How to buy Calix stock | 25.52

Calix, Inc is a software—application business based in the US. Calix shares (CALX) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Calix employs 763 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$455.4 million.

How to buy shares in Calix

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Calix. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: CALX. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Calix reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$25.52, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Calix, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Calix. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

How has coronavirus impacted Calix's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Calix's share price has had significant positive movement.

Its last market close was USD$25.52, which is 59.29% up on its pre-crash value of USD$10.39 and 354.90% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$5.61.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of Calix shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$644.04 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$2,795.21.

Calix share price

Use our graph to track the performance of CALX stocks over time.

Calix shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	USD$25.52
52-week range	USD$5.61 - USD$22.69
50-day moving average	USD$19.1774
200-day moving average	USD$15.6698
Wall St. target price	USD$24.2
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$-0.364

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Is it a good time to buy Calix stock?

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Calix price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $25.52 from 2020-11-16

1 week (2020-11-19)	6.11%
1 month (2020-10-26)	0.71%
3 months (2020-08-26)	25.28%
6 months (2020-05-26)	99.84%

1 year (2019-11-26)	223.45%
2 years (2018-11-26)	158.30%
3 years (2017-11-24)	267.19%
5 years (2015-11-25)	241.63%

Is Calix under- or over-valued?

Valuing Calix stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Calix's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Calix's EBITDA

Calix's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$10.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Calix's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Calix financials

Revenue TTM	USD$455.4 million
Gross profit TTM	USD$187.9 million
Return on assets TTM	-0.45%
Return on equity TTM	-9.16%
Profit margin	-3.08%
Book value	$2.738
Market capitalisation	USD$1.3 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Calix shares

There are currently 2.0 million Calix shares held short by investors – that's known as Calix's "short interest". This figure is 17.6% up from 1.7 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Calix shares can be evaluated.

Calix's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Calix's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Calix shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Calix shares traded daily (recently around 863925.32188841). Calix's SIR currently stands at 2.33. In other words for every 100,000 Calix shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2330 shares are currently held short.

However Calix's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Calix shares, or, against the total number of tradable Calix shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Calix's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Calix shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.038% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Calix shares, roughly 38 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Calix.

Find out more about how you can short Calix stock.

Calix share dividends

We're not expecting Calix to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Calix share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Calix's shares have ranged in value from as little as $5.61 up to $22.69. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Calix's is 1.5472. This would suggest that Calix's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Calix overview

Calix, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud and software platforms, and systems and services required to deliver the unified access network in the United States, the Middle East, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, and internationally. The company's cloud and software platforms, and systems and services enable communication service providers (CSPs) to provide a range of services, such as basic voice and data, and advanced broadband services. Its premises systems allow CSPs to master the complexity of the smart and connected homes, and offer services to differentiate through the delivery of a subscriber experience. The company offers Calix Cloud, an analytics platform that leverages network data and subscriber behavioral data to deliver analytics and intelligence to communications professionals through role specific dashboards; and Calix Marketing Cloud for CSP marketing teams, as well as Calix Support Cloud for CSP customer support teams. It also provides Experience eXtensible Operating System, a carrier class premises operating system and software platform that supports residential, business, and mobile subscribers; and Access eXtensible Operating System, a software platform built for the specific needs of the access network. The company offers its products through its direct sales force and resellers. Calix, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Calix is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 15.429% of Calix shares are held by insiders and 67.151% by institutions.

• How many people work for Calix?

  Latest data suggests 763 work at Calix.

• When does the fiscal year end for Calix?

  Calix's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Calix based?

  Calix's address is: 2777 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA, United States, 95134

• What is Calix's ISIN number?

  Calix's international securities identification number is: US13100M5094

• What is Calix's CUSIP number?

  Calix's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 13100M509