What is William Blair’s Forecast for BOX Q1 Earnings?

Box, Inc. (NYSE:BOX) – Equities research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for BOX in a report released on Wednesday, March 5th. William Blair analyst J. Ader expects that the software maker will post earnings per share of ($0.12) for the quarter. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for BOX’s current full-year earnings is $0.27 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for BOX’s Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.10) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.09) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.09) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.40) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.38) EPS.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of BOX from $34.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of BOX from $34.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of BOX in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $40.00 price objective for the company. Raymond James reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $38.00 price objective (down previously from $40.00) on shares of BOX in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of BOX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $36.60.

BOX Stock Performance

NYSE BOX opened at $32.28 on Monday. BOX has a one year low of $24.63 and a one year high of $35.74. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $32.82 and its 200 day moving average price is $32.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.35, a PEG ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 1.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BOX

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in BOX by 10.8% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,371,815 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $44,900,000 after buying an additional 134,175 shares during the last quarter. Versor Investments LP bought a new stake in BOX in the third quarter valued at $1,221,000. Townsquare Capital LLC bought a new stake in BOX in the third quarter valued at $2,021,000. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. bought a new stake in BOX in the fourth quarter valued at $981,000. Finally, Petrus Trust Company LTA bought a new stake in BOX in the third quarter valued at $615,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.74% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at BOX

In other BOX news, CFO Dylan C. Smith sold 13,000 shares of BOX stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.33, for a total value of $420,290.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 1,448,509 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,830,295.97. The trade was a 0.89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, COO Olivia Nottebohm sold 12,414 shares of BOX stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.85, for a total transaction of $395,385.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 453,146 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,432,700.10. This represents a 2.67 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 89,041 shares of company stock valued at $2,889,758. 4.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

BOX announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, March 4th that authorizes the company to repurchase $150.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the software maker to repurchase up to 3.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

About BOX

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.