How to buy Sierra Wireless stock | $16.41

Sierra Wireless, Inc is a communication equipment business based in the US. Sierra Wireless shares (SWIR) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Sierra Wireless employs 1,050 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Sierra Wireless stock price (NASDAQ: SWIR)

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Sierra Wireless shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-07-30.

Latest market close	$16.41
52-week range	$9.78 - $22.22
50-day moving average	$18.02
200-day moving average	$16.83
Wall St. target price	$21.30
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$-1.23

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Is it a good time to buy Sierra Wireless stock?

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Sierra Wireless price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $16.41 from 2021-06-08

1 week (2021-07-20)	N/A
1 month (2021-07-01)	-12.43%
3 months (2021-04-30)	8.32%
6 months (2021-01-27)	N/A

1 year (2020-07-27)	N/A
2 years (2019-07-27)	N/A
3 years (2018-07-27)	N/A
5 years (2016-07-27)	N/A

Is Sierra Wireless under- or over-valued?

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

Sierra Wireless's PEG ratio

Sierra Wireless's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.7. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Sierra Wireless's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Sierra Wireless's EBITDA

Sierra Wireless's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $15.7 million.

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

Sierra Wireless financials

Revenue TTM	$453.6 million
Gross profit TTM	$158.6 million
Return on assets TTM	-8.27%
Return on equity TTM	-20.85%
Profit margin	-12.46%
Book value	$8.98
Market capitalisation	$709.8 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Sierra Wireless shares

There are currently 519,005 Sierra Wireless shares held short by investors – that's known as Sierra Wireless's "short interest". This figure is 0.6% down from 522,276 last month.

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

Sierra Wireless's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Sierra Wireless's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Sierra Wireless shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Sierra Wireless shares traded daily (recently around 226639.73799127). Sierra Wireless's SIR currently stands at 2.29. In other words for every 100,000 Sierra Wireless shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2290 shares are currently held short.

However Sierra Wireless's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Sierra Wireless shares, or, against the total number of tradable Sierra Wireless shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Sierra Wireless's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Sierra Wireless shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0187% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Sierra Wireless shares, roughly 19 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 Sierra Wireless.

Find out more about how you can short Sierra Wireless stock.

Sierra Wireless share dividends

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

Sierra Wireless share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Sierra Wireless's shares have ranged in value from as little as $9.78 up to $22.22. 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 Sierra Wireless's is 1.956. This would suggest that Sierra Wireless's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Sierra Wireless overview

Sierra Wireless, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, provides device-to-cloud Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The IoT Solutions segment offers recurring connectivity services, cloud management software, and cellular modules and gateways. This segment provides cellular connectivity services that are subscription-based and includes smart SIM and core network platforms; cloud platform for deploying and managing subscriptions, over-the-air updates, and devices and applications; and Octave, a unified data orchestration to provide enhanced data management from the edge of the network to the cloud. It also offers AirVantage Cloud Platform for the deployment of IoT solutions; AirVantage Management Service, a device management application to deploy, monitor, and upgrade wireless devices remotely; IoT embedded cellular wireless modules, such as low power wide area technologies, third and fourth generation, and long-term evolution (LTE) products, as well as 5G cellular embedded modules; and gateway solutions, including LTE networking, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, global navigation satellite system, and FirstNet capability. The Embedded Broadband segment provides high-speed cellular embedded modules for use in mobile computing and enterprise networking markets. This segment offers high-speed 4G LTE, LTE-Advanced, and 5G cellular modules.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Sierra Wireless is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.688% of Sierra Wireless shares are held by insiders and 59.855% by institutions. How many people work for Sierra Wireless?
Latest data suggests 1,050 work at Sierra Wireless. When does the fiscal year end for Sierra Wireless?
Sierra Wireless's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Sierra Wireless based?
Sierra Wireless's address is: 13811 Wireless Way, Richmond, BC, Canada, V6V 3A4 What is Sierra Wireless's ISIN number?
Sierra Wireless's international securities identification number is: CA8265161064 What is Sierra Wireless's CUSIP number?
Sierra Wireless's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 826516106