VMware Stock Forecast, Price & News

VMware (NYSE:VMW) Frequently Asked Questions

Is VMware a buy right now?

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for VMware in the last twelve months. There are currently 10 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" VMware stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in VMW, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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How has VMware's stock been impacted by COVID-19?

VMware's stock was trading at $106.01 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, VMW shares have increased by 15.0% and is now trading at $121.90.
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Are investors shorting VMware?

VMware saw a decrease in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,430,000 shares, a decrease of 34.4% from the October 31st total of 15,900,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,170,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.8 days.
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When is VMware's next earnings date?

VMware is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 24th 2022.
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How were VMware's earnings last quarter?

VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 23rd. The virtualization software provider reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.18. The virtualization software provider had revenue of $3.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.12 billion. VMware had a net margin of 16.77% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 23.49%. The company's revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.05 EPS.
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How often does VMware pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for VMware?

VMware declared a dividend on Wednesday, October 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 29th will be paid a dividend of $27.40 per share on Monday, November 1st. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 2nd. This is an increase from VMware's previous dividend of $26.81.
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What guidance has VMware issued on next quarter's earnings?

VMware issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Wednesday, November, 24th. The company provided EPS guidance of $7.190-$7.190 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $6.940. The company issued revenue guidance of $12.83 billion-$12.83 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $12.81 billion.

What price target have analysts set for VMW?

18 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for VMware's shares. Their forecasts range from $135.00 to $185.00. On average, they expect VMware's stock price to reach $154.69 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 26.9% from the stock's current price.
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Who are VMware's key executives?

VMware's management team includes the following people:

• Rangarajan Govind Raghuram, Chief Executive Officer & Director
• Sumit Dhawan, President
• Sanjay J. Poonen, Chief Operating Officer-Customer Operations (LinkedIn Profile)
• Zane C. Rowe, Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President
• Kit Colbert, Chief Technology Officer

What is Pat Gelsinger's approval rating as VMware's CEO?

2,988 employees have rated VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger on Glassdoor.com. Pat Gelsinger has an approval rating of 94% among VMware's employees. This puts Pat Gelsinger in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Who are some of VMware's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to VMware include Microsoft (MSFT), Oracle (ORCL), ServiceNow (NOW), Fortinet (FTNT), Axon Enterprise (AXON), Qualys (QLYS), C3.ai (AI), Commvault Systems (CVLT), Progress Software (PRGS) and FalconStor Software (FALC).
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What other stocks do shareholders of VMware own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other VMware investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), salesforce.com (CRM), Alibaba Group (BABA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Walt Disney (DIS), Netflix (NFLX), PayPal (PYPL), Adobe (ADBE) and Micron Technology (MU).

What is VMware's stock symbol?

VMware trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "VMW."

Who are VMware's major shareholders?

VMware's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (1.97%), Nordea Investment Management AB (1.14%), Wellington Management Group LLP (0.47%), Deutsche Bank AG (0.47%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (0.44%) and Invesco Ltd. (0.35%). Company insiders that own VMware stock include Amy Fliegelman Olli, Cynthia Gaylor, Jean Pierre Brulard, Maurizio Carli, Patrick P Gelsinger, Patrick P Gelsinger, Rajiv Ramaswami, Rangarajan (Raghu) Raghuram, Robert C Mee, Sanjay Poonen, Scott Yara, Sumit Dhawan, William Cook and Zane Rowe.
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Which institutional investors are selling VMware stock?

VMW stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Laurion Capital Management LP, GMT Capital Corp, Citadel Advisors LLC, American Century Companies Inc., Morgan Stanley, Raymond James & Associates, Squarepoint Ops LLC, and Macquarie Group Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold VMware company stock in the last year include Amy Fliegelman Olli, Jean Pierre Brulard, Patrick P Gelsinger, Rangarajan (Raghu) Raghuram, Sanjay Poonen, Sumit Dhawan, and Zane Rowe.
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Which institutional investors are buying VMware stock?

VMW stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nordea Investment Management AB, BlackRock Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parnassus Investments LLC, Parnassus Investments LLC, Jet Capital Investors L P, Alliancebernstein L.P., and Epoch Investment Partners Inc..
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How do I buy shares of VMware?

Shares of VMW can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is VMware's stock price today?

One share of VMW stock can currently be purchased for approximately $121.90.

How much money does VMware make?

VMware has a market capitalization of $51.05 billion and generates $11.77 billion in revenue each year. The virtualization software provider earns $2.06 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.87 on an earnings per share basis.

How many employees does VMware have?

VMware employs 2,021 workers across the globe.

Does VMware have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiares of VMware: 3401 Hillview LLC, A.W.S. Holding LLC, AetherPal LLC, AirWatch LLC, Akimbi Systems, Apteligent, Arkin, Avi Networks, Avi Networks B.V., Avi Networks India Private Limited, Avi Networks International Inc., Avi Networks LLC, Avi Networks LLC, B-hive Networks, BitRock Inc., BitRock S.L., Bitnami, Blue Lane Technologies, Boxer, Carbon Black, Carbon Black LLC, CloudCoreo, CloudHealth Technologies, CloudHealth Technologies LLC, CloudVelox, CloudVolumes, Datrium EMEA Ltd., Datrium Holdings Inc., Datrium India Software Private Ltd., Datrium LLC, Desktone, Determina, Digital Fuel, DynamicOps, E8 Security, GoPivotal (UK) Limited, GoPivotal Singapore Pte. Limited, GoPivotal Software India Private Limited, Heptio, Immidio, Integrien, Lastline, Lastline (UK) Limited, Lastline G.K., Lastline LLC, Lastline Technologies Private Limited, Mesh7, Nicira Inc., Nicira Networks, Nyansa, Nyansa Inc., Octarine, Octarine Labs LLC, PLUMgrid, PT VMware Software Indonesia, PacketMotion Inc, Pivotal, Pivotal Labs Sydney Pty Ltd, Pivotal Software Australia Pty Limited, Pivotal Software Deutschland GmbH, Pivotal Software Inc., Salt Stack LLC, SaltStack, Shavlik Technologies, SlideRocket, Socialcast, Spring, Taiwan VMware Information Technology LLC, Thinstall inc, TriCipher, Uhana LLC, V M WARE EGYPT, VMWARE PHILIPPINES INC., VMware (Thailand) Co. Ltd., VMware AirWatch, VMware Alpha LLC, VMware Argentina S.R.L., VMware Australia Pty Ltd, VMware Belgium, VMware Bermuda Unlimited, VMware Bulgaria EOOD, VMware Canada ULC, VMware Chile SpA, VMware Colombia SAS, VMware Costa Rica Ltda., VMware Denmark ApS, VMware Eastern Europe, VMware France SAS, VMware Global Inc., VMware Hong Kong Limited, VMware Information Technology (China) Co. Ltd, VMware International Marketing Limited, VMware International Spain S.L., VMware International Unlimited, VMware Israel Ltd., VMware Italy S.r.l., VMware K.K., VMware Korea Co. Ltd., VMware Malaysia SDN. BHD., VMware Marketing Austria GmbH, VMware Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., VMware Middle East FZ-LLC, VMware NZ Company, VMware Netherlands B.V., VMware Norway AS, VMware Poland sp. Z.o.o., VMware QFC LLC, VMware QFC LLC, VMware Rus LLC, VMware SASE, VMware Saudi Limited, VMware Singapore Pte. Ltd., VMware Software India Private Limited, VMware Software e Serviços Brasil Ltda., VMware South Africa (Pty) Ltd, VMware Spain S.L., VMware Sweden AB, VMware Switzerland GmbH, VMware Technology Holdings Limited, VMware Turkey Software Solutions and Services Company Limited, VMware UK Limited, VeloCloud Networks Private Limited, Velocloud Networks LLC, Veriflow Systems Inc., Virsto Software, Wanova, WaveMaker, and Wavefront.

When was VMware founded?

VMware was founded in 1998.

What is VMware's official website?

The official website for VMware is www.vmware.com.

Where are VMware's headquarters?

VMware is headquartered at 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA, 94304.

How can I contact VMware?

VMware's mailing address is 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA, 94304. The virtualization software provider can be reached via phone at (650) 427-5000, via email at [email protected], or via fax at 650-427-5001.