NASDAQ:PLUS - ePlus Stock Price, News, & Analysis

ePlus trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PLUS."

Shares of ePlus split on the morning of Monday, April 3rd 2017. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, February 2nd 2017. The newly created shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, March 31st 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of ePlus stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

ePlus announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Saturday, August 19th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase 500,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

ePlus Inc. (NASDAQ:PLUS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 8th. The software maker reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.11. The software maker had revenue of $356.53 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $346.55 million. ePlus had a return on equity of 16.05% and a net margin of 4.07%. View ePlus' Earnings History.

ePlus is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November, 1st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for ePlus.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for ePlus' shares. Their forecasts range from $100.00 to $100.00. On average, they anticipate ePlus' stock price to reach $100.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 0.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for ePlus.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for ePlus in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for ePlus.

Some companies that are related to ePlus include SYNNEX (SNX), Tech Data (TECD), Presidio (PSDO), ScanSource (SCSC), Wayside Technology Group (WSTG), Applied Visual Sciences (APVS), Speed Commerce (SPDC) and SED International (SEDN).

Media headlines about PLUS stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. ePlus earned a coverage optimism score of 0.07 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news stories about the software maker an impact score of 47.58 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View Recent Headlines for ePlus.

ePlus' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (13.78%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.26%), FMR LLC (7.11%), PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (2.82%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (2.38%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.42%). Company insiders that own ePlus stock include Bruce M Bowen, C Thomas Faulders III, Elaine D Marion, Eric D Hovde, John E Callies, Lawrence S Herman, Mark P Marron, Phillip G Norton and Terrence Odonnell. View Institutional Ownership Trends for ePlus.

PLUS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, FMR LLC, River Road Asset Management LLC, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Chicago Equity Partners LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, California Public Employees Retirement System and Fiera Capital Corp. Company insiders that have sold ePlus company stock in the last year include Bruce M Bowen, Elaine D Marion, Eric D Hovde, John E Callies, Lawrence S Herman, Mark P Marron and Phillip G Norton. View Insider Buying and Selling for ePlus.

PLUS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., New Amsterdam Partners LLC NY, TD Asset Management Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Spark Investment Management LLC, Systematic Financial Management LP, Janus Henderson Group PLC and First Quadrant L P CA. View Insider Buying and Selling for ePlus.

Shares of PLUS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of PLUS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $99.40.

ePlus has a market capitalization of $1.34 billion and generates $1.41 billion in revenue each year. The software maker earns $55.12 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.22 on an earnings per share basis. ePlus employs 1,260 workers across the globe.

ePlus' mailing address is 13595 DULLES TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, HERNDON VA, 20171. The software maker can be reached via phone at 703-984-8400 or via email at [email protected]