Bandwidth (NASDAQ:BAND) Shares Down 8.5% – What’s Next?

Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ:BAND)’s share price traded down 8.5% on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $47.60 and last traded at $47.84. 264,123 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 70% from the average session volume of 878,495 shares. The stock had previously closed at $52.30.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on BAND. Zacks Research cut Bandwidth from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 3rd. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Bandwidth in a research note on Thursday. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Bandwidth in a report on Monday, July 20th. Weiss Ratings raised Bandwidth from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Bandwidth from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, June 28th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $59.80.

Bandwidth Trading Down 8.9%

The company has a 50 day moving average price of $57.54 and a 200 day moving average price of $39.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a current ratio of 2.04. The firm has a market cap of $1.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -164.24 and a beta of 2.96.

Bandwidth (NASDAQ:BAND) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $219.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $217.62 million. Bandwidth had a net margin of 0.27% and a return on equity of 1.85%. Bandwidth’s quarterly 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, research analysts expect that Bandwidth Inc. will post 0.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Bandwidth

In other Bandwidth news, CFO Daryl E. Raiford sold 4,228 shares of Bandwidth stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.15, for a total value of $271,226.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 42,919 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,753,253.85. The trade was a 8.97% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Rebecca Bottorff sold 2,176 shares of Bandwidth stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $58.85, for a total value of $128,057.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 5,620 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $330,737. This represents a 27.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 52,844 shares of company stock worth $3,517,318. 5.26% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Deutsche Bank AG increased its stake in Bandwidth by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 18,343 shares of the company’s stock worth $283,000 after buying an additional 1,043 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its stake in shares of Bandwidth by 2.1% in the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 53,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $895,000 after acquiring an additional 1,129 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in shares of Bandwidth by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 58,141 shares of the company’s stock worth $898,000 after acquiring an additional 2,043 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in shares of Bandwidth by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 29,896 shares of the company’s stock worth $462,000 after acquiring an additional 2,250 shares during the period. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its position in shares of Bandwidth by 183.7% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,000 after acquiring an additional 2,445 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.53% of the company’s stock.

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.