Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co Grows Stock Position in Box, Inc. $BOX

Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co raised its position in Box, Inc. (NYSE:BOX) by 82.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 60,223 shares of the software maker’s stock after buying an additional 27,229 shares during the quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co’s holdings in BOX were worth $1,943,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in BOX by 36.4% in the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 4,137,447 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $141,345,000 after acquiring an additional 1,104,314 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in BOX during the second quarter worth about $33,042,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its stake in shares of BOX by 240.6% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,210,237 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $41,354,000 after purchasing an additional 854,953 shares in the last quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC purchased a new position in shares of BOX in the second quarter worth about $22,626,000. Finally, Mizuho Markets Americas LLC bought a new stake in shares of BOX in the third quarter valued at approximately $20,851,000. Institutional investors own 86.74% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $45.00 price objective on shares of BOX in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Citigroup cut their price target on BOX from $40.00 to $36.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group reduced their price target on BOX from $31.00 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of BOX in a report on Monday, December 29th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.29.

BOX Price Performance

BOX opened at $26.44 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $26.01 and a 200-day moving average price of $29.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.80. Box, Inc. has a one year low of $21.61 and a one year high of $38.80.

BOX (NYSE:BOX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 3rd. The software maker reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.16. The company had revenue of $305.88 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $305.64 million. BOX had a negative return on equity of 24.05% and a net margin of 9.80%.The firm’s revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.42 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that Box, Inc. will post 0.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Eli Berkovitch sold 5,163 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.96, for a total value of $154,683.48. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 123,684 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,705,572.64. This represents a 4.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Dylan C. Smith sold 17,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.75, for a total transaction of $420,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,311,195 shares in the company, valued at $32,452,076.25. This represents a 1.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders sold 80,387 shares of company stock worth $2,320,282. 3.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

More BOX News

Here are the key news stories impacting BOX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Box beat Q4 estimates with $0.49 EPS (vs. $0.33 consensus), revenue of $305.9M (+9.4% y/y) and expanding margins — the core results that lifted sentiment. Q4 Earnings Article
• Positive Sentiment: Management issued materially stronger FY2027 guidance (FY EPS 1.55 vs. consensus ~0.96; FY revenue ~ $1.3B vs. ~$1.2B consensus), signaling better-than-expected forward profitability and revenue scaling — a key driver of the stock’s uptick. Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large call-option buying was reported (≈2,103 calls, +44% vs. average), suggesting some traders are betting on further upside in the near term.
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analyst/commentary highlighted durable revenue growth (~10% y/y), rising backlog/RPO and margin expansion, arguing BOX looks attractively valued on FY27 multiples — supportive for longer-term investor interest. Seeking Alpha Buy Thesis
• Neutral Sentiment: Q1 FY2027 guidance was mixed: EPS guidance (0.36) topped estimates (0.21) but revenue guidance of $304.0M was slightly below the ~$305M consensus — introduces some near-term revenue uncertainty despite stronger profitability guidance.
• Negative Sentiment: Citigroup trimmed its price target from $40 to $36 while keeping a “buy” rating — the reduced target trims some upside expectations even though the rating remains positive. Citigroup PT Cut
• Negative Sentiment: UBS cut its price target from $31 to $28 and moved to a “neutral” rating, a nearer-term analyst shift that could cap momentum if other firms follow suit. UBS PT Cut

BOX Profile

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.