How to buy Zendesk stock | 108.76

Zendesk, Inc is a software—application business based in the US. Zendesk shares (ZEN) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Zendesk employs 4,010 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$924.5 million.

How to buy shares in Zendesk

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 Zendesk. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: ZEN. 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 Zendesk 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$108.76, 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 Zendesk, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Zendesk. 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 Zendesk's share price?

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

Its last market close was USD$108.76, which is 20.70% up on its pre-crash value of USD$86.25 and 116.52% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$50.23.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of Zendesk shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$634.32 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$1,237.69.

Zendesk share price

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

Zendesk shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-20.

Latest market close	USD$108.76
52-week range	USD$50.23 - USD$116.54
50-day moving average	USD$102.5643
200-day moving average	USD$87.9333
Wall St. target price	USD$110.97
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$-1.542

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Is it a good time to buy Zendesk stock?

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Zendesk price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $108.76 from 2020-10-22

1 week (2020-10-22)	108.76
1 month (2020-09-29)	6.84%
3 months (2020-07-29)	9.50%
6 months (2020-04-29)	43.35%

1 year (2019-10-29)	63.77%
2 years (2018-10-29)	100.70%
3 years (2017-10-27)	259.06%
5 years (2015-10-29)	454.33%

Is Zendesk under- or over-valued?

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

Zendesk's PEG ratio

Zendesk's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.5031. 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 Zendesk's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Zendesk financials

Revenue TTM	USD$924.5 million
Gross profit TTM	USD$582.1 million
Return on assets TTM	-5%
Return on equity TTM	-42.48%
Profit margin	-19.24%
Book value	$3.562
Market capitalisation	USD$13 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Zendesk shares

There are currently 9.3 million Zendesk shares held short by investors – that's known as Zendesk's "short interest". This figure is 8.5% down from 10.2 million last month.

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

Zendesk's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Zendesk's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Zendesk shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Zendesk shares traded daily (recently around 1.5 million). Zendesk's SIR currently stands at 6.26. In other words for every 100,000 Zendesk shares traded daily on the market, roughly 6260 shares are currently held short.

However Zendesk's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Zendesk shares, or, against the total number of tradable Zendesk shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Zendesk's short interest could be expressed as 0.08% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Zendesk shares in existence, roughly 80 shares are currently held short) or 0.0927% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Zendesk shares, roughly 93 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 Zendesk.

Find out more about how you can short Zendesk stock.

Zendesk share dividends

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

Zendesk share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Zendesk's shares have ranged in value from as little as $50.23 up to $116.54. 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 Zendesk's is 1.2675. This would suggest that Zendesk's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Zendesk overview

Zendesk, Inc., a software development company, provides software as a service solutions for organizations in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, and the Asia Pacific. Its flagship product is Zendesk Support, a system for tracking, prioritizing, and solving customer support tickets across various channels. The company also offers Zendesk Chat, a live chat software to connect with customers on Websites, applications, and mobile devices; Zendesk Talk, a cloud-based call center software; Zendesk Guide, a knowledge base that powers customer self-service and support agent productivity; Zendesk Sell, a sales customer relationship management (CRM) product solution to enhance productivity, processes, and pipeline visibility for sales teams; and Zendesk Explore, which provides analytics for organizations to measure and enhance the customer experience. In addition, it provides Zendesk Sunshine, a CRM platform; Sunshine Conversations, a messaging platform solution; Zendesk Embeddables, which allow developers to embed support, chat, and guide experiences on the Web and mobile applications; and Zendesk application platform interfaces and Apps. Zendesk, Inc. has a strategic alliance with Tata Consultancy Services to provide enterprise grade CRM solutions for enterprises. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Frequently asked questions

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

  Currently 1.376% of Zendesk shares are held by insiders and 98.922% by institutions.

• How many people work for Zendesk?

  Latest data suggests 4,010 work at Zendesk.

• When does the fiscal year end for Zendesk?

  Zendesk's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Zendesk based?

  Zendesk's address is: 1019 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94103

• What is Zendesk's ISIN number?

  Zendesk's international securities identification number is: US98936J1016

• What is Zendesk's CUSIP number?

  Zendesk's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 98936J101