The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Box Inc shares valued at $502,656 were sold by Smith Dylan C on Jan 09 ’26. At $29.57 per share, Smith Dylan C sold 17,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,328,195 shares worth approximately $36.23 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Smith Dylan C purchased 17,000 shares, netting a total of over 502,660 in proceeds.
Before that, Nottebohm Olivia had sold 4,612 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $137,604, the Chief Operating Officer traded Box Inc shares for $29.84 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,612 shares, worth approximately $12.94 million.
Analysts at DA Davidson started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 12, 2024, BofA Securities has initiated its “Buy” rating for BOX. Earlier on May 22, 2024, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal-weight” for BOX stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing BOX Stock Performance
On last trading session, Box Inc [NYSE: BOX] plunged -3.23% to $27.28. The stock’s lowest price that day was $27.04, but it reached a high of $28.196 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -9.10%. Over the course of the year, Box Inc shares have dropped approximately -12.79%.
Is Box Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Box Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -3.1 million shares to 11.83 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 14.93 million shares. A decline of -26.23% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.08 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.08.
Which companies own the most shares of Box Inc (BOX)?
In terms of Box Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 36 in the next 12 months, up nearly 27.7% from the previous closing price of $28.19. Analysts anticipate Box Inc stock to reach 36 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 36. In spite of this, 21 analysts ranked Box Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On December 15, 2023, UBS assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $36.
