Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Time to Sell?

Amdocs Limited (NASDAQ:DOX) shares hit a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $69.47 and last traded at $69.69, with a volume of 357819 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $73.13.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Amdocs from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Amdocs from $97.00 to $88.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Bank of America dropped their price target on Amdocs from $100.00 to $97.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Amdocs in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Wolfe Research reissued a “peer perform” rating on shares of Amdocs in a report on Thursday, November 13th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $92.33.

Amdocs Stock Down 4.6%

The firm has a 50 day moving average of $80.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $82.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 0.40. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The technology company reported $1.81 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 the consensus estimate of $1.15 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.66 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. Amdocs has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.730-1.790 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 7.270-7.550 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Amdocs Limited will post 6.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Amdocs Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 31st will be given a $0.569 dividend. This is an increase from Amdocs’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.53. This represents a $2.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 31st. Amdocs’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 43.91%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Amdocs during the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in Amdocs in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. WealthCollab LLC boosted its stake in shares of Amdocs by 94.5% during the third quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 356 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new stake in shares of Amdocs in the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. bought a new position in shares of Amdocs during the fourth quarter worth about $37,000. 92.02% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Amdocs

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.