AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance
by Renee Jackson · The Cerbat GemAudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC – Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.600-0.750 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.550. The company issued revenue guidance of $247.0 million-$255.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $252.8 million.
AudioCodes Trading Down 13.9%
AUDC stock opened at $7.34 on Wednesday. AudioCodes has a 1-year low of $7.32 and a 1-year high of $12.72. The stock has a market cap of $210.43 million, a P/E ratio of 15.98 and a beta of 1.07. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $8.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $9.29.
AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The communications equipment provider reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.16. The firm had revenue of $62.61 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $62.00 million. AudioCodes had a net margin of 5.65% and a return on equity of 9.98%. AudioCodes has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.600-0.750 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that AudioCodes will post 0.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
AudioCodes Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 6th. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a yield of 544.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 20th. AudioCodes’s payout ratio is currently 86.96%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
AUDC has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised AudioCodes from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 17th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of AudioCodes in a report on Monday, December 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, AudioCodes has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $11.25.
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Hedge Funds Weigh In On AudioCodes
Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in AudioCodes by 186.0% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 57,727 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $550,000 after purchasing an additional 37,542 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in AudioCodes by 9.4% during the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 620,844 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $5,936,000 after buying an additional 53,266 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of AudioCodes by 5.2% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 252,768 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $2,407,000 after acquiring an additional 12,428 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its holdings in shares of AudioCodes by 12.3% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 179,371 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,761,000 after acquiring an additional 19,629 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in AudioCodes by 38.3% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 39,306 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $386,000 after purchasing an additional 10,877 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 68.05% of the company’s stock.
AudioCodes Company Profile
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.