Niran Baruch Sells 1,875 Shares of AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) Stock

AudioCodes Ltd. (NASDAQ:AUDCGet Free Report) CFO Niran Baruch sold 1,875 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.95, for a total transaction of $18,656.25. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 101,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,007,437.50. The trade was a 1.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

AudioCodes Stock Performance

NASDAQ AUDC opened at $9.90 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $251.96 million, a P/E ratio of 38.08 and a beta of 0.96. AudioCodes Ltd. has a 1 year low of $6.95 and a 1 year high of $10.86. The business’s fifty day moving average is $9.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $8.80.

AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDCGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $62.96 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $62.40 million. AudioCodes had a return on equity of 6.79% and a net margin of 2.83%.AudioCodes has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.600-0.750 EPS.

AudioCodes Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 398.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 19th. AudioCodes’s dividend payout ratio is currently 153.85%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have issued reports on AUDC. Wall Street Zen upgraded AudioCodes from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 27th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of AudioCodes from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

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Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in AudioCodes in the 2nd quarter worth about $43,000. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of AudioCodes by 3,621.4% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 7,294 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 7,098 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of AudioCodes in the 2nd quarter valued at about $127,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of AudioCodes in the 4th quarter valued at about $150,000. Finally, SIH Partners LLLP purchased a new stake in shares of AudioCodes in the third quarter worth approximately $170,000. 68.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About AudioCodes

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AudioCodes Ltd is a global provider of advanced voice networking and media processing solutions for enterprises and service providers. The company designs and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of products, including session border controllers (SBCs), media gateways, IP phones, management and monitoring software, and cloud-based communications microservices. Its offerings support a wide range of unified communications (UC) and contact center deployments, enabling secure, high-quality voice connectivity across on-premises, hybrid and cloud environments.

Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Rosh Ha’Ayin, Israel, AudioCodes serves customers in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

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