Plantronics, Inc designs, manufactures, and markets integrated communications and collaborations solutions for consumers and businesses worldwide. The company offers its communications and collaboration solutions for voice, video, and content sharing, as well as a line of support and services for the workplace under the Polycom brand. Its principal product categories include enterprise headsets, which includes headsets optimized for unified communications and collaboration, other corded and cordless communication headsets, and audio processors and telephone systems; consumer headsets, which includes Bluetooth and corded products for mobile device applications, personal computer, and gaming; voice, video, and content sharing solutions that include products designed to work with a range of unified communication, unified communication as a service, and video as a service environments, including RealPresence collaboration solutions of infrastructure to endpoints that allows people to connect and collaborate worldwide; and support services, including hardware devices, professional, hosted, and managed services.
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Sub-IndustryCommunications Equipment
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Employees7,490
Next Earnings Date5/5/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Plantronics (NYSE:PLT) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Plantronics' stock symbol?
Plantronics trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PLT."
How often does Plantronics pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Plantronics?
Plantronics declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, February 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share on Tuesday, March 10th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 19th. View Plantronics' Dividend History.
How will Plantronics' stock buyback program work?
Plantronics announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, November 29th 2018, which allows the company to buyback 1,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Plantronics' earnings last quarter?
Plantronics Inc (NYSE:PLT) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 4th. The technology company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.16. The technology company had revenue of $392 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $399.15 million. The business's quarterly revenue was down 26.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.36 EPS. View Plantronics' Earnings History.
When is Plantronics' next earnings date?
What guidance has Plantronics issued on next quarter's earnings?
Plantronics issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 4th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.01-0.31 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.55. The company issued revenue guidance of $390-430 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $438.40 million.
What price target have analysts set for PLT?
6 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Plantronics' shares. Their forecasts range from $21.00 to $83.00. On average, they anticipate Plantronics' stock price to reach $47.17 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 219.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Plantronics.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Plantronics?
6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Plantronics in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Plantronics.
Has Plantronics been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about PLT stock has been trending neutral recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Plantronics earned a media sentiment score of 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the technology company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Plantronics.
Are investors shorting Plantronics?
Plantronics saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,700,000 shares, an increase of 10.4% from the January 15th total of 3,350,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 860,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.3 days. Approximately 11.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Plantronics' Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Plantronics' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Plantronics include Finisar (FNSR), Aviat Networks (AVNW), Aware (AWRE), ADTRAN (ADTN), Bel Fuse (BELFB), CalAmp (CAMP), Calix (CALX), Ciena (CIEN), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Comtech Telecomm. (CMTL), Digi International (DGII), Echostar (SATS), Extreme Networks (EXTR), F5 Networks (FFIV) and Harmonic (HLIT).
What other stocks do shareholders of Plantronics own?
Who are Plantronics' key executives?
Plantronics' management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Joseph B. Burton, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 54)
- Ms. Mary Huser, Exec. VP and Chief Legal & Compliance Officer (Age 55)
- Ms. Pamela J. Strayer, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 51)
- Mr. Jeff Loebbaka, Exec. VP of Global Sales (Age 57)
- Mr. Shantanu Sarkar, Exec. VP & GM of Personal Systems Bus. (Age 50)
Who are Plantronics' major shareholders?
Plantronics' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Russell Investments Group Ltd. (3.48%), State Street Corp (2.77%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.33%), Schroder Investment Management Group (1.28%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.14%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.12%). Company insiders that own Plantronics stock include Brian S Dexheimer, Charles D Boynton, Greggory C Hammann, Guido Jouret, Jeff Loebbaka, Joseph B Burton, Marshall Mohr, Marvin Tseu, Pamela J Strayer and Shantanu Sarkar. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Plantronics.
Which institutional investors are selling Plantronics stock?
PLT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, Keeley Teton Advisors LLC, Principal Financial Group Inc., American International Group Inc., Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Bank of New York Mellon Corp and Sei Investments Co.. Company insiders that have sold Plantronics company stock in the last year include Jeff Loebbaka, Joseph B Burton and Marvin Tseu. View Insider Buying and Selling for Plantronics.
Which institutional investors are buying Plantronics stock?
PLT stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., FMR LLC, Schroder Investment Management Group, Lapides Asset Management LLC, Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC, Public Sector Pension Investment Board, Boston Partners and First Trust Advisors LP. Company insiders that have bought Plantronics stock in the last two years include Brian S Dexheimer, Charles D Boynton and Guido Jouret. View Insider Buying and Selling for Plantronics.
How do I buy shares of Plantronics?
Shares of PLT 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Plantronics' stock price today?
One share of PLT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.75.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Plantronics (NYSE PLT)
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