What is DA Davidson’s Forecast for BOX FY2027 Earnings?

Box, Inc. (NYSE:BOX) – Analysts at DA Davidson boosted their FY2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of BOX in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 27th. DA Davidson analyst L. Schreiner now expects that the software maker will post earnings per share of ($0.31) for the year, up from their prior forecast of ($0.37). DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $45.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for BOX’s current full-year earnings is $0.27 per share.

BOX has been the subject of several other research reports. Citigroup boosted their target price on BOX from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed a “positive” rating on shares of BOX in a report on Wednesday, May 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on BOX from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on BOX from $37.00 to $39.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $42.00 price target on shares of BOX in a research note on Wednesday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $39.00.

BOX Stock Performance

Shares of BOX stock opened at $32.75 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $32.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $32.51. The company has a market cap of $4.71 billion, a PE ratio of 26.41 and a beta of 0.96. BOX has a one year low of $28.00 and a one year high of $38.80.

BOX (NYSE:BOX) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 26th. The software maker reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31 by $0.02. BOX had a negative return on equity of 21.77% and a net margin of 20.30%.The company had revenue of $294.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $290.19 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.44 EPS. BOX’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.9% on a year-over-year basis. BOX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.260-1.28 EPS. Q3 2026 guidance at 0.310-0.32 EPS.

Insider Activity

In other BOX news, CEO Aaron Levie sold 15,000 shares of BOX stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.35, for a total transaction of $500,250.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,952,030 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $98,450,200.50. The trade was a 0.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Dana L. Evan sold 7,590 shares of BOX stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.51, for a total value of $254,340.90. Following the sale, the director directly owned 115,725 shares in the company, valued at $3,877,944.75. The trade was a 6.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 51,081 shares of company stock worth $1,762,323 over the last ninety days. 3.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BOX

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its holdings in shares of BOX by 25.2% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 6,315 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $200,000 after buying an additional 1,271 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of BOX by 31.4% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 53,924 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,704,000 after purchasing an additional 12,898 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its position in shares of BOX by 17.5% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 50,762 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,609,000 after purchasing an additional 7,560 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in BOX by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,001,896 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $31,661,000 after acquiring an additional 14,682 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL acquired a new position in BOX in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $4,343,000. 86.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

BOX Company Profile

Box, Inc engages in the provision of an enterprise content platform that enables organizations to securely manage enterprise content while allowing easy, secure access and sharing of this content from anywhere, on any device. Its products include cloud content management, IT and admin controls, Box Governance, Box Zones, Box Relay, Box Shuttle, and Box KeySafe.