BOX (NYSE:BOX) Issues Q1 2027 Earnings Guidance

BOX (NYSE:BOX) issued an update on its first quarter 2027 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.360-0.360 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.210. The company issued revenue guidance of $304.0 million-$304.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $305.0 million. BOX also updated its FY 2027 guidance to 1.550-1.550 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on BOX. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $45.00 price target on shares of BOX in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of BOX in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $38.00.

BOX Price Performance

BOX stock opened at $23.96 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $26.08 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $29.75. BOX has a 52-week low of $21.61 and a 52-week high of $38.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.80.

BOX (NYSE:BOX) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The software maker reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.16. BOX had a net margin of 19.79% and a negative return on equity of 20.65%. The company had revenue of $305.88 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $305.64 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.42 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts predict that BOX will post 0.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Jack R. Lazar sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.77, for a total value of $79,425.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 25,355 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $805,528.35. The trade was a 8.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO Olivia Nottebohm sold 4,612 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.04, for a total value of $120,096.48. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 469,831 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,234,399.24. This trade represents a 0.97% 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 sold 82,887 shares of company stock valued at $2,399,707. Corporate insiders own 3.90% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BOX

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. RGM Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of BOX by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. RGM Capital LLC now owns 3,330,168 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $99,605,000 after purchasing an additional 251,520 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in BOX by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 3,316,783 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $107,033,000 after buying an additional 94,289 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in BOX by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,660,900 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $79,592,000 after buying an additional 9,234 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP grew its holdings in BOX by 48.0% during the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,747,027 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $52,254,000 after acquiring an additional 566,502 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sunriver Management LLC increased its position in BOX by 14.7% in the 4th quarter. Sunriver Management LLC now owns 1,741,267 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $52,081,000 after acquiring an additional 223,439 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.74% of the company’s stock.

About BOX

Box, Inc is a leading provider of cloud content management and file sharing solutions designed to support enterprises in securely managing, accessing and collaborating on digital content from anywhere. The company offers a unified platform that enables organizations to store, share and automate workflows across various departments, enhancing productivity and ensuring governance over sensitive information. Box’s services are tailored to meet the needs of industries such as healthcare, financial services, government and media, where compliance and data security are paramount.

The core offerings of Box include its Content Cloud platform, which provides content collaboration, workflow automation, data classification and secure file sharing.