Market Inference Overview -- VMW Stock

By Naomi Wentworth • Friday, December 16 10:05 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Technology company Vmware has moved -0.3% so far today on a volume of 67,321, compared to its average of 983,315. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -0.8%.

Vmware trades -12.81% away from its average analyst target price of $140.62 per share. The 19 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $120 to $170, and on average have given Vmware a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying VMW should be aware of the facts below:

Vmware's current price is 152.3% away from its Graham number of $48.58 (a purchase price with a built-in margin of safety)
Based on its trailing earning per share of 4.86, Vmware has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.2 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
VMW has a forward P/E ratio of 16.2 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (Eps) of $7.58 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.57 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Vmware is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 5.7 compared to its sector average of 5.57
VMware, Inc. provides software solutions in the areas of modern applications, cloud management and infrastructure, networking, security, and digital workspaces in the United States and internationally.
Based in Palo Alto, the company has 37,500 full time employees and a market cap of $51,450,560,512.

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