How to Buy Vmware Stock

Step 1: Figure out where to buy Vmware stock

You will need a brokerage account in order to access the NYSE market and buy VMW shares.

Step 2: Create your brokerage account

Now that you've picked your brokerage, it's time to fill out some personal info so you are able to invest in VMW stock today.

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2. Input your personal info to start your new trading account.

3. Submit your application by pressing the "Create Account" button.

Step 3: Deposit money your investment account

Now that you have finished signing up on the best stock market app, your next step is to transfer the money for your investment:

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Step 4: Evaluate Vmware stock

Once you have figured out the best place to buy Vmware stock, it's very important to research their stock prior to buying, so you can wrap your head around the risk as well as the opportunity.

Vmware shares at a glance

VMW Overview

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You can see all of the due diligence checks on VMW's stock page.

Is VMW stock undervalued?

Analysts use many financial metrics, analyses, models, and charts to gauge VMW's true value.

Using relative valuations ratios:

• VMW may be overvalued based on its P/E ratio of 35.62x, relative to Software - Infrastructure industry P/E ratio of 15.46x
• VMW may be overvalued based on its P/B ratio of 62.99x, relative to Software - Infrastructure industry P/B ratio of 10.35x
• VMW could be undervalued based on its PEG ratio of 0.86x

You can do more valuation research on VMW's stock here.

Is VMW a healthy company?

Passed Financial Due Diligence Checks:

• VMW's operating cash flow of $3.80B allows it to safely service it's debt of $11.54B.
• VMW earnings of $2.09B is not sufficient to cover its interest payments.

Failed Financial Due Diligence Checks:

• Total VMW debt is higher than 5 years ago, relative to shareholder equity.
• There are more short-term liabilities than short-term assets on the VMW balance sheet.
• VMW has a relatively high debt to equity ratio of 33.9.
• VMW profit margin has gone down from 16.1% to 10.7% in the past year.
• There are more long-term liabilities than short-term assets on the VMW balance sheet.

Is VMW stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell, according to Wall Street analysts?

Out of 8 Equities analysts who research VMW, the consensus analyst rating on VMW is a Hold

Please note that analyst forecasts are not recommendations, nor are they financial advice.

Latest VMW Analyst Forecasts

Gregg Moskowitz, a bottom 3% analyst from Mizuho maintains VMW with a hold rating and lowers their VMW price target from $138.00 to $135.00, on Nov 15, 2022.

Simon Leopold, a bottom 8% analyst from Raymond James downgrades VMW to a hold rating, on Jul 6, 2022.

Brad Zelnick, a top 15% analyst from Deutsche Bank maintains VMW with a hold rating and raises their VMW price target from $135.00 to $142.50, on May 31, 2022.

Matthew Hedberg, a bottom 6% analyst from RBC Capital downgrades VMW to a hold rating and raises their VMW price target from $140.00 to $142.50, on May 27, 2022.

Thomas Blakey, a top 29% analyst from KeyBanc downgrades VMW to a hold rating, on May 27, 2022.

You can dig deeper into what analysts are projecting on the Vmware stock forecast page.

VMW Trading Indicators

How are VMW Revenues/Earnings doing?

Last year, VMW earnings were $1.41B. In the last 4 year, VMW's earnings have increased by 0.84% per year. This was slower than the Software - Infrastructure industry average of 30.46%.

Last year, VMW revenue was $13.17B. During the last 4 year, VMW's revenue has gone up by 9.73% per year. This was slower than the Software - Infrastructure industry average of 20.16%.

Dive into VMW's earnings and revenue performance here.

Are VMW insiders buying or selling the stock?

Over the past year, insiders at VMW have sold more shares than they have bought.

Pebbie L. Verdecanna, CAO of VMW, was the latest VMW insider to sell. They sold $6,290.34 worth of VMW shares on Feb 1, 2023.

Learn more about who owns VMW stock here.

Can I rely on VMW as an income stream?

No, Vmware doesn't provide an income stream by paying out dividends.

What others are saying about VMW

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Step 5: Execute your VMW trade

There are two primary types of orders:

• Market order: A market order is an order to buy or sell a stock at the best possible price.
  Market orders are generally the easiest way to buy.
• Limit order: A limit order allows you to buy or sell a stock at a specific price (or better).
  If you want to make sure you're buying or selling at a given dollar amount, place a limit order.

Click the Open button and your broker will place your order.

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Step 6: Monitor your investment in VMW

Now that you own some VMW stock, you'll want to keep up with your investment.

Create a watchlist to track the most important metrics related to your VMW stock.

How to Buy Stock in Vmware

To summarize, here are the 6 steps for buying Vmware stock:

1. Figure out where to buy Vmware stock
2. Create your brokerage account
3. Deposit money your investment account
4. Evaluate Vmware stock
5. Execute your VMW trade
6. Monitor your investment in VMW

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