How to buy Splunk stock (SPLK)

Splunk is a software - infrastructure business based in the US. Splunk shares (SPLK) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

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Splunk stock price (NASDAQ: SPLK)

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Splunk shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-11-03.

52-week range	$151.72 - $156.97
50-day moving average more info button	$154.60
200-day moving average more info button	$135.96
Wall St. target price	$150.36
PE ratio more info button	103.2237
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$1.52

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Is Splunk stock undervalued or overvalued?

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

Splunk's P/E ratio

Splunk's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 103x. In other words, Splunk shares trade at around 103x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Splunk's PEG ratio

Splunk's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.8084. 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 Splunk's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Splunk's EBITDA

Splunk's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $441.6 million.

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

Splunk financials

Revenue TTM	$4.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	32.54%
Gross profit TTM	$2.8 billion
Return on assets TTM	3.39%
Return on equity TTM	83.71%
Profit margin	6.26%
Book value	$4.38
Market Capitalization more info button	$26.4 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Splunk's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Splunk.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Splunk's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 18.97

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Splunk's overall score of 18.97 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 16th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Splunk is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Splunk's environmental score

Environmental score: 5.32/100

Splunk's environmental score of 5.32 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Splunk is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Splunk's social score

Social score: 14.81/100

Splunk's social score of 14.81 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Splunk is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Splunk's governance score

Governance score: 8.84/100

Splunk's governance score puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Splunk is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Splunk Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	18.97
Total ESG percentile	15.54
Environmental score	5.32
Environmental score percentile	5
Social score	14.81
Social score percentile	5
Governance score	8.84
Governance score percentile	5

Splunk share dividends

We're not expecting Splunk to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Splunk share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Splunk's shares have ranged in value from as little as $151.72 up to $156.97. 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 Splunk's is 1.003. This would suggest that Splunk's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Splunk overview

Splunk Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, develops and markets cloud services and licensed software solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers unified security and observability platform, including Splunk Security that helps security leaders fortify their organization's digital resilience by mitigating cyber risk and meeting compliance requirements; and Splunk Observability, which provides visibility across the full stack of infrastructure, applications, and the digital customer experience. It also provides application programming interfaces, software development kits, and other interfaces that enables its network of third-party developers, partners, and customers to build content, including pre-built data inputs, workflows, searches, reports, alerts, custom dashboards, flexible user interface components, custom data visualizations, and integration actions and methods that configures and extends its solutions to accommodate specific use cases. In addition, the company offers adoption and implementation, education, and customer support services. It sells its offerings directly through field and inside sales, and indirectly through various routes to market with various partners. Splunk Inc.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Splunk is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.447% of Splunk shares are held by insiders and 87.964% by institutions. When does the fiscal year end for Splunk?
Splunk's fiscal year ends in January. Where is Splunk based?
Splunk's address is: 270 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94107 What is Splunk's ISIN number?
Splunk's international securities identification number is: US8486371045 What is Splunk's CUSIP number?
Splunk's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 848637104