How to buy VMware shares in Ireland | $152.61

VMware, Inc is a software—infrastructure business based in the US. VMware shares (VMW) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. VMware employs 29,450 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$11.5 billion.

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How to buy shares in VMware from Ireland

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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 VMware Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: VMW. 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 VMware 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$152.61, 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 VMware, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of VMware. 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.

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How has coronavirus impacted VMware's share price?

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

Its last market close was USD$152.61, which is 4.54% down on its pre-crash value of USD$159.87 and 77.45% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$86.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of VMware shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$708.46 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$1,022.49.

VMware share price

Is it a good time to buy VMware stock?

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Is VMware under- or over-valued?

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

VMware's P/E ratio

VMware's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 37x. In other words, VMware shares trade at around 37x 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.

VMware's PEG ratio

VMware's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.1071. 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 VMware's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

VMware's EBITDA

VMware's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$2.4 billion.

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

Shorting VMware shares

There are currently 8.7 million VMware shares held short by investors – that's known as VMware's "short interest". This figure is 21% up from 7.2 million last month.

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

VMware's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

VMware's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of VMware shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of VMware shares traded daily (recently around 1.0 million). VMware's SIR currently stands at 8.7. In other words for every 100,000 VMware shares traded daily on the market, roughly 8700 shares are currently held short.

However VMware's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of VMware shares, or, against the total number of tradable VMware shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case VMware's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 VMware shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.131% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable VMware shares, roughly 131 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 VMware.

Frequently asked questions

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

  Currently 28.184% of VMware shares are held by insiders and 69.302% by institutions.

• How many people work for VMware?

  Latest data suggests 29,450 work at VMware.

• When does the fiscal year end for VMware?

  VMware's fiscal year ends in January.

• Where is VMware based?

  VMware's address is: 3401 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, United States, 94304

• What is VMware's ISIN number?

  VMware's international securities identification number is: US9285634021

• What is VMware's CUSIP number?

  VMware's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 928563402