FY2025 EPS Estimates for Bandwidth Lowered by Zacks Research

Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ:BAND) – Zacks Research cut their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Bandwidth in a report released on Tuesday, January 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.07) for the year, down from their previous forecast of ($0.06). The consensus estimate for Bandwidth’s current full-year earnings is $0.22 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Bandwidth’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.40 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on BAND. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Bandwidth in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Robert W. Baird set a $16.00 price objective on Bandwidth in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Bandwidth from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, December 14th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $21.00.

Bandwidth Price Performance

Shares of Bandwidth stock opened at $13.41 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $409.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -34.38 and a beta of 2.10. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $14.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $15.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. Bandwidth has a 1-year low of $11.33 and a 1-year high of $19.88.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Bandwidth

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BAND. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Bandwidth by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 19,383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $323,000 after acquiring an additional 1,114 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its holdings in Bandwidth by 2.1% in the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 53,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $895,000 after purchasing an additional 1,129 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its stake in Bandwidth by 3.7% in the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 35,603 shares of the company’s stock valued at $466,000 after buying an additional 1,255 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Bandwidth by 30.3% during the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 7,509 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,000 after buying an additional 1,748 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bailard Inc. grew its position in shares of Bandwidth by 11.0% during the 3rd quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 19,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $320,000 after buying an additional 1,900 shares during the period. 68.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Bandwidth news, COO Devesh Agarwal sold 4,202 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.06, for a total transaction of $59,080.12. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 77,482 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,089,396.92. The trade was a 5.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, General Counsel Richard Brandon Asbill sold 4,460 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.06, for a total transaction of $62,707.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel directly owned 62,465 shares in the company, valued at $878,257.90. This trade represents a 6.66% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 63,463 shares of company stock worth $895,210. 6.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Bandwidth

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.