BOX (NYSE:BOX) Releases FY 2027 Earnings Guidance

BOX (NYSE:BOX) updated its FY 2027 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.550-1.550 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.960. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.3 billion-$1.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.2 billion. BOX also updated its Q1 2027 guidance to 0.360-0.360 EPS.

BOX Stock Performance

NYSE:BOX opened at $23.96 on Wednesday. BOX has a fifty-two week low of $21.61 and a fifty-two week high of $38.80. The firm has a market cap of $3.43 billion, a PE ratio of 19.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.80. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $26.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $29.75.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on BOX. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $45.00 target price on shares of BOX in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of BOX in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, BOX has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $38.00.

Insider Activity

In other BOX news, COO Olivia Nottebohm sold 4,612 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.04, for a total value of $120,096.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 469,831 shares in the company, valued at $12,234,399.24. This trade represents a 0.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, VP Eli Berkovitch sold 5,163 shares of BOX stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.96, for a total value of $154,683.48. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 123,684 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,705,572.64. The trade was a 4.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last three months, insiders have sold 82,887 shares of company stock worth $2,399,707. 3.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in BOX in the second quarter worth $484,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of BOX during the 1st quarter valued at $31,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its position in shares of BOX by 7.4% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 477,822 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $14,746,000 after buying an additional 32,726 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP increased its stake in shares of BOX by 16.4% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 17,800 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $549,000 after acquiring an additional 2,506 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in BOX by 21.4% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 879,491 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $30,045,000 after acquiring an additional 154,989 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.74% of the company’s stock.

BOX Company Profile

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.