Bandwidth (BAND) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ: BAND) is a communications platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) company that enables businesses to integrate voice, messaging and 911 access into their applications through a suite of developer-friendly APIs. By operating its own global IP voice network, Bandwidth delivers highly scalable, secure and cost-efficient communications solutions, including phone number provisioning, two-factor authentication, short-code messaging and toll-free services.

The company’s core offerings span voice calling and messaging APIs, emergency services routing, and advanced endpoints for enterprise use cases. Bandwidth supports application-to-person (A2P) messaging, SIP trunking, number porting and real-time call analytics. Its platform empowers software vendors, healthcare providers, financial institutions and on-demand service companies to embed native communications without relying on third-party carriers.

Founded in 1999 as NetBandwidth by David Morken and Henry Kaestner, the firm rebranded as Bandwidth in 2017 to reflect its expanding CPaaS capabilities. Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, the company maintains network points of presence across the United States and Canada, while serving customers in diverse industries worldwide. Bandwidth went public in 2017, trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol BAND.

Under the leadership of CEO Jeff Jackson, Bandwidth emphasizes customer support and platform reliability, holding accreditation as an FCC-certified telecommunications carrier. The management team combines deep telecom expertise and software development know-how, driving ongoing innovation in programmable voice and messaging services for mid-market and enterprise clients.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.73 to $16.00
• 50-Day Range: $12.18 to $16.12
• 52-Week Range: $11.33 to $23.90
• Volume: 261,265 shs
• Average Volume: 279,171 shs
• Market Capitalization: $468.12 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $20.80
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Bandwidth Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bandwidth scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 140th out of 666 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Bandwidth has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Bandwidth has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 227.27%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Bandwidth are expected to grow by 227.27% in the coming year, from $0.22 to $0.72 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Bandwidth is -44.94, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Bandwidth is -44.94, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Bandwidth has a P/B Ratio of 1.44. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.24% of the float of Bandwidth has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Bandwidth has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Bandwidth has recently increased by 10.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Bandwidth does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Bandwidth does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.44

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.24% of the float of Bandwidth has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Bandwidth has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Bandwidth has recently increased by 10.28%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.26

News Sentiment

Bandwidth has a news sentiment score of 0.26. 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 0.86 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Bandwidth this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for BAND on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Bandwidth insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $612,318.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.50% of the stock of Bandwidth is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

68.53% of the stock of Bandwidth is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BAND Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BAND shares performed this year?

Bandwidth's stock was trading at $17.02 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, BAND shares have decreased by 7.6% and is now trading at $15.73.

How were Bandwidth's earnings last quarter?

Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ:BAND) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 7th. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.07. The business's quarterly revenue was up 1.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Bandwidth IPO?

Bandwidth (BAND) raised $84 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, November 10th 2017. The company issued 4,000,000 shares at $20.00-$22.00 per share. Morgan Stanley, KeyBanc Capital Markets and Baird served as the underwriters for the IPO and Canaccord Genuity and JMP Securities were co-managers.

Who are Bandwidth's major shareholders?

Bandwidth's top institutional investors include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.64%), CX Institutional (0.05%) and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Daryl Raiford, Anthony Bartolo, Kade Ross, Devesh Agarwal, Richard Brandon Asbill, Rebecca Bottorff, Lukas M Roush, Devin M Krupka, Marina C Carreker, David A Morken and Douglas A Suriano.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Bandwidth?

Shares of BAND stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Bandwidth own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Bandwidth investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Waste Connections (WCN), NVIDIA (NVDA), TotalEnergies (TTE) and The RMR Group (RMR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2025
• Today: 7/11/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Comm Infrastructure
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BAND
• CIK: 1514416
• Web: www.bandwidth.com
• Phone: 800-808-5150
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,100
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Bandwidth: $20.80
• High Price Target: $36.00
• Low Price Target: $11.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.35)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 72.23
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$6.52 million
• Net Margins: -0.14%
• Pretax Margin: -0.44%
• Return on Equity: 1.46%
• Return on Assets: 0.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.71
• Current Ratio: 1.31
• Quick Ratio: 1.31

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $748.49 million
• Price / Sales: 0.63
• Cash Flow: $1.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.09
• Book Value: $10.95 per share
• Price / Book: 1.45

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 29,760,000
• Free Float: 27,828,000
• Market Cap: $472.89 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.84