How to buy Proofpoint stock

Proofpoint, Inc is a software-infrastructure business based in the US. Proofpoint shares (PFPT) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

How to buy shares in Proofpoint

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 Proofpoint. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: PFPT. 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 Proofpoint 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. 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 Proofpoint, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Proofpoint. 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.

Proofpoint share price

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Proofpoint shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-02-23.

52-week range	USD$83.81 - USD$140.91
50-day moving average	USD$134.17
200-day moving average	USD$115.0998
Wall St. target price	USD$150
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$-2.1

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Proofpoint financials

Revenue TTM	USD$1.1 billion
Gross profit TTM	USD$774.6 million
Return on assets TTM	-2.46%
Return on equity TTM	-31.68%
Profit margin	-15.6%
Book value	$7.726
Market capitalisation	USD$7.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Proofpoint shares

There are currently 1.8 million Proofpoint shares held short by investors – that's known as Proofpoint's "short interest". This figure is 1.4% down from 1.9 million last month.

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

Proofpoint's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Proofpoint's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Proofpoint shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Proofpoint shares traded daily (recently around 500685.86956522). Proofpoint's SIR currently stands at 3.68. In other words for every 100,000 Proofpoint shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3680 shares are currently held short.

However Proofpoint's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Proofpoint shares, or, against the total number of tradable Proofpoint shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Proofpoint's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Proofpoint shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0384% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Proofpoint 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 Proofpoint.

Find out more about how you can short Proofpoint stock.

Proofpoint share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Proofpoint's shares have ranged in value from as little as $83.81 up to $140.91. 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 (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Proofpoint's is 1.1638. This would suggest that Proofpoint's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Proofpoint overview

Proofpoint, Inc. operates as a security-as-a-service provider that enables large and mid-sized organizations to defend, protect, archive, and govern their sensitive data worldwide. It offers protection against advanced and targeted threats, including malicious attachments, polymorphic threats, zero-day exploits, user-transparent ?drive-by' downloads, malicious web links, hybrid threats, malware free attacks, and other penetration tactics. The company also provides integrated email security, cloud security, advanced threat, information protection and archiving, and digital risk protection product services. In addition, it offers solutions that enable secure business-to-business and business-to-consumer communications; email encryption services that encrypt sensitive emails and deliver them to PC or mobile device; file-transfer solutions for end-users to share various forms of documents and other content; security optimized cloud architecture solutions; and extensible security-as-a-service platform. The company serves aerospace and defense, education, financial services, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and retail sectors. Proofpoint, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Frequently asked questions

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

  Currently 1.461% of Proofpoint shares are held by insiders and 96.087% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Proofpoint?

  Proofpoint's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Proofpoint based?

  Proofpoint's address is: 892 Ross Drive, Sunnyvale, CA, United States, 94089

• What is Proofpoint's ISIN number?

  Proofpoint's international securities identification number is: US7434241037

• What is Proofpoint's CUSIP number?

  Proofpoint's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 743424103