Amdocs Limited (NASDAQ:DOX) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Amdocs Limited (NASDAQ:DOX) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the five ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $92.3333.

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Wolfe Research restated a “peer perform” rating on shares of Amdocs in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Bank of America lowered their target price on Amdocs from $100.00 to $97.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Amdocs from $111.00 to $92.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Amdocs from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Amdocs in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Amdocs

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. LSV Asset Management increased its position in shares of Amdocs by 7.6% during the third quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 3,648,703 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $299,376,000 after purchasing an additional 257,193 shares in the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund grew its stake in Amdocs by 20.3% during the 3rd quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 554,401 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $45,489,000 after buying an additional 93,527 shares during the last quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund grew its stake in Amdocs by 46.6% during the 3rd quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 149,539 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $12,270,000 after buying an additional 47,537 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Amdocs by 13.6% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 266,124 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $24,281,000 after buying an additional 31,827 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alps Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Amdocs by 11.6% in the third quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 237,883 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $19,518,000 after buying an additional 24,771 shares during the last quarter. 92.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Amdocs Price Performance

DOX stock traded down $1.52 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $68.29. The company had a trading volume of 238,589 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,401,642. The company has a market capitalization of $7.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 0.42. Amdocs has a 12-month low of $65.74 and a 12-month high of $95.41. The company has a quick ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $77.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $80.47.

Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $1.81 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.75 by $0.06. Amdocs had a return on equity of 20.19% and a net margin of 12.47%.The firm had revenue of $1.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.15 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.66 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Amdocs has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.730-1.790 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.270-7.550 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Amdocs will post 6.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Amdocs Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.569 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.3%. This is a positive change from Amdocs’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. Amdocs’s dividend payout ratio is currently 40.81%.

Amdocs Company Profile

Amdocs (NASDAQ: DOX) is a global software and services provider specializing in solutions for communications, media and entertainment companies. The company designs, develops and integrates revenue management, customer experience and digital services platforms that enable service providers to launch and monetize new offerings, streamline operations and enhance subscriber engagement. Amdocs’ product suite encompasses billing and order management, customer relationship management, digital commerce and network function virtualization, supported by professional services for implementation, integration and managed operations.

Founded in 1982 and structured as a separate public company in 1998, Amdocs has its corporate headquarters in Chesterfield, Missouri, and maintains major development centers in Ra’anana, Israel.