What is DA Davidson’s Forecast for BOX FY2026 Earnings?

Box, Inc. (NYSE:BOX) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson lifted their FY2026 EPS estimates for BOX in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 28th. DA Davidson analyst L. Schreiner now expects that the software maker will post earnings of ($0.26) per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of ($0.39). DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $45.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for BOX’s current full-year earnings is $0.27 per share.

BOX (NYSE:BOX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 27th. The software maker reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $276.27 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $274.77 million. BOX had a net margin of 13.96% and a negative return on equity of 17.20%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.39 earnings per share.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on BOX. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of BOX from $37.00 to $39.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group upgraded shares of BOX from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $37.00 to $40.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on shares of BOX from $21.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley restated a “positive” rating on shares of BOX in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of BOX from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, BOX presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $38.50.

BOX Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of NYSE BOX opened at $37.38 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $31.05 and a 200 day moving average of $32.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 0.94. BOX has a 12-month low of $24.63 and a 12-month high of $37.66.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BOX

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Earnest Partners LLC lifted its position in BOX by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 7,896,931 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $249,543,000 after purchasing an additional 162,437 shares during the last quarter. RGM Capital LLC lifted its position in BOX by 9.3% during the first quarter. RGM Capital LLC now owns 3,749,773 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $115,718,000 after purchasing an additional 318,459 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its position in BOX by 103.9% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,386,370 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $107,009,000 after purchasing an additional 1,725,197 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in BOX by 8.4% during the fourth quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 3,286,619 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $103,857,000 after purchasing an additional 255,623 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in BOX by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,610,450 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $82,492,000 after purchasing an additional 11,376 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.74% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at BOX

In other news, CFO Dylan C. Smith sold 13,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.95, for a total value of $415,350.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 1,440,684 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $46,029,853.80. The trade was a 0.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Aaron Levie sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.08, for a total transaction of $320,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,979,780 shares in the company, valued at $95,591,342.40. This trade represents a 0.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 66,377 shares of company stock valued at $2,060,714. 3.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

BOX declared that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, March 4th that allows the company to buyback $150.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization allows the software maker to reacquire up to 3.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

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.