Darktrace (DARK) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Darktrace plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development and sale of cyber-threat defense technology solutions in the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe, and internationally. Its products include Darktrace PREVENT, an attack surface management that continuously monitors attack surface for risks, high-impact vulnerabilities, and external threats; and Darktrace DETECT, which analyzes thousands of metrics to reveal subtle deviations that may signal an evolving threat, including unknown techniques and novel malware, as well as installs in minutes, identifies threats, and avoids disruption. The company's products also include Darktrace RESPOND that works autonomously to disarm attacks whenever they occur and reacts to threats in seconds, as well as works 24/7 as it frees up security teams and resources; and Darktrace HEAL, which enables organizations to restore business affected by cyber-attacks to trusted operational states through AI assistance. The company was formerly known as Srenoog plc and changed its name to Darktrace plc in March 2021. Darktrace plc was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 576.80 to 576.80
• 50-Day Range: 574 to 595.60
• 52-Week Range: 320.10 to 771.19
• Volume: 120,425 shs
• Average Volume: 4.26 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £3.69 billion
• P/E Ratio: 4,436.92
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: GBX 575
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Darktrace Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Darktrace scored higher than 14% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Darktrace has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Darktrace has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Darktrace is 4,436.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 132.82.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Darktrace is 4,436.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 259.22.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Darktrace has a P/B Ratio of 12.27. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for DARK.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Darktrace does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Darktrace does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for DARK.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.02

News Sentiment

Darktrace has a news sentiment score of -0.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Darktrace this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Darktrace to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Darktrace insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £1,304,310.92 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

36.06% of the stock of Darktrace is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

61.48% of the stock of Darktrace is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

DARK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DARK shares performed this year?

Darktrace's stock was trading at GBX 366.70 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, DARK stock has increased by 57.3% and is now trading at GBX 576.80.
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How do I buy shares of Darktrace?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Darktrace own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Darktrace investors own include Meta Platforms (META), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Snowflake (SNOW), Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Tesla (TSLA), Bank of America (BAC) and Intel (INTC).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Software - Infrastructure
• Sub-Industry: Misc.
• Current Symbol: LON:DARK
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.darktrace.com
• Phone: 44 1223 394 100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,300
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 575
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 890
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 260
• Potential Upside/Downside: -0.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.13
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4,436.92
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.01
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £110.89 million
• Net Margins: 17.99%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 36.56%
• Return on Assets: 6.74%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 19.89
• Current Ratio: 1.42
• Quick Ratio: 1.43

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £616.47 million
• Price / Sales: 5.99
• Cash Flow: GBX 112.17 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.14
• Book Value: GBX 47 per share
• Price / Book: 12.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 640,150,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £3.69 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.61