How to buy KnowBe4 stock

KnowBe4, Inc is a software-infrastructure business based in the US. KnowBe4 shares (KNBE) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. KnowBe4 employs 1,087 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

KnowBe4 stock price (NASDAQ: KNBE)

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KnowBe4 shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-07-23.

52-week range	$16.77 - $36.67
50-day moving average	$27.74
200-day moving average	$24.26
Wall St. target price	$25.83
PE ratio	1681.8749
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$0.02

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Is KnowBe4 under- or over-valued?

Valuing KnowBe4 stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of KnowBe4's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

KnowBe4's P/E ratio

KnowBe4's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 1682x. In other words, KnowBe4 shares trade at around 1682x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

However, KnowBe4's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the software-infrastructure industry or those of similar companies.

• Mimecast (MIME.US): 124.91
• Microsoft Corporation (MSFT.US): 35.59

KnowBe4's EBITDA

KnowBe4's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $8.2 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a KnowBe4's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

To put KnowBe4's EBITDA into context you can compare it against that of similar companies.

• Mimecast (MIME.US): USD$73.3 million
• Microsoft Corporation (MSFT.US): USD$81.6 billion
• Commvault Systems (CVLT.US): USD$57.8 million

KnowBe4 financials

Revenue TTM	$189.3 million
Operating margin TTM	2.14%
Gross profit TTM	$148.2 million
Return on assets TTM	-0.51%
Return on equity TTM	0%
Profit margin	0.6%
Book value	$0.57
Market capitalisation	$4.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting KnowBe4 shares

There are currently 2.7 million KnowBe4 shares held short by investors – that's known as KnowBe4's "short interest". This figure is 157% up from 1.1 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting KnowBe4 shares can be evaluated.

KnowBe4's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

KnowBe4's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of KnowBe4 shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of KnowBe4 shares traded daily (recently around 534880.11811024). KnowBe4's SIR currently stands at 5.08. In other words for every 100,000 KnowBe4 shares traded daily on the market, roughly 5080 shares are currently held short.

To gain some more context, you can compare KnowBe4's short interest ratio against those of similar companies.

• Mimecast (MIME.US): 3.09
• Microsoft Corporation (MSFT.US): 2.36
• Commvault Systems (CVLT.US): 2.61

However KnowBe4's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of KnowBe4 shares, or, against the total number of tradable KnowBe4 shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case KnowBe4's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 KnowBe4 shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.2864% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable KnowBe4 shares, roughly 286 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against KnowBe4.

Find out more about how you can short KnowBe4 stock.

KnowBe4 share dividends

We're not expecting KnowBe4 to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

You may also wish to consider:

• Microsoft Corporation (MSFT.US) (0.77% forward annual dividend yield)

KnowBe4 overview

KnowBe4, Inc. engages in the development of security awareness training and simulated phishing platform. Its security awareness platform enables organizations to assess, monitor, and minimize the ongoing cybersecurity threat of social engineering attacks. The company's products include Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training, a security awareness training product; KnowBe4 Enterprise Awareness Training, an integrated platform that simulated random attacks; KCM GRC Platform, a SaaS-based GRC platform; PhishER, analyses suspected attacks that employees report by clicking the Phish Alert Button within their email applications; and KnowBe4 Compliance Manager that help customers save time and resources by providing an intuitive user interface with streamlined workflows that enables visibility into the ongoing audit and compliance processes at various levels of the business. It also offers phishing test tools that help organizations assess their vulnerability to various formats of phishing attacks and benchmark their security awareness levels against their peers, as well as Phish Alert email add-in button, which allows users to forward email threats to the security team for analysis in one click; security awareness training tools that help IT teams create and deploy security awareness programs; password tools to evaluate password-related risks within organizations; email security tools to assess email-related security threats, including spear phishing, domain spoof, or mail server malfunctions; and malware tools to test an organization's network against ransomware and crypto-mining attacks. The company serves its customers directly through inside sales teams for enterprise and small and medium businesses, as well as indirectly through channel partners and managed service providers. The company was formerly known as SEQRIT, LLC and changed its name to KnowBe4, Inc.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of KnowBe4 is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 4.377% of KnowBe4 shares are held by insiders and 77.729% by institutions. How many people work for KnowBe4?
Latest data suggests 1,087 work at KnowBe4. When does the fiscal year end for KnowBe4?
KnowBe4's fiscal year ends in December. Where is KnowBe4 based?
KnowBe4's address is: 33 North Garden Avenue, Clearwater, FL, United States, 33755