SolarWinds (SWI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SolarWinds Corporation (NYSE:SWI) develops, markets and sells software designed to help organizations manage their IT infrastructure. The company’s flagship Orion Platform integrates a suite of monitoring and management tools, enabling IT professionals to oversee network performance, systems health, database activity and security events from a single pane of glass. In addition to Orion, SolarWinds offers specialized products such as N-central for managed service providers, Dameware for remote administration, and Web Help Desk for service management.

SolarWinds’ product portfolio spans network performance monitoring, server and application monitoring, database performance analysis, configuration management and security information and event management (SIEM). The company has invested in cloud observability and application performance monitoring (APM) through acquisitions of technologies like Papertrail, Loggly and VividCortex, extending its reach into log aggregation, real-time analytics and cloud-native environments. Its tools support both on-premises and hybrid cloud deployments, with integrations for major public cloud platforms.

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, SolarWinds sells to more than 300,000 customers worldwide, including small and medium-sized businesses, large enterprises and managed service providers. Its solutions are used across a wide range of industries, from financial services and healthcare to education and government, helping organizations in over 190 countries maintain uptime, optimize performance and meet compliance requirements.

Founded in 1999 by Donald and David Yonce, SolarWinds has grown through both organic development and strategic acquisitions. In January 2020, Sudhakar Ramakrishna took the helm as chief executive officer, focusing on product innovation and customer experience. The company continues to refine its platform architecture and expand its global footprint while maintaining a focus on ease of use, scalability and comprehensive support for complex IT ecosystems.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.49 to $18.49
• 50-Day Range: $18.49 to $18.49
• 52-Week Range: $10.14 to $18.55
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 986,130 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.35
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $18.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

SolarWinds Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SolarWinds scored higher than 21% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 560th out of 655 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: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

SolarWinds has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SolarWinds has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.67%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for SolarWinds are expected to grow by 14.67% in the coming year, from $0.75 to $0.86 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SolarWinds is 29.35, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SolarWinds is 29.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 37.09.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SolarWinds has a P/B Ratio of 2.27. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 SWI.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

SolarWinds does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of SolarWinds is 238.10%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, SolarWinds will have a dividend payout ratio of 174.42% in the coming year. This indicates that SolarWinds may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.73

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for SWI.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.20

News Sentiment

SolarWinds has a news sentiment score of -0.20. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for SolarWinds this week, compared to 4 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, SolarWinds insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.95% of the stock of SolarWinds is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.96% of the stock of SolarWinds is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SWI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SWI shares performed this year?

SolarWinds' stock was trading at $14.25 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SWI shares have increased by 29.8% and is now trading at $18.49.

How were SolarWinds' earnings last quarter?

SolarWinds Co. (NYSE:SWI) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 12th. The software maker reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.14. SolarWinds had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.19% and a net margin of 14.04%.

When did SolarWinds' stock split?

SolarWinds shares reverse split before market open on Monday, August 2nd 2021.The 1-2 reverse split was announced on Monday, July 26th 2021. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Friday, July 30th 2021. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 50 shares after the split.

Does SolarWinds have any subsidiaries?

SolarWinds subsidiaries include Monalytic, SetryOne, VividCortex Inc, Passportal, Samanage, 8MAN, Trusted Metrics, and more.

When did SolarWinds IPO?

SolarWinds (SWI) raised $756 million in an initial public offering on Friday, October 19th 2018. The company issued 42,000,000 shares at a price of $17.00-$19.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse served as the underwriters for the IPO and Barclays, Citigroup, Evercore ISI, Jefferies, Macquarie Capital, BofA Merrill Lynch, Nomura, RBC Capital Markets, JMP Securities, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Mischler Financial Group, Robert W. Baird, Samuel A. Ramirez and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey were co-managers.

How do I buy shares of SolarWinds?

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

What other stocks do shareholders of SolarWinds own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that SolarWinds investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AU Optronics (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/12/2025
• Today: 7/08/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Prepackaged software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SWI
• CIK: 1739942
• Web: www.solarwinds.com
• Phone: (512) 682-9300
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,300
• Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for SolarWinds: $18.00
• High Price Target: $18.50
• Low Price Target: $16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -2.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.63
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.35
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.65
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $111.90 million
• Net Margins: 14.04%
• Pretax Margin: 13.03%
• Return on Equity: 12.19%
• Return on Assets: 5.19%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.85
• Current Ratio: 0.85
• Quick Ratio: 0.71

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $796.90 million
• Price / Sales: 4.02
• Cash Flow: $1.49 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.39
• Book Value: $8.16 per share
• Price / Book: 2.27

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 173,132,000
• Free Float: 167,246,000
• Market Cap: $3.20 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.88