BOX (NYSE:BOX) Reaches New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

Posted by Brian Himes on Oct 14th, 2026

Box, Inc. (NYSE:BOX – Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday. The stock traded as high as $37.59 and last traded at $37.4810, with a volume of 1,848,113 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $36.71.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. DA Davidson upped their price objective on BOX from $45.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. UBS Group raised their price objective on BOX from $29.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Wall Street Zen cut BOX from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, October 4th. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating on shares of BOX in a research report on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “underperform” rating and set a $26.00 price target on shares of BOX in a report on Wednesday, August 26th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $37.80.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on BOX

BOX Trading Up 2.1%

The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $33.99 and a 200 day simple moving average of $28.95. The company has a market cap of $5.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.32, a P/E/G ratio of 11.96 and a beta of 0.72.

BOX (NYSE:BOX – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 25th. The software maker reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.40. BOX had a negative return on equity of 20.97% and a net margin of 10.59%. The business had revenue of $321.15 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $319.33 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.33 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. BOX has set its Q3 2027 guidance at 0.390-0.390 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 1.540-1.540 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Box, Inc. will post 0.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Aaron Levie sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.24, for a total value of $513,600.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,859,673 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $97,915,203.52. This represents a 0.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Eli Berkovitch sold 3,850 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.99, for a total value of $138,561.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 105,404 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,793,489.96. This trade represents a 3.52% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 75,969 shares of company stock worth $2,622,935. 3.99% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of BOX

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BOX. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in shares of BOX by 15.5% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 4,511,258 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $134,932,000 after acquiring an additional 604,946 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in shares of BOX by 5,002.2% in the 2nd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 515,932 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $13,693,000 after purchasing an additional 505,820 shares in the last quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of BOX by 13,002.6% in the 1st quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 502,355 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $11,876,000 after purchasing an additional 498,521 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its stake in shares of BOX by 74.9% in the 1st quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 1,147,381 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $27,141,000 after purchasing an additional 491,505 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Emmett Investment Management LP increased its stake in shares of BOX by 84.4% in the 1st quarter. Emmett Investment Management LP now owns 313,400 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $7,418,000 after purchasing an additional 143,450 shares in the last quarter. 86.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

BOX Company Profile

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Box, Inc provides cloud-based content management and file-sharing services for businesses and other organizations. Its platform, known as Box Content Cloud, enables users to securely store, access, share and collaborate on documents and other digital content from connected devices.

The company’s services include tools for workflow automation, electronic signatures, content governance, security, compliance and collaboration. Box also offers integrations with widely used business applications, helping organizations manage content across their existing technology environments.

Box was founded in 2005 by Aaron Levie, Dylan Smith, Sam Ghods and Jeff Queisser.