BOX (BOX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Box, Inc. engages in the provision of an enterprise content platform that enables organizations to securely manage enterprise content while allowing easy, secure access and sharing of this content from anywhere, on any device. Its products include cloud content management, IT and admin controls, Box Governance, Box Zones, Box Relay, Box Shuttle, and Box KeySafe. The company was founded by Aaron Levie, Dylan Smith, Jeff Queisser, and Sam Ghods in March 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.71 to $32.14
• 50-Day Range: $28.38 to $32.28
• 52-Week Range: $24.63 to $35.74
• Volume: 944,634 shs
• Average Volume: 1.82 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.57 billion
• P/E Ratio: 39.73
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $36.44
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

BOX Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BOX scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 90th out of 657 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

BOX has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BOX has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 40.74%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for BOX are expected to grow by 40.74% in the coming year, from $0.27 to $0.38 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BOX is 39.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.61.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BOX is 39.73, 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 45.37.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

BOX has a PEG Ratio of 4.42. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.52% of the float of BOX has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BOX has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BOX has recently decreased by 1.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

BOX does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of BOX is 88.89%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, BOX will have a dividend payout ratio of 315.79% in the coming year. This indicates that BOX may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.44

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.52% of the float of BOX has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BOX has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BOX has recently decreased by 1.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.72

News Sentiment

BOX has a news sentiment score of 1.72. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for BOX this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for BOX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added BOX to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% 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, BOX insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,060,714.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.10% of the stock of BOX is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

86.74% of the stock of BOX is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BOX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BOX shares performed this year?

BOX's stock was trading at $31.60 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BOX stock has increased by 0.6% and is now trading at $31.78.
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How were BOX's earnings last quarter?

Box, Inc. (NYSE:BOX) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 27th. The software maker reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.04. The business's revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is BOX buying back stock?

BOX's board approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, March 4th 2025, which authorizes the company to repurchase $150,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 3.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Does BOX have any subsidiaries?

BOX subsidiaries include cloud fastpath, SignRequest, Butter.ai, Progressly, Wagon, Verold, Subspace-Inc, and more.

When did BOX IPO?

BOX (BOX) raised $150 million in an IPO on Friday, January 23rd 2015. The company issued 12,500,000 shares at $11.00-$13.00 per share. Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan and BMO Capital Markets acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Canaccord Genuity, Pacific Crest Securities, Raymond James and Wells Fargo Securities were co-managers.

Who are BOX's major shareholders?

BOX's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.49%), Deutsche Bank AG (1.45%), Congress Asset Management Co. (1.28%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.13%). Insiders that own company stock include Aaron Levie, Dylan C Smith, Olivia Nottebohm, Eli Berkovitch, Dana L Evan, Bethany Mayer, Daniel J Levin and Jack R Lazar.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of BOX?

Shares of BOX 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 BOX own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that BOX investors own include Humana (HUM), NVIDIA (NVDA), American Water Works (AWK), Enovix (ENVX), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR) and Rambus (RMBS).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/27/2024
• Today: 5/13/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/27/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Prepackaged software
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BOX
• CIK: 1372612
• Web: www.box.com
• Phone: (877) 729-4269
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,170
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $36.44
• High Stock Price Target: $42.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $21.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.64
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.35
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 39.73
• Forward P/E Ratio: 117.70
• P/E Growth: 4.42
• Net Income: $129.03 million
• Net Margins: 13.96%
• Pretax Margin: 8.36%
• Return on Equity: -17.20%
• Return on Assets: 6.15%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.64
• Quick Ratio: 1.64

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.19
• Cash Flow: $0.78 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 40.58
• Book Value: ($2.99) per share
• Price / Book: -10.63

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 143,789,000
• Free Float: 137,812,000
• Market Cap: $4.57 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.94