What is William Blair’s Estimate for BOX Q1 Earnings?

Box, Inc. (NYSE:BOX) – William Blair issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of BOX in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 5th. William Blair analyst J. Ader anticipates that the software maker will post earnings per share of ($0.12) for the quarter. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for BOX’s current full-year earnings is $0.27 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for BOX’s Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.10) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.09) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.09) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.40) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.38) EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “underperform” rating and issued a $21.00 price objective on shares of BOX in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Raymond James restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $38.00 target price (down previously from $40.00) on shares of BOX in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of BOX from $34.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of BOX in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. They set a “buy” rating and a $40.00 price target on the stock. Finally, DA Davidson began coverage on shares of BOX in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $45.00 price objective for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $36.60.

BOX Stock Down 2.2 %

BOX opened at $31.45 on Monday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $32.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $32.75. BOX has a 52 week low of $24.63 and a 52 week high of $35.74. The stock has a market cap of $4.52 billion, a PE ratio of 39.31, a P/E/G ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 1.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. purchased a new position in shares of BOX during the third quarter valued at about $36,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in BOX by 245.4% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 2,162 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $71,000 after acquiring an additional 1,536 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of BOX by 715.8% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 2,162 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $69,000 after acquiring an additional 1,897 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its position in shares of BOX by 42.4% in the 4th quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 2,194 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $69,000 after acquiring an additional 653 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of BOX in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $132,000. 86.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at BOX

In other BOX news, CFO Dylan C. Smith sold 13,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.05, for a total transaction of $403,650.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 1,466,684 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $45,540,538.20. This represents a 0.88 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, COO Olivia Nottebohm sold 12,414 shares of BOX stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.85, for a total value of $395,385.90. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 453,146 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,432,700.10. This represents a 2.67 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 60,155 shares of company stock valued at $1,952,773 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 4.10% of the company’s stock.

BOX announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, March 4th that permits the company to buyback $150.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the software maker to purchase up to 3.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

BOX Company Profile

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.