NYSE:VCRA - Vocera Communications Stock Price, Price Target & More

Vocera Communications trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "VCRA."

Vocera Communications Inc (NYSE:VCRA) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.05) by $0.09. The communications equipment provider earned $40.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $39.16 million. Vocera Communications had a negative net margin of 7.42% and a negative return on equity of 5.95%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 10.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.05) earnings per share. View Vocera Communications' Earnings History.

Vocera Communications issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 26th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.28-0.48 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.43. The company issued revenue guidance of $175-183 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $180.24 million.Vocera Communications also updated its Q2 guidance to ($0.02) - $0.06 EPS.

8 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Vocera Communications' stock. Their forecasts range from $29.00 to $36.00. On average, they expect Vocera Communications' share price to reach $34.1429 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Vocera Communications.

Vocera Communications saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,632,490 shares, an increase of 50.9% from the May 15th total of 1,745,088 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 338,036 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.8 days. Currently, 9.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Vocera Communications' Current Options Chain.

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Media coverage about VCRA stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern reports. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Vocera Communications earned a media sentiment score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the communications equipment provider an impact score of 45.62 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Vocera Communications' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.87%), Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. (3.57%), Elk Creek Partners LLC (3.27%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (2.32%), Loomis Sayles & Co. L P (1.94%) and Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.56%). Company insiders that own Vocera Communications stock include Brent D Lang, Douglas Alan Carlen, Hany Nada, Jay Spitzen, Jeff Hillebrand, Justin Spencer, Mary Bridget Duffy, Paul T Johnson, Robert Zollars and Sharon O'keefe. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Vocera Communications.

VCRA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Redwood Investments LLC, Asset Management One Co. Ltd., Barclays PLC, New York State Common Retirement Fund, Tiverton Asset Management LLC, BlackRock Inc. and Allianz Asset Management GmbH. Company insiders that have sold Vocera Communications company stock in the last year include Brent D Lang, Douglas Alan Carlen, Jeff Hillebrand, Justin Spencer, Mary Bridget Duffy, Paul T Johnson, Robert Zollars and Sharon O'keefe. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vocera Communications.

VCRA stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Rockefeller Capital Management L.P., Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, Elk Creek Partners LLC, American Century Companies Inc., Hood River Capital Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Alambic Investment Management L.P. and Suffolk Capital Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Vocera Communications.

Shares of VCRA 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 VCRA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $30.92.

Vocera Communications has a market capitalization of $907.57 million and generates $162.55 million in revenue each year. The communications equipment provider earns $-14,210,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.30) on an earnings per share basis. Vocera Communications employs 590 workers across the globe.

Vocera Communications' mailing address is 525 Race Street, San Jose CA, 95126. The communications equipment provider can be reached via phone at 408-882-5100 or via email at [email protected]