VMware (VMW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

VMware, Inc. provides software solutions in the areas of modern applications, cloud management and infrastructure, networking, security, and workspaces in the United States and internationally. It offers VMware multi-cloud solutions, including VMware vSphere, a data center infrastructure that provides the fundamental compute layer; and vSAN and VxRail, which offers holistic data storage and protection options to applications running on vSphere; as well as VMware Cloud Foundation, a cloud platform that combines its vSphere, vSAN, and NSX with VMware Aria Cloud Management into an integrated stack that delivers ready cloud infrastructure for private and public clouds. The company also provides networking solutions, such as VMware NSX, NSX Distributed and Gateway Firewalls, NSX Network Detection and Response Engine, NSX Advanced Load Balancer, Tanzu Service Mesh, HCX, and VMware SASE; security solutions consisting of VMware Carbon Black Endpoint, Workload, and Container; and anywhere workspace solutions comprising Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management, Access, Intelligent Hub, Horizon, Mobile Threat Defence, and Digital Employee Experience Management. In addition, it offers application modernization solutions, such as Tanzu Application and Operations Platform, Tanzu Application Service, Tanzu Data Suite, and Tanzu Labs; and cloud management solutions, including VMware Aria Cloud Management, VMware Aria Suite, VMware Aria Universal Suite, and vCloud Suite. The company sells its products through distributors, resellers, system vendors, systems integrators, and contractors. VMware, Inc. has a strategic alliance with Amazon Web Services to build and deliver an integrated hybrid solution. VMware, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $143.00 to $143.00
• 50-Day Range: $142.39 to $178.81
• 52-Week Range: $109.00 to $181.14
• Volume: 200 shs
• Average Volume: 1.57 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $61.75 billion
• P/E Ratio: 43.20
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

VMware Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

VMware scored higher than 32% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 507th out of 649 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for VMware.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 12.40%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for VMware are expected to grow by 12.40% in the coming year, from $4.92 to $5.53 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of VMware is 43.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 118.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of VMware is 43.20, 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 220.06.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

VMware has a P/B Ratio of 39.83. 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 VMW.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

VMware does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.85

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for VMW.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.34

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for VMware this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, VMware insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

40.30% of the stock of VMware is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

46.70% of the stock of VMware is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

VMW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were VMware's earnings last quarter?

VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 31st. The virtualization software provider reported $1.83 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.12. VMware's quarterly revenue was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Does VMware have any subsidiaries?

VMware subsidiaries include Mesh7, SaltStack, Datrium, Lastline, Octarine, Nyansa, Carbon Black, and more.

What other stocks do shareholders of VMware own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that VMware investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), Salesforce (CRM) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/31/2023
• Today: 11/24/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Prepackaged software
• Sub-Industry: Systems Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VMW
• CUSIP: 92856340
• CIK: 1124610
• Web: www.vmware.com
• Phone: (650) 427-5000
• Fax: 650-427-5001
• Employees: 38,300
• Year Founded: 1998

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 43.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 29.07
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.31 billion
• Net Margins: 10.48%
• Pretax Margin: 13.56%
• Return on Equity: 113.34%
• Return on Assets: 6.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.71
• Current Ratio: 0.87
• Quick Ratio: 0.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.35 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.63
• Cash Flow: $7.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.30
• Book Value: $3.59 per share
• Price / Book: 39.83

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 431,790,000
• Free Float: 257,778,000
• Market Cap: $61.75 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.71