Santos Limited (ASX:STO) Stock Price & Quote Analysis

STO Stock Overview

Santos Limited explores for, develops, produces, transports, and markets hydrocarbons for homes and businesses in Australia and the Asia Pacific.

STO fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	1/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	4/6
Financial Health	5/6
Dividends	3/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (10.9x) is below the Australian market (16.3x)

Earnings have grown 33.9% per year over the past 5 years

Risk Analysis

Earnings are forecast to decline by an average of 12.1% per year for the next 3 years

Unstable dividend track record

My Notes

New

Notes are coming soon

Santos Limited Competitors

Woodside Energy Group

ASX:WDS

AU$67.7b

Beach Energy

ASX:BPT

AU$3.4b

Yancoal Australia

ASX:YAL

AU$7.8b

Whitehaven Coal

ASX:WHC

AU$7.3b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Santos
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	AU$6.99
52 Week High	AU$8.86
52 Week Low	AU$6.77
Beta	1.41
1 Month Change	-0.43%
3 Month Change	-12.52%
1 Year Change	-6.17%
3 Year Change	-15.17%
5 Year Change	44.42%
Change since IPO	139.39%

Is There An Opportunity With Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) 26% Undervaluation?

Sep 20

Santos (ASX:STO) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Sep 05

Recent updates

Is There An Opportunity With Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) 26% Undervaluation?

Sep 20

Santos (ASX:STO) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Sep 05

Santos Limited Just Missed Revenue By 9.9%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Aug 18

Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 34% Above Its Share Price

May 17

Announcing: Santos (ASX:STO) Stock Increased An Energizing 112% In The Last Five Years

Feb 19

Here's Why Santos (ASX:STO) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Dec 29

Our Take On Santos' (ASX:STO) CEO Salary

Nov 24

Santos Limited (ASX:STO) Looks Inexpensive But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough

Jul 30

Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) Stock On An Uptrend: Could Fundamentals Be Driving The Momentum?

Jul 09

Shareholder Returns

	STO	AU Oil and Gas	AU Market
7D	-3.5%	-1.9%	0.8%
1Y	-6.2%	25.6%	2.2%

Return vs Industry: STO underperformed the Australian Oil and Gas industry which returned 25.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: STO underperformed the Australian Market which returned 2.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is STO's price volatile compared to industry and market?
STO volatility
STO Average Weekly Movement	3.4%
Oil and Gas Industry Average Movement	10.1%
Market Average Movement	8.5%
10% most volatile stocks in AU Market	15.5%
10% least volatile stocks in AU Market	3.4%

Stable Share Price: STO is less volatile than 75% of Australian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 3% a week.

Volatility Over Time: STO's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1954	3,786	Kevin Gallagher	https://www.santos.com

Santos Limited explores for, develops, produces, transports, and markets hydrocarbons for homes and businesses in Australia and the Asia Pacific. Its five principal assets are located in the Cooper Basin, Queensland and NSW, Papua New Guinea, Northern Australia and Timor-Leste, and Western Australia. The company also holds an asset in Alaska; and engages in the development of carbon capture and storage technologies.

Santos Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Santos's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
STO fundamental statistics
Market Cap	AU$23.09b
Earnings (TTM)	AU$2.12b
Revenue (TTM)	AU$9.30b

10.9x

P/E Ratio

2.5x

P/S Ratio

Is STO overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
STO income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$6.44b
Cost of Revenue	US$3.41b
Gross Profit	US$3.03b
Other Expenses	US$1.56b
Earnings	US$1.47b

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2022

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.45
Gross Margin	47.04%
Net Profit Margin	22.85%
Debt/Equity Ratio	43.8%

How did STO perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

3.3%

Current Dividend Yield

30%

Payout Ratio

STO Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Santos Limited Competitors

ASX:WDS

AU$67.7b

ASX:BPT

AU$3.4b

ASX:YAL

AU$7.8b

ASX:WHC

AU$7.3b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Santos Limited Announces Temporary Shutdown of John Brookes Platform

Santos Limited Provides Production Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2022 and 2023

Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited made a binding conditional offer to acquire 5% stake in PNG LNG project from Santos Limited (ASX:STO)

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$78k worth of stock

Is There An Opportunity With Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) 26% Undervaluation?

Santos (ASX:STO) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Recent updates

Santos Limited Announces Temporary Shutdown of John Brookes Platform

Santos Limited Provides Production Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2022 and 2023

Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited made a binding conditional offer to acquire 5% stake in PNG LNG project from Santos Limited (ASX:STO)

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$78k worth of stock

Is There An Opportunity With Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) 26% Undervaluation?

Santos (ASX:STO) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Santos Limited Just Missed Revenue By 9.9%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

First half 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.35 (vs US$0.17 in 1H 2021)

Santos Limited Announces Ordinary Dividend for the Financial Reporting or Payment Period Ended June, 30, 2022, Payable on September 22, 2022

Santos Limited (ASX:STO) acquired Hunter Gas Pipeline Pty Ltd.

Now 20% undervalued

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$83k worth of stock

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$101k worth of stock

Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 34% Above Its Share Price

Santos Limited (ASX:STO) announces an Equity Buyback for $250 million worth of its shares.

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 14%

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 14%

MD, CEO & Director recently sold AU$2.9m worth of stock

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$100k worth of stock

Santos Limited Announces Ordinary Dividend for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2021, Payable on March 24, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Santos Limited, Annual General Meeting, May 03, 2022

Are Investors Undervaluing Santos Limited (ASX:STO) By 34%?

Is There An Opportunity With Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) 50% Undervaluation?

Santos (ASX:STO) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

We Like The Quality Of Santos' (ASX:STO) Earnings

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.17 (vs US$0.14 loss in 1H 2020)

Is Santos (ASX:STO) A Risky Investment?

SK E&S Co., Ltd. completed the acquisition of 25% stake in Darwin LNG and BayuUndan from Santos Limited (ASX:STO).

Santos Restarts Production from the Ningaloo Vision Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessel Following Scheduled Maintenance in Singapore

Is There An Opportunity With Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) 44% Undervaluation?

Non-Executive Director has left the company

An unknown buyer acquired a 5.15% stake in Santos Limited (ASX:STO) from ENN Group International Investment Limited for approximately AUD 790 million.

Santos Limited Announces Resignation of Mr. Eugene Shi from Board

New 90-day high: AU$7.76

MD, CEO & Director recently sold AU$2.4m worth of stock

Announcing: Santos (ASX:STO) Stock Increased An Energizing 112% In The Last Five Years

Full year 2020 earnings released: US$0.17 loss per share (vs US$0.32 profit in FY 2019)

Earnings beat expectations, revenue disappoints

Santos Limited to Report Q3, 2021 Results on Oct 21, 2021

Santos Limited, Annual General Meeting, Apr 15, 2021

Eni Reportedly Dumps Oil and Gas Exit as Bids Fall Short

Bayu-Undan Announces Infill Development Final Investment Decision

Santos Limited Announces Board Changes

Here's Why Santos (ASX:STO) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

New 90-day high: AU$6.68

Our Take On Santos' (ASX:STO) CEO Salary

Santos Signs New Gas Deal with Kleenheat

New 90-day low: AU$4.65

Santos Welcomes IPC Narrabri Gas Project Approval

New 90-day low: AU$5.03

Earnings released

Santos Limited (ASX:STO) Looks Inexpensive But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough

Santos Limited's (ASX:STO) Stock On An Uptrend: Could Fundamentals Be Driving The Momentum?

Shareholder Returns

Price Volatility

About the Company

Santos Limited Fundamentals Summary