Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR) Releases Q1 2026 Earnings Guidance

Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR) issued an update on its first quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.280-0.290 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.250. The company issued revenue guidance of $78.0 million-$79.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $78.6 million.

Radware Stock Performance

RDWR traded down $0.83 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $24.21. The company had a trading volume of 316,198 shares, compared to its average volume of 291,947. Radware has a twelve month low of $18.46 and a twelve month high of $31.57. The company has a market capitalization of $1.03 billion, a PE ratio of 53.80 and a beta of 0.95. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $24.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.85.

Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The information technology services provider reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.30 by $0.02. Radware had a net margin of 6.71% and a return on equity of 7.21%. The business had revenue of $80.25 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $78.65 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.27 earnings per share. Radware’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Radware will post 0.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Radware announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Friday, February 13th that permits the company to repurchase $80.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the information technology services provider to repurchase up to 7.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company’s board believes its stock is undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

RDWR has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group set a $25.00 target price on Radware in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Wall Street Zen cut Radware from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, January 31st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Radware in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Radware has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $30.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of RDWR. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in shares of Radware by 28.9% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,619,687 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $63,108,000 after buying an additional 588,064 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its holdings in Radware by 28.7% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,562,396 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $37,638,000 after purchasing an additional 348,824 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in Radware by 1.6% during the third quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 1,538,854 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $40,769,000 after buying an additional 24,363 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Radware by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 458,941 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $11,056,000 after buying an additional 8,199 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Man Group plc boosted its stake in shares of Radware by 59.5% during the 3rd quarter. Man Group plc now owns 432,056 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $11,445,000 after acquiring an additional 161,159 shares during the period. 73.12% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Radware Company Profile

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.