Bandwidth (BAND) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Bandwidth (NASDAQ: BAND) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 5/16/2026 – Bandwidth was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
• 5/15/2026 – Bandwidth had its price target raised by Citizens Jmp from $45.00 to $70.00. They now have a “market outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/14/2026 – Bandwidth had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $45.00 to $60.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/7/2026 – Bandwidth was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 5/2/2026 – Bandwidth was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 4/30/2026 – Bandwidth had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 4/30/2026 – Bandwidth had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $20.00 to $45.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/20/2026 – Bandwidth had its “sell (d-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 4/19/2026 – Bandwidth was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 4/17/2026 – Bandwidth had its price target raised by B. Riley Financial, Inc. from $20.00 to $27.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/11/2026 – Bandwidth was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Daryl E. Raiford sold 16,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.19, for a total value of $244,559.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 36,645 shares in the company, valued at approximately $556,637.55. This represents a 30.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Rebecca Bottorff sold 9,425 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.30, for a total transaction of $426,952.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 50,535 shares in the company, valued at $2,289,235.50. This trade represents a 15.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 92,551 shares of company stock worth $3,324,556 in the last three months. 5.26% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Bandwidth Inc operates a cloud-based communications platform that provides voice, messaging and emergency services APIs for enterprises and developers. Through its proprietary network and software-as-a-service model, the company enables customers to integrate programmable voice calls, text messaging and 9-1-1 routing into their applications. Bandwidth’s solutions aim to reduce complexity and improve reliability in mission-critical communications, serving industries such as healthcare, financial services, on-demand mobility and customer engagement.

Founded in 1999 in Raleigh, North Carolina by co-founders David Morken and Henry Kaestner, Bandwidth initially focused on voice-over-IP infrastructure before evolving into a full communications API provider.