Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co Grows Stock Holdings in Box, Inc. $BOX

Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co lifted its position in Box, Inc. (NYSE:BOX) by 82.5% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 60,223 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,229 shares during the quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co’s holdings in BOX were worth $1,943,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of BOX during the 1st quarter valued at about $31,000. Salomon & Ludwin LLC bought a new position in BOX during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Covestor Ltd raised its stake in shares of BOX by 112.8% during the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,326 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 703 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of BOX by 25.6% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,503 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 306 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. purchased a new stake in shares of BOX in the 2nd quarter valued at $55,000. 86.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting BOX

Here are the key news stories impacting BOX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Box beat Q4 estimates with $0.49 EPS (vs. $0.33 consensus), revenue of $305.9M (+9.4% y/y) and expanding margins — the core results that lifted sentiment. Q4 Earnings Article
• Positive Sentiment: Management issued materially stronger FY2027 guidance (FY EPS 1.55 vs. consensus ~0.96; FY revenue ~ $1.3B vs. ~$1.2B consensus), signaling better-than-expected forward profitability and revenue scaling — a key driver of the stock’s uptick. Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large call-option buying was reported (≈2,103 calls, +44% vs. average), suggesting some traders are betting on further upside in the near term.
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analyst/commentary highlighted durable revenue growth (~10% y/y), rising backlog/RPO and margin expansion, arguing BOX looks attractively valued on FY27 multiples — supportive for longer-term investor interest. Seeking Alpha Buy Thesis
• Neutral Sentiment: Q1 FY2027 guidance was mixed: EPS guidance (0.36) topped estimates (0.21) but revenue guidance of $304.0M was slightly below the ~$305M consensus — introduces some near-term revenue uncertainty despite stronger profitability guidance.
• Negative Sentiment: Citigroup trimmed its price target from $40 to $36 while keeping a “buy” rating — the reduced target trims some upside expectations even though the rating remains positive. Citigroup PT Cut
• Negative Sentiment: UBS cut its price target from $31 to $28 and moved to a “neutral” rating, a nearer-term analyst shift that could cap momentum if other firms follow suit. UBS PT Cut

BOX Trading Up 10.5%

BOX stock opened at $26.44 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $3.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.80. Box, Inc. has a 1-year low of $21.61 and a 1-year high of $38.80. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $26.01 and a 200-day moving average of $29.73.

BOX (NYSE:BOX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The software maker reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.16. BOX had a negative return on equity of 24.05% and a net margin of 9.80%.The business had revenue of $305.88 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $305.64 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.42 EPS. BOX’s quarterly revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts forecast that Box, Inc. will post 0.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently commented on BOX shares. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of BOX from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $45.00 price objective on shares of BOX in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of BOX in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price target on BOX from $31.00 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $36.29.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, COO Olivia Nottebohm sold 4,612 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was 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 owned 469,831 shares of the company’s stock, 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Aaron Levie sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.53, for a total transaction of $457,950.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,922,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $89,209,575.90. The trade was a 0.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 80,387 shares of company stock worth $2,320,282 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 3.90% 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.