Box Inc. [BOX] stock prices are up 5.09% to $34.68 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The BOX shares have gain 8.54% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 10.76%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Box Inc. [NYSE: BOX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 10, 2023, when RBC Capital Mkts downgraded its rating to a Underperform and also revised its price target to $24 from $28. Previously, JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Overweight on December 12, 2022, and elevated its price target to $34. On November 22, 2022, Credit Suisse initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $36 on the stock. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Overweight and increased its price target to $34 on October 03, 2022. KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated its recommendation with a Overweight and recommended $34 as its price target on September 13, 2022. Citigroup started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on September 01, 2022, and assigned it a price target of $34. In a note dated March 03, 2022, JP Morgan upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $22 to $28.
The stock price of Box Inc. [BOX] has been fluctuating between $22.31 and $33.09 over the past year. Box Inc. [NYSE: BOX] shares were valued at $34.68 at the most recent close of the market.
Analyzing the BOX fundamentals
The most recent quarter, Box Inc. [NYSE:BOX] reported sales of 249.95 billion, representing a surge of 11.60%. Gross Margin for this corporation currently stands at +71.47% with Operating Margin at -2.89%, Pretax Margin comes in at -4.28%, and Net Margin reading is -4.74%.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 33.74 points at the first support level, and at 32.81 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 35.18, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 35.68.
Box Inc. [BOX] reported earnings per share of $0.28 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 7/30/2022. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $0.28/share, meaning a difference of $0 and a surprise factor of 0.00%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 4/29/2022 were $0.23 per share as compared to estimates of $0.25 per share, a difference of -$0.02 representing a surprise of -8.00%.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Box Inc. [NYSE:BOX]’s Current Ratio is 1.10. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.21, while the Cash Ratio is 0.82. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.65.
Transactions by insiders
Insider trading has also been a hot topic recently, with 11 insiders purchasing 406,340 shares and 20 selling 499,039 shares in the past 3 months. Recent insider trading involved Smith Dylan C, Chief Financial Officer, that happened on Jan 10 when 13000.0 shares were sold. Director, EVAN DANA L completed a deal on Jan 09 to sell 3299.0 shares. Meanwhile, VP Chief Acct Ofr & Controller Berkovitch Eli sold 6000.0 shares on Jan 09.