Q3 Earnings Forecast for Bandwidth Issued By Zacks Research

Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ:BAND) – Analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Bandwidth in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.05 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.04. The consensus estimate for Bandwidth’s current full-year earnings is $0.22 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Bandwidth’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.08 EPS.

Bandwidth (NASDAQ:BAND) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by ($0.36). The firm had revenue of $209.97 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $203.68 million. Bandwidth had a positive return on equity of 0.53% and a negative net margin of 0.87%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.38 earnings per share.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Barclays decreased their price objective on Bandwidth from $25.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 21st. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Bandwidth in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Bandwidth from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Bandwidth in a report on Friday, February 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $28.33.

Bandwidth Trading Up 3.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ BAND opened at $13.54 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $16.43 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $17.60. The stock has a market cap of $387.57 million, a P/E ratio of -23.75 and a beta of 1.57. Bandwidth has a 52-week low of $12.75 and a 52-week high of $25.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a current ratio of 1.34.

Insider Buying and Selling at Bandwidth

In related news, CEO David A. Morken sold 2,777 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.39, for a total transaction of $48,292.03. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 109,783 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,909,126.37. This represents a 2.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Devin M. Krupka sold 3,770 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.70, for a total transaction of $59,189.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 19,188 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $301,251.60. This trade represents a 16.42 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 70,510 shares of company stock valued at $1,109,806. 6.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Bandwidth by 61.8% during the fourth quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 524,586 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,928,000 after purchasing an additional 200,387 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its position in Bandwidth by 70.3% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 371,215 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,500,000 after acquiring an additional 153,223 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in Bandwidth by 88.1% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 285,559 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,860,000 after acquiring an additional 133,715 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Bandwidth by 9.9% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,249,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,260,000 after acquiring an additional 112,269 shares during the period. Finally, Millennium Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Bandwidth by 213.5% during the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 136,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,322,000 after purchasing an additional 92,915 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 68.53% of the company’s stock.

About Bandwidth

Bandwidth is a leading enterprise cloud communications company. Companies like Cisco, Google, Microsoft, RingCentral, Uber, and Zoom use Bandwidth’s APIs to easily embed voice, messaging, and emergency services into software and applications. Bandwidth is the first and only CPaaS provider offering a robust selection of communications APIs built around their own IP voice network.