Zoom Video Communications Inc (ZM)
Much like “Ouma Rusks”, a Zoom Video call has become a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic which has seen the stock gain over 690% YTD.
But is there still room for the communications technology company’s share price to go even higher? If you consider the factors that drove the share price higher in the first place and that COVID-19 infections are increasing which could see work-from-home make its return, then yes.
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Fundamentals
Zoom Video Communications Inc made its “unicorn” IPO debut in 2019 with much fanfare which continued after usage of the software picked up globally in early 2020 as COVID-19 quarantine measures were introduced.
Second-quarter earnings impressed and exceeded expectations which saw revenues quadruple from the prior year. Revenue increased 355% year-over-year to $663.5 million while operating income rose to $188 million. Earnings per share beat estimates by $0.47 with net cash from operations up to $31 million from a year ago.
Zoom Video Communications Inc (ZM) share overview:
- Sector: Information Technology
- Market Cap of $153.30 billion.
- Price/Earnings (LTM): 204.5x
- Price/Book: 127.8x
- Next Earnings: 1st of December 2020
- 52 Week Range low of $62.49 and $568.34 per share high.
Outlook – Zoom's forward earnings guidance for Q3 and a full year has been revised higher and is set for another beat in estimates with EPS expected to more than double from the consensus.
Competition in this sector is starting to heat up especially if you look at Microsoft’s latest earnings release which showed that its Microsoft Teams offering saw a user increase of 53% since April 2020.
The video first communications platform has also recently released Free End-to-End Encryption which should put IT security complaints to rest just in time as the pandemic infections pick up.
Chart Life
Zoom’s price action is in a steady uptrend since breaking out of the base formation in late February 2020 and reached new all-time highs in October. The share price has gained over 692% YTD and might continue in this fashion if fundamental and global pandemic factors playout.
Short interest as a percentage of outstanding shares on Zoom Video Communications Inc (ZM) is currently 0% which supports a positive outlook. The median analyst expectations for Zoom are $460.83 per share (red line).
Portfolio particulars
- Portfolio Hold (Current)*
- Portfolio Buy opportunity: above $458.00 per share **
- WhatsTheBeef long term target price: $655.00 per share.
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Informed decisions
With the coronavirus pandemic infections gaining momentum globally, we might see the return of the "work-from-home" initiative as lockdown measures intensify in Europe and the U.S.
This could mean that Zoom could be an attractive prospect for new EasyVestors considering investing in the stock, especially if history repeats itself.
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Sources – EasyResearch, Zoom Video Communications Inc, Yahoo finance, Koyfin, SeekingAlpha, MarketBeat, Wikipedia.
Take note: stock data was taken on 28/10/2020 during the U.S market open.
*Portfolio Hold (Current) refers to investors who already hold the stock within their portfolio before the U.S. market open.
**Portfolio Buy opportunity refers to Technical level crossed which might imply that the markets behavior would support the outlook and Close above refers to a share price close above a Technical Resistance level.
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