The stock price of Box Inc (NYSE: BOX) has plunged by -0.10 when compared to previous closing price of 30.86, but the company has seen a -0.42% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-03-18 that REDWOOD CITY, Calif. & HUNTINGTON VALLEY, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Box, Inc. (NYSE: BOX), the leading Intelligent Content Management (ICM) provider, and DataBank, a process automation and data solutions provider, today announced a strategic partnership that combines their best-in-class offerings to transform the way organizations manage their content. This collaboration will leverage their respective products and services to deliver AI-powered solutions that streamline business processes like cont.
Is It Worth Investing in Box Inc (NYSE: BOX) Right Now?
Box Inc (NYSE: BOX) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.95x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for BOX is 0.96. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 3 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for BOX is 138.11M and currently, short sellers hold a 11.17% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BOX on March 20, 2025 was 1.62M shares.
BOX’s Market Performance
The stock of Box Inc (BOX) has seen a -0.42% decrease in the past week, with a -12.76% drop in the past month, and a -5.11% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.16%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.53% for BOX. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.26% for BOX stock, with a simple moving average of -0.40% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BOX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BOX stocks, with DA Davidson repeating the rating for BOX by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for BOX in the upcoming period, according to DA Davidson is $45 based on the research report published on December 18, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BOX reach a price target of $40. The rating they have provided for BOX stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 12th, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to BOX, setting the target price at $32 in the report published on May 22nd of the previous year.
BOX Trading at -5.66% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BOX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -13.74% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.53%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.16%, as shares sank -12.32% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.10% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BOX fell by -0.42%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +14.82% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $32.20. In addition, Box Inc saw -2.44% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BOX starting from Levie Aaron, who sale 10,000 shares at the price of $32.08 back on Mar 10 ’25. After this action, Levie Aaron now owns 2,979,780 shares of Box Inc, valued at $320,820 using the latest closing price.
Smith Dylan C, the Chief Financial Officer of Box Inc, sale 13,000 shares at $31.95 during a trade that took place back on Mar 10 ’25, which means that Smith Dylan C is holding 1,440,684 shares at $415,402 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BOX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.79 for the gross margin
The net margin for Box Inc stands at 0.2. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 189.40, with 16.82 for asset returns.
Based on Box Inc (BOX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.58 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.38. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.53.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 79.63 million with net debt to EBITDA at -3.68. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.74. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.72for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.65. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.14.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Box Inc (BOX) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
