Benefitfocus Company Profile (NASDAQ:BNFT)

About Benefitfocus

Benefitfocus, Inc. (Benefitfocus) provides cloud-based benefits software solutions for consumers, employers, insurance carriers and brokers. The Benefitfocus Platform allows how organizations and individuals shop for, enroll in, manage and exchange benefits. It operates through two business segments: Employer, which derives its revenue from customers that use the Company's services for the provision of benefits to their employees, and administrators acting on behalf of employers, Carrier, which derives its revenue from insurance companies that provide coverage at their own risk. Its products and services for Insurance Carriers include Marketplaces; eEnrollment; eExchange; Core & Advanced Analytics; Integrations; Implementation Services, and Benefits Service Center. Its products and services for employers include Benefitfocus Marketplace, Communication Portal, Benefitstore, Video, ACA Compliance & Reporting, eBilling & Payment, Implementation Services and Benefits Service Center.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Computer and Technology
Industry: Application Software
Sub-Industry: N/A
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: BNFT
CUSIP:

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $39.92
50 Day Moving Average: $40.37
200 Day Moving Average: $38.04
52-Week Range: $21.04 - $44.98
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Foreward P/E Ratio: -107.89
P/E Growth: -1.86
Market Cap: $1.18B
Outstanding Shares: 29,652,000
Beta: 1.34

Profitability:

Net Margins: -25.19%
Return on Assets: -32.25%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: -1.21%
Current Ratio: 1.00%
Quick Ratio: 1.00%

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Consensus Ratings for Benefitfocus (NASDAQ:BNFT) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	4 Hold Ratings, 4 Buy Ratings, 1 Strong Buy Rating
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.67)
Consensus Price Target:	$48.38 (21.18% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Benefitfocus (NASDAQ:BNFT)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/12/2016	Jefferies Group	Boost Price Target	Buy	$45.00 -> $50.00
8/5/2016	Canaccord Genuity	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$48.00
8/4/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Boost Price Target	Buy	$60.00 -> $65.00
8/1/2016	RBC Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Sector Perform	$36.00 -> $46.00
8/1/2016	Royal Bank Of Canada	Boost Price Target	Sector Perform	$36.00 -> $46.00
5/23/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$38.00
5/5/2016	William Blair	Downgrade	Outperform -> Market Perform
2/26/2016	Raymond James Financial Inc.	Lower Price Target	Strong-Buy	$50.00 -> $45.00
2/24/2016	Piper Jaffray Cos.	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$50.00 -> $49.00
8/17/2015	First Analysis	Initiated Coverage	Overweight
3/20/2015	Wells Fargo & Co.	Initiated Coverage	Outperform

(Data available from 9/30/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Benefitfocus (NASDAQ:BNFT)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
11/2/2016
8/3/2016	Q2	($0.37)	($0.22)	$56.42 million	$57.90 million	View	N/A
5/4/2016	Q1	($0.40)	($0.29)	$54.40 million	$54.79 million	View	N/A
2/23/2016	Q4	($0.46)	($0.33)	$51.80 million	$54.30 million	View	Listen
11/4/2015	Q315	($0.54)	($0.46)	$43.28 million	$45.43 million	View	N/A
8/3/2015	Q215	($0.58)	($0.53)	$42.13 million	$42.70 million	View	N/A
5/6/2015	Q115	($0.52)	($0.48)	$41.14 million	$42.70 million	View	N/A
2/24/2015	Q414	($0.62)	($0.39)	$38.50 million	$40.20 million	View	N/A
11/6/2014	Q314	($0.70)	($0.62)	$33.90 million	$34.20 million	View	N/A
8/7/2014	Q214	($0.70)	($0.62)	$31.31 million	$32.30 million	View	N/A
5/5/2014	Q114	($0.55)	($0.46)	$30.02 million	$30.70 million	View	N/A
3/6/2014	Q1	($0.34)	($0.32)	$28.57 million	$30.30 million	View	N/A
11/7/2013		($0.40)	($0.30)	$25.20 million	$26.30 million	View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Benefitfocus (NASDAQ:BNFT)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $-0.95 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $-0.37 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	2	($0.52)	($0.48)	($0.50)
Q2 2016	2	($0.54)	($0.45)	($0.50)
Q3 2016	3	($0.49)	($0.34)	($0.42)
Q4 2016	3	($0.29)	($0.23)	($0.25)
Q1 2017	2	($0.31)	($0.28)	($0.30)
Q2 2017	2	($0.31)	($0.22)	($0.27)
Q3 2017	2	($0.25)	($0.24)	($0.25)
Q4 2017	2	($0.18)	($0.08)	($0.13)

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Dividend History for Benefitfocus (NASDAQ:BNFT)
No dividend announcements for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Insider Trading History for Benefitfocus (NASDAQ:BNFT)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 45.20%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 78.96%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
8/15/2016	Mason R Holland Jr	Insider	Sell	145,915	$42.18	$6,154,694.70
6/17/2016	Francis J Pelzer	Director	Sell	1,530	$39.54	$60,496.20
5/10/2016	Stephen M Swad	Director	Buy	2,000	$32.90	$65,800.00
5/6/2016	Douglas Dennerline	Director	Sell	3,200	$31.85	$101,920.00
4/1/2016	Raymond Alexander August	COO	Sell	2,314	$32.38	$74,927.32
4/1/2016	Shawn A Jenkins	CEO	Sell	7,722	$32.38	$250,038.36
11/30/2015	Stephen M Swad	Director	Buy	2,500	$39.32	$98,300.00
11/27/2015	Milton Alpern	CFO	Sell	5,000	$40.52	$202,600.00
11/25/2015	Mason R Holland Jr	Chairman	Sell	22,181	$41.58	$922,285.98
11/24/2015	Mason R Holland Jr	Chairman	Sell	8,455	$41.02	$346,824.10
11/23/2015	Mason R Holland Jr	Chairman	Sell	50,000	$41.23	$2,061,500.00
8/31/2015	Stephen M. Swad	Director	Buy	5,000	$35.09	$175,450.00
6/2/2015	Andrew L Howell	Insider	Sell	26,116	$35.27	$921,111.32
4/1/2015	Donald R Taylor Jr	CTO	Sell	13,500	$35.11	$473,985.00
2/25/2015	Andrew L Howell	Insider	Sell	10,000	$35.99	$359,900.00
2/3/2015	Donald R Taylor Jr	CTO	Sell	7,356	$25.00	$183,900.00
1/2/2015	Donald R Taylor Jr	CTO	Sell	8,000	$31.08	$248,640.00
12/18/2014	Andrew L Howell	Insider	Sell	7,500	$30.00	$225,000.00
12/16/2014	Donald R Taylor Jr	CTO	Sell	8,118	$25.00	$202,950.00
8/1/2014	Donald R Taylor Jr	CTO	Sell	4,500	$38.32	$172,440.00
7/22/2014	Raheel Zia	Director	Sell	2,854,560	$36.67	$104,676,715.20
7/1/2014	Donald R Taylor Jr	CTO	Sell	4,500	$46.59	$209,655.00
6/19/2014	Milton Alpern	CFO	Sell	7,000	$45.00	$315,000.00
6/18/2014	Milton Alpern	CFO	Sell	10,000	$41.50	$415,000.00
6/10/2014	Andrew L Howell	COO	Sell	9,888	$40.24	$397,893.12
6/9/2014	Milton Alpern	CFO	Sell	5,000	$40.00	$200,000.00
6/2/2014	Donald R Taylor Jr	CTO	Sell	4,500	$35.85	$161,325.00
5/21/2014	Andrew Howell	COO	Sell	13,539	$33.75	$456,941.25
5/20/2014	Donald Taylor, Jr.	CTO	Sell	6,300	$34.00	$214,200.00
5/13/2014	Donald Taylor, Jr.	CTO	Sell	2,100	$33.00	$69,300.00
9/23/2013	Joseph P Disabato	Director	Sell	2,675,450	$24.65	$65,949,842.50

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Benefitfocus (NASDAQ:BNFT)

Date	Headline
	Latest Analyst Ratings For Benefitfocus, Inc. (BNFT) - The De Soto Edge (NASDAQ:BNFT) desotoedge.com - September 29 at 8:35 AM
	Upgrades And Downgrades For Benefitfocus, Inc. (BNFT) - NewsDen (NASDAQ:BNFT) newsden.net - September 28 at 3:41 PM
	Benefitfocus : to Present at the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.4-traders.com - September 26 at 8:39 AM
	Shares Of Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ:BNFT) Expected To Hit $65 - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.investornewswire.com - September 25 at 3:37 PM
	Industry Leaders Steve Boese and Rosemarie Day to Speak at Benefitfocus One Place to Help Benefits and Insurance ... - Yahoo Finance (NASDAQ:BNFT) finance.yahoo.com - September 23 at 9:00 AM
	Boese and Day bring vast experiences from both the employer and carrier perspectives to Benefitfocus community (NASDAQ:BNFT) business.itbusinessnet.com - September 22 at 4:03 PM
	Industry Leaders Steve Boese and Rosemarie Day to Speak at Benefitfocus One Place to Help Benefits and Insurance Professionals Navigate Unprecedented Change & Opportunity in Health Care (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.publicnow.com - September 22 at 4:03 PM
	Benefitfocus Names Jeffrey Laborde Chief Financial Officer - Yahoo Finance (NASDAQ:BNFT) finance.yahoo.com - September 20 at 9:46 AM
	BENEFITFOCUS,INC. Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Amendments to Articles of Inc. or By (NASDAQ:BNFT) biz.yahoo.com - September 20 at 9:46 AM
	8:59 am Benefitfocus appoints Jeffrey Laborde as CFO effective September 15, 2016 (NASDAQ:BNFT) finance.yahoo.com - September 19 at 4:46 PM
	Benefitfocus Names Jeffrey Laborde Chief Financial Officer (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.publicnow.com - September 19 at 4:46 PM
	Stock Down Over the Last Quarter: Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ:BNFT) - Post News (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 18 at 8:39 AM
	Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ:BNFT) Median Stock Price Target At $50 - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.investornewswire.com - September 17 at 3:50 PM
	Benefitfocus Autumn 2016 Software Release Drives Mobility and Paves the Way to Accelerate Consumer-Directed ... - Yahoo Finance (NASDAQ:BNFT) finance.yahoo.com - September 16 at 12:27 PM
	Benefitfocus Autumn 2016 Software Release Drives Mobility and Paves the Way to ... (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.prnewswire.com - September 15 at 3:43 PM
	Benefitfocus Autumn 2016 Software Release Drives Mobility and Paves the Way to Accelerate Consumer-Directed Health Care (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.publicnow.com - September 15 at 12:49 PM
	Research Analysts Set Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ:BNFT)'s Price ... - RealistInvestor.com (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.realistinvestor.com - September 14 at 5:24 AM
	Research Analysts Set Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ:BNFT)’s Price Target At $53.2 (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.realistinvestor.com - September 13 at 8:48 AM
	Stock Perspective: Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ:BNFT) Company Earnings Watch - Frisco Fastball (NASDAQ:BNFT) friscofastball.com - September 12 at 3:50 PM
	Shares Ticking Lower in Trade: Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ:BNFT) - Post News (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 9 at 3:50 PM
	Benefitfocus, Inc. – Value Analysis (NASDAQ:BNFT) : September 8, 2016 (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.capitalcube.com - September 8 at 3:50 PM
	Benefitfocus, Inc. – Value Analysis (NASDAQ:BNFT) : September 8, 2016 (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.capitalcube.com - September 8 at 3:50 PM
	Benefitfocus, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : BNFT-US : September 7, 2016 (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.capitalcube.com - September 7 at 12:40 PM
	Benefitfocus to Present at the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference (NASDAQ:BNFT) finance.yahoo.com - September 6 at 8:43 AM
	Price Target For Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ:BNFT) Set At $53.2 By Research Analysts - RealistInvestor.com (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.realistinvestor.com - September 5 at 8:41 AM
	Price Target For Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ:BNFT) Set At $53.2 By Research Analysts (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.realistinvestor.com - September 4 at 3:44 PM
	BENEFITFOCUS,INC. Files SEC form 8-K, Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NASDAQ:BNFT) biz.yahoo.com - September 2 at 8:36 AM
	Top 5 Companies Owned by Goldman Sachs (GS, BNFT) (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.investopedia.com - August 27 at 3:48 PM
	2 Sizzling Hot Tech Stocks: Benefitfocus, Inc. (BNFT), Net Element, Inc. (NETE) - The Independent Republic (NASDAQ:BNFT) theindependentrepublic.com - August 25 at 3:56 PM
	Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ:BNFT) Shares in Focus According to the Crowd & Analysts - Post News (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.kentuckypostnews.com - August 24 at 12:07 PM
	Benefitfocus Launches Best Practice Resources for HR and Benefits Professionals to Help Improve Plan Design ... - SYS-CON Media (press release) (NASDAQ:BNFT) news.sys-con.com - August 23 at 9:07 PM
	Analysts Set $53.2 Price Target For Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ:BNFT) - RealistInvestor.com (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.realistinvestor.com - August 23 at 3:56 PM
	Benefitfocus Launches Best Practice Resources for HR and Benefits Professionals to Help Improve Plan Design & Open Enrollment (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.publicnow.com - August 23 at 3:56 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to Benefitfocus, Inc. : August 23, 2016 (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.capitalcube.com - August 23 at 3:56 PM
	Benefitfocus, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : BNFT-US : August 22, 2016 (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.capitalcube.com - August 22 at 8:42 AM
	Will Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ:BNFT) Hit $65 Price Target? - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.investornewswire.com - August 21 at 3:46 PM
	Will Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ:BNFT) Surprise This Quarter? - Investor Newswire (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.investornewswire.com - August 11 at 4:01 PM
	BENEFITFOCUS,INC. Financials (NASDAQ:BNFT) finance.yahoo.com - August 11 at 4:01 PM
	Benefitfocus Inc. (BNFT) is Trading Lower on Unusual Volume for August 08 - Equities.com (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.equities.com - August 9 at 10:32 PM
	Benefitfocus to Present at the Canaccord 36th Annual Growth Conference (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.publicnow.com - August 8 at 9:21 PM
	Baron Focused Growth Fund 2nd Quarter Commentary (NASDAQ:BNFT) finance.yahoo.com - August 8 at 3:58 PM
	Baron Funds Comments on Benefitfocus (NASDAQ:BNFT) finance.yahoo.com - August 8 at 3:58 PM
	Benefitfocus Inc. (BNFT) is Trading Lower on Unusual Volume for August 03 - Equities.com (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.equities.com - August 5 at 3:54 PM
	Benefitfocus, Inc. :BNFT-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : August 5, 2016 (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.capitalcube.com - August 5 at 12:18 PM
	Benefitfocus Inc. (BNFT) is Trading Lower on Unusual Volume for ... - Equities.com (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.equities.com - August 4 at 9:39 PM
	BENEFITFOCUS,INC. Files SEC form 10-Q, Quarterly Report (NASDAQ:BNFT) biz.yahoo.com - August 4 at 4:01 PM
	Edited Transcript of BNFT earnings conference call or presentation 3-Aug-16 9:00pm GMT (NASDAQ:BNFT) finance.yahoo.com - August 4 at 12:30 PM
	Benefitfocus Inc.: Benefitfocus Announces Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results (NASDAQ:BNFT) www.twst.com - August 3 at 9:35 PM
	Benefitfocus reports 2Q loss (NASDAQ:BNFT) sg.finance.yahoo.com - August 3 at 9:35 PM
	Q2 2016 Benefitfocus Inc Earnings Release - After Market Close (NASDAQ:BNFT) biz.yahoo.com - August 3 at 12:33 PM