DA Davidson Estimates BOX's Q1 Earnings (NYSE:BOX)

Box, Inc. (NYSE:BOX - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of BOX in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 5th. DA Davidson analyst L. Schreiner expects that the software maker will post earnings of ($0.11) per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a "Buy" rating and a $45.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for BOX's current full-year earnings is $0.27 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for BOX's FY2026 earnings at ($0.37) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.34) EPS.

BOX has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of BOX from $33.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of BOX from $34.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of BOX from $34.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America began coverage on BOX in a report on Thursday, December 12th. They set a "buy" rating and a $40.00 target price for the company. Finally, William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of BOX in a report on Thursday, November 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, BOX presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $36.60.

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BOX Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE BOX traded up $0.12 on Friday, reaching $32.28. 2,116,996 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,888,260. BOX has a fifty-two week low of $24.63 and a fifty-two week high of $35.74. The company has a 50 day moving average of $32.82 and a 200 day moving average of $32.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.64 billion, a PE ratio of 40.35, a P/E/G ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 1.00.

BOX declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, March 4th that allows the company to buyback $150.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the software maker to purchase up to 3.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other BOX news, COO Olivia Nottebohm sold 6,079 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.42, for a total value of $209,239.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 440,988 shares in the company, valued at $15,178,806.96. This represents a 1.36 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Eli Berkovitch sold 4,792 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.46, for a total value of $155,548.32. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 140,172 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,549,983.12. This trade represents a 3.31 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 89,041 shares of company stock worth $2,889,758 in the last 90 days. 4.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BOX

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. acquired a new position in shares of BOX during the third quarter valued at $36,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of BOX by 715.8% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 2,162 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 1,897 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its holdings in shares of BOX by 42.4% during the fourth quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 2,194 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 653 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of BOX by 245.4% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,162 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $71,000 after purchasing an additional 1,536 shares during the period. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of BOX during the fourth quarter valued at $132,000. 86.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About BOX

Box, Inc engages in the provision of an enterprise content platform that enables organizations to securely manage enterprise content while allowing easy, secure access and sharing of this content from anywhere, on any device. Its products include cloud content management, IT and admin controls, Box Governance, Box Zones, Box Relay, Box Shuttle, and Box KeySafe.