Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX) Director Lisa Campbell Sells 4,222 Shares of Stock

Dropbox, Inc. (NASDAQ:DBXGet Free Report) Director Lisa Campbell sold 4,222 shares of Dropbox stock in a transaction on Friday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.51, for a total transaction of $111,925.22. Following the sale, the director owned 14,998 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $397,596.98. The trade was a 21.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Dropbox Trading Down 1.6%

NASDAQ:DBX opened at $27.53 on Wednesday. Dropbox, Inc. has a 12 month low of $21.69 and a 12 month high of $32.40. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $24.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $26.40. The company has a market capitalization of $6.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.04, a PEG ratio of 3.15 and a beta of 0.64.

Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBXGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $629.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $620.56 million. Dropbox had a net margin of 18.71% and a negative return on equity of 30.01%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.70 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that Dropbox, Inc. will post 2.03 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Dropbox by 68.1% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,052 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after buying an additional 831 shares in the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its holdings in Dropbox by 18.4% in the first quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 206,493 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,692,000 after buying an additional 32,041 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in Dropbox by 12.9% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 116,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,641,000 after buying an additional 13,244 shares in the last quarter. Lombard Odier Asset Management USA Corp purchased a new position in Dropbox in the first quarter valued at $266,000. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in Dropbox by 12.7% in the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 8,533,736 shares of the company’s stock valued at $193,886,000 after buying an additional 960,109 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.84% of the company’s stock.

Dropbox News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Dropbox this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: Dropbox’s latest quarterly report beat Wall Street expectations, with EPS of $0.76 versus $0.71 estimated and revenue of $629.5 million above forecasts, reinforcing the company’s ability to deliver steady profitability. The stock also received a rating upgrade from Wall Street Zen to buy, while RBC recently raised its price target to $32. Article Title
  • Neutral Sentiment: Several insiders, including the CEO, CTO, CAO, and two directors, sold shares in recent days. These trades were made under pre-arranged 10b5-1 plans and, in several cases, were tied to tax withholding on vested equity awards, which reduces the likelihood that they signal a fundamental change in outlook. Article Title
  • Neutral Sentiment: Dropbox’s stock has also been trading near the middle of its 52-week range, suggesting investors are still balancing solid earnings execution against slower revenue growth and a mixed analyst consensus. Article Title

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Dropbox from $29.00 to $25.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Dropbox in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Dropbox from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Dropbox from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of Dropbox from $27.00 to $23.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $27.00.

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Dropbox, Inc (NASDAQ: DBX) is a leading provider of cloud-based file storage, collaboration, and productivity tools. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company offers a suite of services designed to help individuals and organizations securely store, share, and manage digital content. Dropbox has grown from a simple file-syncing application into an integrated collaboration platform used by millions of customers around the globe.

At its core, Dropbox provides cloud storage plans tailored for consumers and businesses.

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