AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.600-0.750 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.560. The company issued revenue guidance of $251.0 million-$256.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $251.6 million.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on AUDC shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded AudioCodes from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 27th. Weiss Ratings raised AudioCodes from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

AudioCodes Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AUDC traded up $0.11 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $9.99. The company had a trading volume of 73,006 shares, compared to its average volume of 124,828. AudioCodes has a one year low of $6.95 and a one year high of $10.86. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $9.64 and a 200 day moving average price of $8.79. The company has a market capitalization of $254.25 million, a PE ratio of 38.37 and a beta of 0.96.

AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $62.96 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $62.40 million. AudioCodes had a net margin of 2.83% and a return on equity of 6.58%. AudioCodes has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.600-0.750 EPS.

AudioCodes Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 398.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 19th. AudioCodes’s dividend payout ratio is presently 160.00%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AudioCodes

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in AudioCodes by 9.4% in the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 620,844 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $5,936,000 after acquiring an additional 53,266 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in AudioCodes by 16.4% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 313,151 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $2,734,000 after acquiring an additional 44,073 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of AudioCodes by 101.6% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 284,951 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $2,488,000 after purchasing an additional 143,632 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of AudioCodes by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 262,824 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $2,295,000 after buying an additional 10,056 shares during the period. Finally, ARK Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in AudioCodes by 23.2% during the 4th quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 221,966 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,938,000 after buying an additional 41,802 shares during the last quarter. 68.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

AudioCodes Company Profile

AudioCodes Ltd is a global provider of advanced voice networking and media processing solutions for enterprises and service providers. The company designs and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of products, including session border controllers (SBCs), media gateways, IP phones, management and monitoring software, and cloud-based communications microservices. Its offerings support a wide range of unified communications (UC) and contact center deployments, enabling secure, high-quality voice connectivity across on-premises, hybrid and cloud environments.

Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Rosh Ha’Ayin, Israel, AudioCodes serves customers in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.