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ePlus (PLUS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$78.62 -1.85 (-2.30%)
(As of 11/15/2024 ET)

About ePlus Stock (NASDAQ:PLUS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$78.06
$81.61
50-Day Range
$78.62
$101.67
52-Week Range
$56.33
$106.98
Volume
172,583 shs
Average Volume
174,789 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.11 billion
P/E Ratio
19.51
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$86.50
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

ePlus inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides information technology (IT) solutions that enable organizations to optimize their IT environment and supply chain processes in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Technology and Financing. The Technology segment offers hardware, perpetual and subscription software, maintenance, software assurance, and internally provided and outsourced services; managed services or infrastructure and cloud; and enhanced maintenance support, service desk, storage-as-a-service, cloud hosted and managed, and managed security services; and professional, staff augmentation, cloud consulting, consulting, and security services. The Financing segment engages in financing arrangements, such as sales-type and operating leases; loans and consumption-based financing arrangements; and underwriting, management, and disposal of IT equipment and assets. Its financing operations comprise sales, pricing, credit, contracts, accounting, and risk and asset management. This segment primarily finances IT, communication-related, and medical equipment; and industrial machinery and equipment, office furniture and general office equipment, transportation equipment, and other general business equipment directly, as well as through vendors. The company serves commercial entities, state and local governments, government contractors, healthcare, and educational institutions. The company was formerly known as MLC Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to ePlus inc. in 1999. ePlus inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

ePlus Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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83rd Percentile Overall Score

PLUS MarketRank™: 

ePlus scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 196th out of 659 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    ePlus has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about ePlus' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for ePlus are expected to grow by 12.63% in the coming year, from $4.67 to $5.26 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of ePlus is 19.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 110.87.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of ePlus is 19.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 204.34.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    ePlus has a PEG Ratio of 1.68. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    ePlus has a P/B Ratio of 2.23. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about ePlus' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.70% of the outstanding shares of ePlus have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    ePlus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in ePlus has recently decreased by 0.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    ePlus does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.70% of the outstanding shares of ePlus have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    ePlus has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in ePlus has recently decreased by 0.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    ePlus has a news sentiment score of 0.45. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for ePlus this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for PLUS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, ePlus insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $460,950.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.02% of the stock of ePlus is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    93.80% of the stock of ePlus is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about ePlus' insider trading history.
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PLUS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

ePlus' stock was trading at $79.84 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PLUS stock has decreased by 1.5% and is now trading at $78.62.
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ePlus inc. (NASDAQ:PLUS) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 9th. The software maker reported $1.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.90 by $0.40. The software maker earned $458.02 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $425.20 million. ePlus had a net margin of 5.08% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.83%.

ePlus shares split before market open on Friday, November 26th 2021. The 2-1 split was announced on Friday, November 26th 2021. The newly minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Friday, November 26th 2021. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

ePlus' top institutional investors include Pacer Advisors Inc. (5.17%), FMR LLC (4.16%), State Street Corp (3.80%) and Wellington Management Group LLP (3.61%). Insiders that own company stock include Elaine D Marion, Darren S Raiguel, John E Callies, Bruce M Bowen and Eric D Hovde.
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Shares of PLUS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that ePlus investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX), Hawkins (HWKN) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
11/09/2021
Today
11/17/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
2/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
3/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Computers, peripherals, & software
Sub-Industry
Application Software
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PLUS
CUSIP
29426810
Employees
1,900
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$86.50
High Stock Price Target
$90.00
Low Stock Price Target
$83.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+10.0%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$115.78 million
Pretax Margin
7.09%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.23 billion
Cash Flow
$5.26 per share
Book Value
$35.33 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
26,262,000
Market Cap
$2.11 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.13

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This page (NASDAQ:PLUS) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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