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Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ:BAND) Given Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

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Key Points

  • Analysts rate Bandwidth “Moderate Buy,” with four buy ratings and four holds; the average 12-month price target is $59.83 versus a recent share price of $50.23.
  • Bandwidth exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $0.37 EPS and $219.9 million in revenue, while revenue increased 22.2% year over year. Management guided for third-quarter 2026 EPS of $0.45–$0.49.
  • Insiders sold 23,550 shares worth about $1.15 million over the past quarter, while institutional investors own a substantial 68.53% stake in the company.
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Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ:BAND - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the eight analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $59.8333.

A number of brokerages recently commented on BAND. Wall Street Zen lowered Bandwidth from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday. B. Riley Financial raised their target price on shares of Bandwidth from $55.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Bandwidth from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, July 3rd. Citigroup reissued a "market outperform" rating on shares of Bandwidth in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Bandwidth from a "hold (c)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th.

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Bandwidth Stock Performance

Bandwidth stock opened at $50.23 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. The firm has a market cap of $1.62 billion, a P/E ratio of -173.21, a P/E/G ratio of 4.39 and a beta of 3.03. Bandwidth has a 1-year low of $12.50 and a 1-year high of $79.08. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $52.55 and a 200-day moving average of $44.57.

Bandwidth (NASDAQ:BAND - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $219.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $217.62 million. Bandwidth had a return on equity of 1.85% and a net margin of 0.27%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 22.2% on a year-over-year basis. Bandwidth has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.450-0.490 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.710-1.790 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Bandwidth will post 0.65 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Bandwidth news, General Counsel Richard Asbill sold 1,832 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.15, for a total transaction of $90,042.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel owned 7,550 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $371,082.50. This trade represents a 19.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, COO Devesh Agarwal sold 4,869 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.15, for a total transaction of $239,311.35. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 79,138 shares in the company, valued at $3,889,632.70. This represents a 5.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 23,550 shares of company stock worth $1,154,782 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 5.26% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bandwidth

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BAND. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. purchased a new position in Bandwidth during the second quarter valued at $70,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC bought a new position in shares of Bandwidth during the second quarter valued at $94,000. Corient Private Wealth LP purchased a new position in shares of Bandwidth in the 2nd quarter worth about $238,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its position in shares of Bandwidth by 8.3% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 61,239 shares of the company's stock worth $950,000 after purchasing an additional 4,686 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversified Trust Co bought a new position in Bandwidth in the 1st quarter worth about $184,000. Institutional investors own 68.53% of the company's stock.

Bandwidth Company Profile

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Bandwidth Inc is a cloud communications company that provides application programming interfaces (APIs) and communications services for businesses, software developers and service providers. Its platform enables organizations to integrate voice calling, text messaging and other communications capabilities into applications, websites and business workflows.

The company's offerings include voice and messaging APIs, toll-free and local telephone numbers, emergency communications and 911 access, authentication and related communications tools.

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