Russell Investments Group Ltd. Grows Stock Holdings in Radware Ltd. $RDWR

Key Points

• Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in Radware Ltd. by 81.4% during the first quarter, owning 31,526 shares worth $682,000 as of the latest SEC filing.
• Several institutional investors have made significant changes to their positions in Radware, with a majority of the stock 73.12% currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
• Radware's Q2 earnings report beat expectations, posting an EPS of $0.28 against a consensus estimate of $0.26, while also forecasting Q3 2025 EPS guidance in the range of $0.260-0.270.

Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in Radware Ltd. (NASDAQ:RDWR - Free Report) by 81.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 31,526 shares of the information technology services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 14,146 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. owned 0.07% of Radware worth $682,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Radware by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 36,094 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $813,000 after acquiring an additional 855 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in Radware by 179.9% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 44,072 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $992,000 after purchasing an additional 28,329 shares in the last quarter. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC bought a new position in shares of Radware during the 4th quarter valued at about $422,000. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in shares of Radware by 485.3% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 74,469 shares of the information technology services provider's stock valued at $1,678,000 after purchasing an additional 61,745 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Algert Global LLC increased its holdings in shares of Radware by 27.2% in the fourth quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 24,223 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $546,000 after purchasing an additional 5,180 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.12% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on RDWR shares. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Radware from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Radware from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $35.00 target price (up from $30.00) on shares of Radware in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, Wolfe Research initiated coverage on shares of Radware in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. They set an "outperform" rating on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $32.50.

Radware Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of RDWR stock traded up $0.05 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $24.64. 46,156 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 206,856. Radware Ltd. has a 12-month low of $18.46 and a 12-month high of $31.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 77.00 and a beta of 0.99. The company's 50-day moving average price is $27.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $24.40.

Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 30th. The information technology services provider reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $74.22 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $73.42 million. Radware had a net margin of 4.90% and a return on equity of 6.11%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.20 earnings per share. Radware has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.260-0.270 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Radware Ltd. will post 0.28 EPS for the current year.

About Radware

Radware Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets cyber security and application delivery solutions for cloud, on-premises, and software defined data centers worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Radware's Core Business and The Hawks' Business. It offers DefensePro provides automated DDoS protection; Radware Kubernetes, a web application firewall solution; and Cyber Controller, a unified solution for management, configuration, and attack lifecycle.