Q1 Earnings Forecast for Bandwidth Issued By Zacks Research

Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ:BAND) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Bandwidth in a report released on Tuesday, April 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $0.00 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.02. The consensus estimate for Bandwidth’s current full-year earnings is $0.22 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Bandwidth’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.03) EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.00 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Bandwidth 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 target price on Bandwidth from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on Bandwidth from $25.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $28.33.

Bandwidth Stock Performance

BAND opened at $12.35 on Thursday. Bandwidth has a 1-year low of $11.80 and a 1-year high of $25.02. The company has a market cap of $353.51 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -21.67 and a beta of 1.89. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $16.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $17.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.34, a quick ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Bandwidth news, CEO David A. Morken sold 2,777 shares of Bandwidth stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.39, for a total value of $48,292.03. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 109,783 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,909,126.37. The trade was a 2.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Devin M. Krupka sold 3,770 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the insider now directly owns 19,188 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $301,251.60. This represents a 16.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 69,244 shares of company stock valued at $1,088,322. Insiders own 6.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Bandwidth

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BAND. Covestor Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Bandwidth in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Quarry LP raised its stake in Bandwidth by 157.6% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,035 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 1,245 shares during the period. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC bought a new position in Bandwidth during the fourth quarter worth about $50,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Bandwidth during the fourth quarter worth about $69,000. Finally, one8zero8 LLC purchased a new position in shares of Bandwidth in the fourth quarter worth about $170,000. 68.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.