How to buy Zumiez stock | 32.37

Zumiez Inc is an apparel retail business based in the US. Zumiez shares (ZUMZ) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Zumiez employs 2,575 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$980.9 million.

How to buy shares in Zumiez

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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 Zumiez. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: ZUMZ. 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 Zumiez 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$32.37, 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 Zumiez, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Zumiez. 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 Zumiez's share price?

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

Its last market close was USD$32.37, which is 2.93% up on its pre-crash value of USD$31.42 and 146.53% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$13.13.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of Zumiez shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$528.31 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$993.11.

Zumiez share price

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

Zumiez shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-10-14.

Latest market close	USD$32.37
52-week range	USD$13.13 - USD$35.68
50-day moving average	USD$28.2774
200-day moving average	USD$24.692
Wall St. target price	USD$32.8
PE ratio	13.0375
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$2.406

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Is it a good time to buy Zumiez stock?

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Zumiez price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $32.37 from 2020-10-16

1 week (2020-10-22)	4.59%
1 month (2020-09-29)	17.07%
3 months (2020-07-29)	26.94%
6 months (2020-04-29)	42.91%

1 year (2019-10-29)	0.87%
2 years (2018-10-29)	37.10%
3 years (2017-10-27)	80.33%
5 years (2015-10-29)	86.14%

Is Zumiez under- or over-valued?

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

Zumiez's P/E ratio

Zumiez's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 13x. In other words, Zumiez shares trade at around 13x recent earnings.

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

Zumiez's PEG ratio

Zumiez's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.82. 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 Zumiez's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Zumiez's EBITDA

Zumiez's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$103.6 million.

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

Zumiez financials

Revenue TTM	USD$980.9 million
Operating margin TTM	8.02%
Gross profit TTM	USD$366.6 million
Return on assets TTM	5.4%
Return on equity TTM	14.04%
Profit margin	6.26%
Book value	$18.469
Market capitalisation	USD$801 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Zumiez shares

There are currently 1.4 million Zumiez shares held short by investors – that's known as Zumiez's "short interest". This figure is 4% down from 1.4 million last month.

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

Zumiez's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Zumiez's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Zumiez shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Zumiez shares traded daily (recently around 514171.96969697). Zumiez's SIR currently stands at 2.64. In other words for every 100,000 Zumiez shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2640 shares are currently held short.

However Zumiez's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Zumiez shares, or, against the total number of tradable Zumiez shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Zumiez's short interest could be expressed as 0.05% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Zumiez shares in existence, roughly 50 shares are currently held short) or 0.077% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Zumiez shares, roughly 77 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 Zumiez.

Find out more about how you can short Zumiez stock.

Zumiez share dividends

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

Have Zumiez's shares ever split?

Zumiez's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 20 April 2006. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Zumiez shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Zumiez shares which in turn could have impacted Zumiez's share price.

Zumiez share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Zumiez's shares have ranged in value from as little as $13.13 up to $35.68. 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 Zumiez's is 1.5488. This would suggest that Zumiez's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Zumiez overview

Zumiez Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of apparel, footwear, accessories, and hardgoods for young men and women. Its hardgoods include skateboards, snowboards, bindings, components, and other equipment. As of February 29, 2020, the company operated 718 stores, including 607 stores in the United States, 52 stores in Canada, 48 stores in Europe, and 11 stores in Australia under the names of Zumiez, Blue Tomato, and Fast Times. It also operates zumiez.com, blue-tomato.com, and fasttimes.com.au e-commerce websites. Zumiez Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Lynnwood, Washington.

Frequently asked questions

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

  Currently 17.149% of Zumiez shares are held by insiders and 82.126% by institutions.

• How many people work for Zumiez?

  Latest data suggests 2,575 work at Zumiez.

• When does the fiscal year end for Zumiez?

  Zumiez's fiscal year ends in February.

• Where is Zumiez based?

  Zumiez's address is: 4001 204th Street SW, Lynnwood, WA, United States, 98036

• What is Zumiez's ISIN number?

  Zumiez's international securities identification number is: US9898171015

• What is Zumiez's CUSIP number?

  Zumiez's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 989817101