Agora (NASDAQ:API) CEO Bin Zhao Buys 10,000 Shares of Stock

Agora, Inc. Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:API) CEO Bin Zhao acquired 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 3rd. The stock was purchased at an average price of $4.16 per share, with a total value of $41,600.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,272,884 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,455,197.44. This represents a 0.44% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Bin Zhao also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, November 2nd, Bin Zhao acquired 9,478 shares of Agora stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of $4.37 per share, with a total value of $41,418.86.
• On Friday, October 30th, Bin Zhao acquired 9,095 shares of Agora stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $4.38 per share, with a total value of $39,836.10.
• On Thursday, October 29th, Bin Zhao acquired 9,429 shares of Agora stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $4.45 per share, with a total value of $41,959.05.
• On Wednesday, October 28th, Bin Zhao bought 9,549 shares of Agora stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $4.47 per share, for a total transaction of $42,684.03.
• On Tuesday, October 27th, Bin Zhao bought 3,000 shares of Agora stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of $4.47 per share, for a total transaction of $13,410.00.
• On Monday, October 26th, Bin Zhao bought 7,692 shares of Agora stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of $4.47 per share, for a total transaction of $34,383.24.
• On Friday, October 23rd, Bin Zhao purchased 9,906 shares of Agora stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $4.42 per share, with a total value of $43,784.52.
• On Monday, October 19th, Bin Zhao purchased 9,971 shares of Agora stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $4.39 per share, with a total value of $43,772.69.
• On Thursday, October 22nd, Bin Zhao purchased 8,989 shares of Agora stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of $4.40 per share, with a total value of $39,551.60.
• On Wednesday, October 21st, Bin Zhao purchased 9,513 shares of Agora stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of $4.46 per share, with a total value of $42,427.98.

Agora Stock Up 4.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:API opened at $4.36 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $4.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $4.15. Agora, Inc. Sponsored ADR has a 12-month low of $3.14 and a 12-month high of $5.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $380.72 million, a P/E ratio of 39.64 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a current ratio of 5.11, a quick ratio of 5.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18.

Agora (NASDAQ:API) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.20) by $0.22. The company had revenue of $40.42 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $40.44 million. Agora had a return on equity of 1.96% and a net margin of 7.23%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Agora, Inc. Sponsored ADR will post 0.14 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

API has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings raised Agora from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Friday, October 9th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Agora from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, August 16th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Agora from $6.60 to $6.80 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Agora currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $6.80.

Key Stories Impacting Agora

Here are the key news stories impacting Agora this week:

• Positive Sentiment: CEO Bin Zhao continued buying shares, purchasing 10,000 shares on November 3 for about $41,600 and 9,478 shares on November 2 for about $41,419. These purchases add to a series of recent insider buys and may signal management confidence, though they do not guarantee future share performance. SEC insider ownership filing
• Neutral Sentiment: Agora plans to report third-quarter 2026 financial results on November 16. The announcement sets a near-term catalyst; the results and management outlook may influence the stock. Agora third-quarter results announcement

Institutional Trading of Agora

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Agora by 1.0% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,801,785 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,531,000 after purchasing an additional 18,000 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC increased its holdings in Agora by 25.8% during the 2nd quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 48,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $195,000 after purchasing an additional 10,021 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new position in Agora during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $101,000. Finally, AXQ Capital LP bought a new position in Agora during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $55,000. 40.40% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Agora

Agora, Inc (NASDAQ: API) is a technology company that provides real-time engagement software and infrastructure. Its platform enables developers and businesses to add voice, video, interactive live streaming, messaging, and other real-time communication features to websites and mobile applications.

The company offers software development kits and application programming interfaces for services such as real-time communications, interactive broadcasting, in-app chat, signaling, and related engagement tools.