Splunk Company Profile (NASDAQ:SPLK)

Splunk trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "SPLK."

Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLK) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 25th. The company reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.04) by $0.03. The company had revenue of $242.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $233.79 million. Splunk had a negative net margin of 35.19% and a negative return on equity of 40.82%. Splunk's quarterly revenue was up 30.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($0.02) earnings per share. View Splunk's Earnings History.

Splunk is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 23rd 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Splunk.

32 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Splunk's shares. Their predictions range from $60.00 to $93.00. On average, they anticipate Splunk's stock price to reach $71.19 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Splunk.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Splunk stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Splunk Inc. provides a software platform, which collects and indexes data and enables users to search, correlate, analyze, monitor and report on this data, all in real time. Its software is designed to help users in various roles, including IT and business professionals. Splunk Inc. is based in San Francisco, California. " (7/27/2017)
• 2. Drexel Hamilton analysts commented, "Last night, Splunk delivered a strong finish to FY:17 and increased its FY:18 outlook; however, the company now finds itself in the throes of seasonality and the after-market activity in the stock reflects the company's conservative 1Q:FY18 outlook. We are increasing our estimates and raising our price target to $93.00 from $90.00." (2/24/2017)

Splunk saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 12,750,529 shares, an increase of 31.3% from the May 31st total of 9,710,349 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,070,905 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 6.2 days. Currently, 9.4% of the company's stock are short sold.

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Splunk's management team includes the folowing people:

• Godfrey R. Sullivan, Chairman, President, and CEO
• David F. Conte, SVP and CFO
• Douglas Harr, Chief Information Officer
• Douglas Merritt, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• David Frank Conte, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
• Leonard R. Stein, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
• Richard J. Campione, Senior Vice President, Chief Product Officer
• Susan St. Ledger, Senior Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer
• Godfrey R. Sullivan, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
• John Graham Connors, Lead Independent Director

Splunk's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company LTD (1.53%), Harbour Capital Advisors LLC (0.77%), Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado (0.10%), US Bancorp DE (0.10%), Axel Capital Management LLC (0.05%) and Great West Life Assurance Co. Can (0.05%). Company insiders that own Splunk stock include David F Conte, Douglas Merritt, Godfrey Sullivan, Guido Schroeder, John G Connors, Leonard R Stein and Steven R Sommer. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Splunk.

Splunk's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, APG Asset Management N.V., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Jag Capital Management LLC, NGAM Advisors L.P., Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Shell Asset Management Co. and DnB Asset Management AS. Company insiders that have sold Splunk stock in the last year include David F Conte, Douglas Merritt, Godfrey Sullivan, John G Connors, Leonard R Stein and Steven R Sommer. View Insider Buying and Selling for Splunk.

Splunk's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Harbour Capital Advisors LLC, Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company LTD, US Bancorp DE, Sit Investment Associates Inc., Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V., Fox Run Management L.L.C., Reliance Trust Co. of Delaware and Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Splunk.

Shares of Splunk can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Splunk stock can currently be purchased for approximately $60.33.