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Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $20.35 +0.59 (+2.99%) (As of 02/2/2023 01:05 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$19.85▼$20.4750-Day Range$17.00▼$19.7652-Week Range$16.79▼$28.76Volume47,328 shsAverage Volume60,833 shsMarket Capitalization$643.87 millionP/E Ratio23.66Dividend Yield1.88%Price Target$26.60 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media AudioCodes MarketRank™ ForecastAnalyst RatingHold2.25 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside20.2% Upside$24.00 Price TargetShort InterestHealthy0.42% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthModerateBased on Four FactorsSustainabilityN/ANews SentimentN/AInsider TradingN/AProj. Earnings Growth19.79%From $0.96 to $1.15 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.2.45 out of 5 starsComputer And Technology Sector130th out of 614 stocksTelephone & Telegraph Apparatus Industry4th out of 11 stocks 2.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingAudioCodes has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $24.00, AudioCodes has a forecasted upside of 20.2% from its current price of $19.97.Amount of Analyst CoverageAudioCodes has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 3.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted0.42% of the float of AudioCodes has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAudioCodes has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in AudioCodes has recently increased by 28.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldAudioCodes pays a meaningful dividend of 1.88%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAudioCodes has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of AudioCodes is 41.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, AudioCodes will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.30% next year. This indicates that AudioCodes will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next N/A Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreThere is no current Upright™ data available for AUDC. Previous Next 1.8 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentAudioCodes has a news sentiment score of 0.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for AudioCodes this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 3 people have searched for AUDC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows2 people have added AudioCodes to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, AudioCodes insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders48.80% of the stock of AudioCodes is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions44.42% of the stock of AudioCodes is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 3.1 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for AudioCodes are expected to grow by 19.79% in the coming year, from $0.96 to $1.15 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of AudioCodes is 23.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 136.61.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of AudioCodes is 23.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 340.13.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAudioCodes has a PEG Ratio of 1.85. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAudioCodes has a P/B Ratio of 3.14. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here About AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) StockAudioCodes Ltd. is engaged in the provision of communications software, products and productivity solutions for the digital workplace. The firm involves in the development, manufacture, and market of products for transferring voice and data over the internet. Its products include products for Microsoft 365, session border controllers, multi-service business routers, meeting rooms, internet protocol phones, digital and analog media gateways, management products and solutions, and voice applications. The company was founded by Shabtai Adlersberg in 1992 and is headquartered in Lod, Israel.Read More Receive AUDC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for AudioCodes and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address AUDC Stock News HeadlinesJanuary 26, 2023 | americanbankingnews.comAudioCodes Ltd. (NASDAQ:AUDC) Receives $26.60 Consensus PT from BrokeragesJanuary 23, 2023 | stocknews.comThe #1 Stock to Buy for 2023February 2, 2023 | PressReach (Ad)Top AI Tech Stock To WatchToday's stock market news features a Robotics stock with blue sky potential.January 19, 2023 | stocknews.comThe Best Tech Stock to Buy on Wall Street Right NowJanuary 11, 2023 | stocknews.comThe 3 Best Stocks to Buy Right Now With $20January 9, 2023 | stocknews.com1 High-Yield Dividend Stock to Add to Your Portfolio for Passive IncomeJanuary 4, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comAudioCodes Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Reporting DateDecember 28, 2022 | stocknews.com3 Tech Stocks to Buy This January and 1 to SellFebruary 2, 2023 | PressReach (Ad)Top AI Tech Stock To WatchToday's stock market news features a Robotics stock with blue sky potential.December 14, 2022 | stocknews.comCould Cisco Systems Stock Help You Retire Early?December 9, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comImplied Volatility Surging for AudioCodes (AUDC) Stock OptionsNovember 22, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comWith 51% ownership of the shares, AudioCodes Ltd. (NASDAQ:AUDC) is heavily dominated by institutional ownersNovember 21, 2022 | stocknews.com1 Tech Stock to Buy This Week for Under $50November 11, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com3 Communication Stocks Likely to Ride on Solid Demand TrendsNovember 8, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comAudioCodes Third Quarter 2022 Earnings: EPS Misses ExpectationsNovember 2, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comAudioCodes (AUDC) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Lag EstimatesOctober 25, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comAudioCodes Ltd. (AUDC)October 24, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comThose who invested in AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) five years ago are up 172%October 24, 2022 | stocknews.comIs This Former Meme Stock Now a Buy?October 20, 2022 | stocknews.com2 Stocks Under $40 to Buy in Q4October 17, 2022 | stocknews.com1 Stock That Will Reward Patient Investors in a Few YearsOctober 13, 2022 | stocknews.comBuying This 1 Stock Could Be a Genius Move Right NowOctober 11, 2022 | stocknews.comInterested in Tech? 3 Stocks to Start With This FallOctober 6, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comAudioCodes Announces Third Quarter 2022 Reporting Date - Yahoo FinanceOctober 6, 2022 | finance.yahoo.comAudioCodes Announces Third Quarter 2022 Reporting DateSeptember 24, 2022 | reuters.comAUDC.O - AudioCodes Ltd | Stock Price & Latest News | ReutersSeptember 24, 2022 | fool.comAudioCodes (NASDAQ: AUDC)See More Headlines View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive AUDC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for AudioCodes and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address AUDC Company Calendar Last Earnings10/25/2021Today2/02/2023Next Earnings (Confirmed)2/07/2023Fiscal Year End12/31/2023Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ Industry Telephone & telegraph apparatus Sub-IndustryN/A SectorComputer and Technology Current SymbolNASDAQ:AUDC CUSIPN/A CIK1086434 Webwww.audiocodes.com Phone(723) 976-4000Fax972-3976-4040Employees885Year Founded1993Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Forecast$24.00 High Stock Price Forecast$25.00 Low Stock Price Forecast$22.00 Forecasted Upside/Downside+30.7%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.25 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.86 Trailing P/E Ratio23.66 Forward P/E Ratio21.20 P/E Growth1.85Net Income$33.75 million Net Margins10.41% Pretax Margin12.37% Return on Equity16.72% Return on Assets9.65% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.44 Quick Ratio1.12 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$248.92 million Price / Sales2.59 Cash Flow$1.37 per share Price / Cash Flow14.87 Book Value$6.36 per share Price / Book3.20Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares31,640,000Free Float16,198,000Market Cap$643.87 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.60 Social Links Key ExecutivesShabtai AdlersbergPresident, Chief Executive Officer & DirectorOfer NimtsovichChief Operating OfficerNiran BaruchChief Financial Officer & Vice President-FinanceYair HevdeliVice President-Research & DevelopmentLior AldemaDirector, Chief Business Officer & Executive VPKey CompetitorsNETGEARNASDAQ:NTGRDZSNASDAQ:DZSIAkoustis TechnologiesNASDAQ:AKTSClearfieldNASDAQ:CLFDInfineraNASDAQ:INFNView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsState of New Jersey Common Pension Fund DBought 2,352 shares on 2/1/2023Ownership: 0.131%Legato Capital Management LLCBought 10,641 shares on 2/1/2023Ownership: 0.034%Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank Bought 1,528 shares on 2/1/2023Ownership: 0.025%Seizert Capital Partners LLCBought 34,749 shares on 1/30/2023Ownership: 0.110%Lapides Asset Management LLCBought 28,200 shares on 1/27/2023Ownership: 0.706%View All Institutional Transactions AUDC Stock - Frequently Asked Questions Should I buy or sell AudioCodes stock right now? 3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AudioCodes in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" AUDC shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in AUDC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares. View AUDC analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks. What is AudioCodes' stock price forecast for 2023? 3 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for AudioCodes' stock. Their AUDC share price forecasts range from $22.00 to $25.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $24.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 21.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for AUDC or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts. How have AUDC shares performed in 2023? AudioCodes' stock was trading at $17.89 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AUDC shares have increased by 10.5% and is now trading at $19.76. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. Are investors shorting AudioCodes? AudioCodes saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 102,400 shares, an increase of 29.0% from the December 31st total of 79,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 86,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View AudioCodes' Short Interest. When is AudioCodes' next earnings date? The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 7th 2023. View our AUDC earnings forecast. How can I listen to AudioCodes' earnings call? AudioCodes will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, February 7th at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link. How were AudioCodes' earnings last quarter? AudioCodes Ltd. (NASDAQ:AUDC) issued its earnings results on Monday, October, 25th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.38 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.06. The communications equipment provider earned $63.41 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $62.55 million. AudioCodes had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.72% and a net margin of 10.41%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.33 earnings per share. How often does AudioCodes pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for AudioCodes? AudioCodes declared a Semi-Annual dividend on Tuesday, August 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Wednesday, August 31st. This represents a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 16th. Read our dividend analysis for AUDC. Is AudioCodes a good dividend stock? AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.93%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 3 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 41.86%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, AUDC will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.30% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for AUDC. What guidance has AudioCodes issued on next quarter's earnings? AudioCodes issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Thursday, November, 10th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.35-$1.45 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.39. The company issued revenue guidance of $275.00 million-$282.50 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $278.31 million. What is Shabtai Adlersberg's approval rating as AudioCodes' CEO? 37 employees have rated AudioCodes Chief Executive Officer Shabtai Adlersberg on Glassdoor.com. Shabtai Adlersberg has an approval rating of 79% among the company's employees. 87.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at AudioCodes to a friend. What other stocks do shareholders of AudioCodes own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other AudioCodes investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alibaba Group (BABA), AT&T (T), Intel (INTC), General Electric (GE), Pfizer (PFE), Walt Disney (DIS), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Energy Transfer (ET). What is AudioCodes' stock symbol? AudioCodes trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AUDC." Who are AudioCodes' major shareholders? AudioCodes' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Copeland Capital Management LLC (3.51%), Lapides Asset Management LLC (0.71%), ARK Investment Management LLC (0.34%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.28%), State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D (0.13%) and Cascade Investment Advisors Inc. (0.13%). How do I buy shares of AudioCodes? Shares of AUDC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What is AudioCodes' stock price today? One share of AUDC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $19.76. How much money does AudioCodes make? AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) has a market capitalization of $625.21 million and generates $248.92 million in revenue each year. The communications equipment provider earns $33.75 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.86 on an earnings per share basis. How many employees does AudioCodes have? The company employs 885 workers across the globe. How can I contact AudioCodes? AudioCodes' mailing address is 1 HAYARDEN STREET, AIRPORT CITY LOD ISRAEL L3, 70100. The official website for the company is www.audiocodes.com. The communications equipment provider can be reached via phone at (723) 976-4000, via email at bbaxter@symbilitysolutions.com, or via fax at 972-3976-4040. This page (NASDAQ:AUDC) was last updated on 2/2/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. 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