Proofpoint (PFPT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Proofpoint, Inc. engages in provision of security-as-a-service that enables large and mid-sized organizations worldwide to defend, protect, archive and govern their most sensitive data. The firm's security and compliance platform comprises of an integrated suite of threat protection, information protection, and brand protection solutions. Its solutions also includes email protection, advanced threat protection, email authentication, data loss prevention, SaaS application protection, response orchestration and automation, digital risk, web browser isolation, email encryption, archiving, eDiscovery, supervision, secure communication, phishing simulation and security awareness computer-based training. The company was founded by Eric Hahn in May 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $175.90 to $175.90
• 50-Day Range: $174.41 to $175.94
• 52-Week Range: $91.60 to $175.99
• Volume: 102 shs
• Average Volume: 1.13 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $10.16 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Proofpoint Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Proofpoint scored higher than 11% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 599th out of 646 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Proofpoint.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Proofpoint are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.19) to ($0.60) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Proofpoint is -61.29, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Proofpoint is -61.29, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Proofpoint has a P/B Ratio of 35.75. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for PFPT.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Proofpoint does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Proofpoint does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.61

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for PFPT.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Proofpoint this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Proofpoint insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.17% of the stock of Proofpoint is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.55% of the stock of Proofpoint is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PFPT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were Proofpoint's earnings last quarter?

Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ:PFPT) posted its earnings results on Thursday, July, 29th. The software maker reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.37) by $1.00. The software maker earned $308.65 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $295.53 million. Proofpoint had a negative net margin of 14.51% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.43%.

Does Proofpoint have any subsidiaries?

Proofpoint subsidiaries include Dathena Science, InteliSecure, The Defence Works, ObserveIT, Meta Networks, Wombat Security Technologies, Cloudmark, and others.

What other stocks do shareholders of Proofpoint own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Proofpoint investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Salesforce (CRM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alibaba Group (BABA), PayPal (PYPL) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2021
• Today: 5/27/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Data Processing & Preparation
• Sub-Industry: Systems Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PFPT
• CIK: 1212458
• Web: www.proofpoint.com
• Phone: (408) 517-4710
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,658
• Year Founded: 2002

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.85)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$163.81 million
• Net Margins: -14.51%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -13.43%
• Return on Assets: -2.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.19
• Current Ratio: 1.37
• Quick Ratio: 1.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.05 billion
• Price / Sales: 9.68
• Cash Flow: $2.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 61.98
• Book Value: $4.92 per share
• Price / Book: 35.75

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 57,758,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $10.16 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.20