How to buy Alarm-com stock (ALRM)

Alarm-com is a software - application business based in the US. Alarm-com shares (ALRM) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $62.95 – a decrease of 6.2% over the previous week. Alarm-com employs 2,055 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $923.8 million.

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Alarm-com stock price (NASDAQ: ALRM)

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Alarm-com shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$62.95
52-week range	$51.87 - $77.29
50-day moving average more info button	$59.73
200-day moving average more info button	$63.35
Wall St. target price	$72.63
PE ratio more info button	27.819
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$2.32

Is it a good time to buy Alarm-com stock?

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Alarm-com price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $64.35 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-4.11%
1 month (2024-11-22)	3.26%
3 months (2024-09-20)	15.01%
6 months (2024-06-21)	3.14%

1 year (2023-12-21)	4.45%
2 years (2022-12-21)	28.78%
3 years (2021-12-21)	81.8
5 years (2019-12-20)	51.45%

Is Alarm-com stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Alarm-com stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Alarm-com's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Alarm-com's P/E ratio

Alarm-com's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 28x. In other words, Alarm-com shares trade at around 28x recent earnings.

That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29).

Alarm-com's PEG ratio

Alarm-com's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.5425. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Alarm-com's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Alarm-com's EBITDA

Alarm-com's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $121.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Alarm-com's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Alarm-com financials

Revenue TTM	$923.8 million
Operating margin TTM	13.83%
Gross profit TTM	$500 million
Return on assets TTM	3.87%
Return on equity TTM	17.29%
Profit margin	13.54%
Book value	$13.99
Market Capitalization more info button	$3.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Alarm-com share dividends

We're not expecting Alarm-com to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Alarm-com share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Alarm-com's shares have ranged in value from as little as $51.865 up to $77.2905. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Alarm-com's is 0.9. This would suggest that Alarm-com's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Alarm-com overview

Alarm. com Holdings, Inc. provides various Internet of Things (IoT) and solutions for residential, multi-family, small business, and enterprise commercial markets in North America and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Alarm. com and Other. It offers solutions to control and monitor security systems, as well as to IoT devices, including door locks, garage doors, thermostats, and video cameras; and video monitoring and analytics solutions, such as video analytics, escalated events, video doorbells, intelligent integration, live streaming, secure cloud storage, and video alerts. The company also provides scenes, video analytics triggers, thermostat schedules, responsive savings, precision comfort, energy usage monitoring, places feature, whole home water safety, and solar monitoring solutions, as well as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning monitoring services.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Alarm-com is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 5.334% of Alarm-com shares are held by insiders and 98.961% by institutions. How many people work for Alarm-com?
Latest data suggests 2,055 work at Alarm-com. When does the fiscal year end for Alarm-com?
Alarm-com's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Alarm-com based?
Alarm-com's address is: 8281 Greensboro Drive, Tysons, VA, United States, 22102 What is Alarm-com's ISIN number?
Alarm-com's international securities identification number is: US0116421050 What is Alarm-com's CUSIP number?
Alarm-com's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 011642105