Hsbc Holdings PLC Cuts Stock Position in Box, Inc. $BOX

Hsbc Holdings PLC lessened its holdings in shares of Box, Inc. (NYSE:BOXFree Report) by 78.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 37,030 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 135,394 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in BOX were worth $1,108,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. XTX Topco Ltd grew its holdings in shares of BOX by 283.2% in the fourth quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 99,652 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $2,981,000 after purchasing an additional 73,645 shares in the last quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in BOX by 76.2% during the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 681,785 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $20,392,000 after buying an additional 294,954 shares in the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank acquired a new stake in BOX during the 4th quarter worth approximately $60,000. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL boosted its position in BOX by 294.9% in the 4th quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL now owns 449,973 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $13,459,000 after buying an additional 336,023 shares during the period. Finally, Numerai GP LLC boosted its position in BOX by 152.4% in the 4th quarter. Numerai GP LLC now owns 46,524 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,392,000 after buying an additional 28,091 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 86.74% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Aaron Levie sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.32, for a total value of $364,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,874,673 shares in the company, valued at approximately $69,912,047.36. This represents a 0.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, COO Olivia Nottebohm sold 12,470 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.17, for a total transaction of $313,869.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 558,739 shares in the company, valued at $14,063,460.63. This trade represents a 2.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 108,460 shares of company stock valued at $2,806,201. 3.99% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on BOX shares. Citigroup upped their price objective on BOX from $36.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Wall Street Zen lowered BOX from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and set a $45.00 target price on shares of BOX in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. William Blair restated a “market perform” rating on shares of BOX in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on BOX from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $35.33.

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BOX Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BOX opened at $29.38 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.74. The business has a 50-day moving average of $26.14 and a two-hundred day moving average of $25.51. Box, Inc. has a 1 year low of $21.34 and a 1 year high of $33.88.

BOX (NYSE:BOXGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 26th. The software maker reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.01. BOX had a negative return on equity of 24.19% and a net margin of 10.35%.The business had revenue of $305.94 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $304.39 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.30 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. BOX has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 0.390-0.390 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 1.560-1.560 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Box, Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current year.

BOX announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Thursday, March 19th that permits the company to repurchase $500.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the software maker to buy up to 14.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

BOX Profile

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Box, Inc is a leading provider of cloud content management and file sharing solutions designed to support enterprises in securely managing, accessing and collaborating on digital content from anywhere. The company offers a unified platform that enables organizations to store, share and automate workflows across various departments, enhancing productivity and ensuring governance over sensitive information. Box’s services are tailored to meet the needs of industries such as healthcare, financial services, government and media, where compliance and data security are paramount.

The core offerings of Box include its Content Cloud platform, which provides content collaboration, workflow automation, data classification and secure file sharing.

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