Insider Selling: BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) SVP Sells $10,281.28 in Stock

BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB) SVP Jennifer Armstrong-Owen sold 2,888 shares of BlackBerry stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.56, for a total value of $10,281.28. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 98,161 shares in the company, valued at $349,453.16. The trade was a 2.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Jennifer Armstrong-Owen also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Saturday, April 4th, Jennifer Armstrong-Owen sold 29,908 shares of BlackBerry stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.56, for a total value of $106,472.48.

BlackBerry Trading Up 7.6%

NYSE BB opened at $3.80 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 126.71 and a beta of 1.70. BlackBerry Limited has a one year low of $3.04 and a one year high of $5.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 2.14 and a quick ratio of 2.14. The business’s fifty day moving average is $3.41 and its 200-day moving average is $3.98.

BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 9th. The company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $157.96 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $144.27 million. BlackBerry had a return on equity of 8.05% and a net margin of 4.02%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.03 EPS. BlackBerry has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 0.020-0.030 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 0.150-0.190 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that BlackBerry Limited will post -0.03 EPS for the current year.

BlackBerry News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting BlackBerry this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and revenue growth — BlackBerry reported adjusted EPS of $0.06 versus a $0.05 consensus and revenue up ~10% (about $156M), marking continued top-line recovery and an eighth consecutive quarter of GAAP net-income improvement. BlackBerry Stock Rises After Earnings. The Old Phone Stalwart Sees Growth Ahead.
• Positive Sentiment: Guidance raised/confirmed — Management set FY27 EPS guidance of $0.150–0.190 and revenue guidance ($584M–$611M) above consensus; Q1 FY27 revenue guidance ($132M–$140M) also topped estimates, supporting the view that the turnaround is gaining traction. BlackBerry forecasts upbeat quarterly revenue, says turnaround complete
• Positive Sentiment: QNX strength — BlackBerry’s QNX embedded operating-system business posted record quarterly revenue (~$78.7M) and a larger royalty backlog, a core driver of longer-term revenue visibility and margin improvement. BlackBerry Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2026 Results (press release/slide deck)
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusual options activity — Large spike in call purchases (about 44,579 calls, +258% vs. average) suggests traders were positioning for post-earnings upside, amplifying intraday buying pressure (no single article link available).
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical boost — Post-earnings rally pushed BB above its 100-day moving average, a momentum signal that can attract trend-following flows. CEO John Giamatteo just sold BlackBerry stock: here’s why you shouldn’t
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — Recent filings show sales by senior executives (including a reported CEO sale and an SVP sale), which can create short-term concern among some investors despite management commentary. CEO John Giamatteo just sold BlackBerry stock: here’s why you shouldn’t SVP Form 4 (SEC filing)

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently weighed in on BB. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $4.50 price objective on shares of BlackBerry in a report on Friday, December 19th. Wall Street Zen lowered BlackBerry from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 14th. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $4.60 price objective on shares of BlackBerry in a report on Friday, December 19th. TD Securities raised BlackBerry to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of BlackBerry in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $4.92.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BlackBerry

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. First Trust Advisors LP grew its holdings in BlackBerry by 34.4% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 24,991,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,718,000 after buying an additional 6,399,502 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in BlackBerry by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,935,970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,334,000 after buying an additional 142,924 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in BlackBerry by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 15,799,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,116,000 after buying an additional 209,448 shares in the last quarter. Hood River Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in BlackBerry during the 2nd quarter valued at about $52,441,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in BlackBerry by 21.3% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,584,564 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,253,000 after buying an additional 980,359 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 54.48% of the company’s stock.

About BlackBerry

BlackBerry Limited, formerly known as Research In Motion (RIM), is a Canadian enterprise software and cybersecurity company based in Waterloo, Ontario. Since its founding in 1984, the firm has evolved from a pioneer in mobile devices into a specialist in secure communications, endpoint management, and embedded systems software. BlackBerry’s core mission today centers on delivering security-first solutions that protect critical data and infrastructure across diverse industries.

At the heart of BlackBerry’s offerings is the BlackBerry Spark® platform, which combines unified endpoint management (UEM), secure communications, and artificial intelligence–driven threat detection into a single framework.