Bandwidth (NASDAQ:BAND) Director Sells $71,025.00 in Stock

Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ:BAND) Director Lukas Roush sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.35, for a total value of $71,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 58,436 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,766,944.60. This trade represents a 2.50% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Bandwidth Stock Performance

Shares of BAND stock opened at $47.55 on Thursday. Bandwidth Inc. has a 12 month low of $12.50 and a 12 month high of $79.08. The stock has a market cap of $1.53 billion, a PE ratio of -163.97 and a beta of 3.03. The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $56.33 and its 200-day moving average price is $41.64.

Bandwidth (NASDAQ:BAND) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.36 by $0.01. Bandwidth had a net margin of 0.27% and a return on equity of 1.85%. The company had revenue of $219.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $217.62 million. Bandwidth’s revenue was up 22.2% on a year-over-year basis. Bandwidth has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.450-0.490 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.710-1.790 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Bandwidth Inc. will post 0.65 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about Bandwidth

Here are the key news stories impacting Bandwidth this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bandwidth’s latest reported quarter modestly exceeded expectations, with earnings of $0.37 per share versus the $0.36 consensus and revenue of $219.9 million versus $217.6 million expected. Revenue increased 22.2% year over year, while management maintained 2026 EPS guidance of $1.71–$1.79. Analysts’ consensus remains “Moderate Buy,” with an average price target of $59.80. Bandwidth earnings and analyst information
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional activity in the second quarter included several new positions, and Tower Research Capital increased its Bandwidth holding by 183.7%. Hedge funds and other institutions collectively own approximately 68.53% of the shares. Bandwidth institutional activity
• Neutral Sentiment: Director Lukas Roush sold 1,500 shares for $71,025 on August 27 under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. The sale reduced his ownership by only 2.5%, making it a relatively limited signal about management’s outlook. Bandwidth director sale
• Negative Sentiment: Seven insiders sold a combined approximately 22,050 shares worth $1.08 million on August 31. Sellers included CEO David Morken, CFO Daryl Raiford, COO Devesh Agarwal, General Counsel Richard Brandon Asbill, and other insiders. Several executives reduced their holdings by significant percentages, including the CEO’s 43.35% reduction and the CFO’s 11.54% reduction. The concentrated selling is likely pressuring BAND, even though insider sales can reflect personal financial planning rather than concerns about the business. Bandwidth SEC insider filing

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on BAND. Weiss Ratings downgraded Bandwidth from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Citizens Jmp lifted their price objective on Bandwidth from $70.00 to $86.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Zacks Research downgraded Bandwidth from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 3rd. Wall Street Zen cut Bandwidth from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, June 28th. Finally, B. Riley Financial lifted their price target on Bandwidth from $55.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $59.80.

Institutional Trading of Bandwidth

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Rhumbline Advisers raised its stake in shares of Bandwidth by 15.0% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 40,927 shares of the company’s stock worth $651,000 after purchasing an additional 5,324 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new stake in Bandwidth in the 2nd quarter worth about $128,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in Bandwidth by 26.6% in the 2nd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 373,153 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,933,000 after buying an additional 78,360 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Bandwidth by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 56,367 shares of the company’s stock worth $896,000 after buying an additional 2,532 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in Bandwidth during the 2nd quarter valued at about $221,000. 68.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Bandwidth Company Profile

Bandwidth Inc operates a cloud-based communications platform that provides voice, messaging and emergency services APIs for enterprises and developers. Through its proprietary network and software-as-a-service model, the company enables customers to integrate programmable voice calls, text messaging and 9-1-1 routing into their applications. Bandwidth’s solutions aim to reduce complexity and improve reliability in mission-critical communications, serving industries such as healthcare, financial services, on-demand mobility and customer engagement.

Founded in 1999 in Raleigh, North Carolina by co-founders David Morken and Henry Kaestner, Bandwidth initially focused on voice-over-IP infrastructure before evolving into a full communications API provider.