Radware’s (RDWR) Hold Rating Reiterated at Needham & Company LLC

Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed their hold rating on shares of Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR) in a research report sent to investors on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Radware in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Radware from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Radware currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $30.00.

Radware Stock Down 3.1%

RDWR stock opened at $27.48 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $25.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.77. Radware has a 52-week low of $21.42 and a 52-week high of $31.57. The firm has a market cap of $1.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.91 and a beta of 0.81.

Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 31st. The information technology services provider reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $79.81 million for the quarter. Radware had a net margin of 6.28% and a return on equity of 7.60%.

Radware declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Friday, February 13th that authorizes the company to repurchase $80.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the information technology services provider to repurchase up to 7.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership raised its holdings in Radware by 16.0% in the 3rd quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 3,130,252 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $82,920,000 after acquiring an additional 431,572 shares during the last quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Radware in the 4th quarter valued at about $503,000. New York State Common Retirement Fund raised its holdings in Radware by 27.2% in the 3rd quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 274,362 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $7,268,000 after acquiring an additional 58,730 shares during the last quarter. Semanteon Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Radware in the 3rd quarter valued at about $562,000. Finally, Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Radware in the 4th quarter valued at about $709,000. 73.12% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Radware News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Radware this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Radware reported Q1 2026 EPS of $0.30, topping estimates, while revenue rose 11% year over year to $79.8 million and also beat expectations. Radware Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised confidence in near-term growth by guiding Q2 2026 EPS to $0.280-$0.290 and revenue to $81.0 million-$82.0 million, both above Wall Street expectations.
• Positive Sentiment: Cloud ARR increased 23% year over year to $98 million, and operating cash flow remained strong at $19.9 million, supporting the bullish reaction.
• Neutral Sentiment: Needham & Company reaffirmed its “hold” rating on RDWR, which is not a major catalyst by itself. Benzinga report on Needham rating reaffirmation
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are also digesting the Q1 earnings call transcript, but the main takeaway remains the earnings beat and stronger guidance. Radware Ltd. (RDWR) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

About Radware

Radware Ltd. provides cybersecurity and application delivery solutions designed to ensure the availability, performance and security of mission?critical applications. Its product portfolio includes on?premises and cloud?based offerings such as Alteon application delivery controllers, DefensePro network behavior analysis for DDoS mitigation and AppWall web application firewall. The company’s platforms use real?time behavioral analysis, machine learning and automation to protect against distributed denial?of?service attacks, application layer threats and network intrusions.

Founded in 1997, Radware is co-headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with a principal U.S.