Analysts Offer Predictions for BOX’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:BOX)

Box, Inc. (NYSE:BOX) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for BOX in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 5th. DA Davidson analyst L. Schreiner anticipates that the software maker will post earnings of ($0.11) per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $45.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for BOX’s current full-year earnings is $0.27 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for BOX’s FY2026 earnings at ($0.37) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.34) EPS.

BOX has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Bank of America started coverage on BOX in a report on Thursday, December 12th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $40.00 price objective for the company. UBS Group upped their price objective on BOX from $34.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Citigroup upped their price objective on BOX from $34.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “underperform” rating and issued a $21.00 price objective on shares of BOX in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Raymond James reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $38.00 price objective (down previously from $40.00) on shares of BOX in a report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, BOX has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $36.60.

BOX Stock Up 0.4 %

BOX stock opened at $32.28 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $32.82 and a 200-day moving average of $32.67. The company has a market cap of $4.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.35, a PEG ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 1.00. BOX has a twelve month low of $24.63 and a twelve month high of $35.74.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its holdings in shares of BOX by 28.2% during the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 341,606 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $10,795,000 after buying an additional 75,041 shares in the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. grew its stake in BOX by 38.5% in the fourth quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 8,540 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $270,000 after purchasing an additional 2,372 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its stake in BOX by 20.3% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 445,096 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $14,065,000 after purchasing an additional 75,098 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP grew its stake in BOX by 63.3% in the fourth quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 15,294 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $483,000 after purchasing an additional 5,930 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC grew its stake in BOX by 15.3% in the fourth quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 116,662 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $3,687,000 after purchasing an additional 15,475 shares in the last quarter. 86.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Aaron Levie sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.54, for a total transaction of $325,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,999,155 shares in the company, valued at approximately $97,592,503.70. This trade represents a 0.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Daniel J. Levin sold 5,886 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.50, for a total value of $191,295.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 51,530 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,674,725. The trade was a 10.25 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 89,041 shares of company stock worth $2,889,758 over the last ninety days. 4.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

BOX declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Tuesday, March 4th that authorizes the company to repurchase $150.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the software maker to purchase up to 3.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

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.