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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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Telephone & telegraph apparatus
Sub-IndustryCommunications Equipment
SectorComputer and Technology
Phone831-426-5858
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.67 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees7,490
Next Earnings Date2/4/2020 (Confirmed)
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, November 5th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.15 per share on Tuesday, December 10th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.88%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 19th. View Plantronics' Dividend History.
How will Plantronics' stock buyback program work?
Plantronics declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Thursday, November 29th 2018, which allows the company to buyback 1,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Plantronics' earnings last quarter?
Plantronics Inc (NYSE:PLT) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 5th. The technology company reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.06 by $0.18. The technology company earned $461.71 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $478.38 million. Plantronics had a positive return on equity of 24.27% and a negative net margin of 7.13%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.51 earnings per share. View Plantronics' Earnings History.
When is Plantronics' next earnings date?
How can I listen to Plantronics' earnings call?
Plantronics will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, February 4th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.
What guidance has Plantronics issued on next quarter's earnings?
Plantronics updated its FY 2020
Pre-Market earnings guidance on Monday, November, 25th. The company provided EPS guidance of $$2.94-3.74 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $$3.16. The company issued revenue guidance of $$1.76-1.84 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $$1.77 billion.
What price target have analysts set for PLT?
6 brokerages have issued 1 year target prices for Plantronics' stock. Their forecasts range from $33.00 to $83.00. On average, they anticipate Plantronics' share price to reach $53.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 67.5% 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 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Plantronics.
Has Plantronics been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media coverage about PLT stock has been trending very negative on Saturday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Plantronics earned a media sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the technology company a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Plantronics.
Are investors shorting Plantronics?
Plantronics saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,350,000 shares, an increase of 8.4% from the December 15th total of 3,090,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 825,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.1 days. Currently, 10.2% of the company's stock are short sold. View Plantronics' Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Plantronics' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Plantronics include Cisco Systems (CSCO), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Motorola Solutions (MSI), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Juniper Networks (JNPR), F5 Networks (FFIV), Ciena (CIEN), ViaSat (VSAT), Echostar (SATS), Finisar (FNSR), InterDigital Wireless (IDCC), Infinera (INFN), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Comtech Telecomm. (CMTL) and NetGear (NTGR).
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 many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.39%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.19%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.10%), Cubic Asset Management LLC (0.08%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.06%) and Hanson & Doremus Investment Management (0.05%). 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 major investors are selling Plantronics stock?
PLT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Eqis Capital Management Inc. and Peregrine Capital Management LLC. 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 major investors are buying Plantronics stock?
PLT stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, New York State Teachers Retirement System, Cubic Asset Management LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and Hanson & Doremus Investment Management. 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 $31.84.
How big of a company is Plantronics?
Plantronics has a market capitalization of $1.27 billion and generates $1.67 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $-135,560,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $4.00 on an earnings per share basis. Plantronics employs 7,490 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Plantronics.
What is Plantronics' official website?
How can I contact Plantronics?
Plantronics' mailing address is 345 ENCINAL STREET, SANTA CRUZ CA, 95060. The technology company can be reached via phone at 831-426-5858 or via email at [email protected]
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