AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) Director Sells 27,000 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Director Zehava Simon sold 27,000 AudioCodes shares at an average price of $9.91, generating approximately $267,570 in proceeds.
• AudioCodes recently exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $0.15 in EPS on $62.96 million in revenue, while issuing fiscal 2026 EPS guidance of $0.60–$0.75.
• The stock opened at $9.99, and analysts maintain a consensus “Hold” rating. The company also declared a $0.20 dividend, though the reported payout ratio exceeds 100%.

AudioCodes Ltd. (NASDAQ:AUDC - Get Free Report) Director Zehava Simon sold 27,000 shares of AudioCodes stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.91, for a total value of $267,570.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

AudioCodes Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AUDC opened at $9.99 on Wednesday. AudioCodes Ltd. has a 1 year low of $6.95 and a 1 year high of $10.86. The firm has a market cap of $241.26 million, a PE ratio of 38.42 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $9.03.

AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $62.96 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $62.40 million. AudioCodes had a net margin of 2.83% and a return on equity of 6.79%. AudioCodes has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.600-0.750 EPS.

AudioCodes Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be given a $0.20 dividend. This represents a yield of 413.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 19th. AudioCodes's dividend payout ratio is presently 153.85%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of AudioCodes from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday, June 27th. Weiss Ratings raised AudioCodes from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, AudioCodes currently has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AudioCodes

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in AudioCodes during the second quarter valued at $43,000. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of AudioCodes by 3,621.4% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 7,294 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $64,000 after acquiring an additional 7,098 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in shares of AudioCodes in the 2nd quarter worth about $111,000. AXQ Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of AudioCodes in the 2nd quarter worth about $116,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in AudioCodes in the 2nd quarter worth about $127,000. Institutional investors own 68.05% of the company's stock.

AudioCodes Company Profile

AudioCodes Ltd is a global provider of advanced voice networking and media processing solutions for enterprises and service providers. The company designs and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of products, including session border controllers (SBCs), media gateways, IP phones, management and monitoring software, and cloud-based communications microservices. Its offerings support a wide range of unified communications (UC) and contact center deployments, enabling secure, high-quality voice connectivity across on-premises, hybrid and cloud environments.

Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Rosh Ha'Ayin, Israel, AudioCodes serves customers in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

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