporation (NASDAQ:SINA) Now?

SINA Corporation (NASDAQ:SINA), a internet company based in China, saw significant share price volatility over the past couple of months on the NasdaqGS, rising to the highs of $118.67 and falling to the lows of $95.5. This high level of volatility gives investors the opportunity to enter into the stock, and potentially buy at an artificially low price. A question to answer is whether SINA’s current trading price of $99.56 reflective of the actual value of the mid-cap? Or is it currently undervalued, providing us with the opportunity to buy? Let’s take a look at SINA’s outlook and value based on the most recent financial data to see if there are any catalysts for a price change. See our latest analysis for SINA

Is SINA still cheap?

The stock seems fairly valued at the moment according to my valuation model. It’s trading around 20% above my intrinsic value, which means if you buy SINA today, you’d be paying a relatively reasonable price for it. And if you believe that the stock is really worth $83.09, there’s only an insignificant downside when the price falls to its real value. In addition to this, it seems like SINA’s share price is quite stable, which could mean there may be less chances to buy low in the future now that it’s fairly valued. This is because the stock is less volatile than the wider market given its low beta.

What kind of growth will SINA generate?

NasdaqGS:SINA Future Profit Dec 15th 17
NasdaqGS:SINA Future Profit Dec 15th 17

Future outlook is an important aspect when you’re looking at buying a stock, especially if you are an investor looking for growth in your portfolio. Although value investors would argue that it’s the intrinsic value relative to the price that matter the most, a more compelling investment thesis would be high growth potential at a cheap price. With profit expected to more than double over the next couple of years, the future seems bright for SINA. It looks like higher cash flows is on the cards for the stock, which should feed into a higher share valuation.

What this means for you:

Are you a shareholder? It seems like the market has already priced in SINA’s positive outlook, with shares trading around its fair value. However, there are also other important factors which we haven’t considered today, such as the financial strength of the company. Have these factors changed since the last time you looked at the stock? Will you have enough conviction to buy should the price fluctuates below the true value?

Are you a potential investor? If you’ve been keeping an eye on SINA, now may not be the most advantageous time to buy, given it is trading around its fair value. However, the positive outlook is encouraging for the company, which means it’s worth further examining other factors such as the strength of its balance sheet, in order to take advantage of the next price drop.

Price is just the tip of the iceberg. Dig deeper into what truly matters – the fundamentals – before you make a decision on SINA. You can find everything you need to know about SINA in the latest infographic research report. If you are no longer interested in SINA, you can use our free platform to see my list of over 50 other stocks with a high growth potential.


To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.

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