Bandwidth Inc. (BAND)Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Raleigh, United States | NasdaqGS
49.00 USD
-2.85
(-5.497%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 48.67 -0.33 (-0.330%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:08 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Bandwidth is currently fractured by a severe disconnect between its operational reality and its market valuation. Fundamentally, the company is struggling; it is reporting negative operating margins, negative return on assets, and a trailing EPS of -$0.34. The balance sheet is fragile, with debt-to-equity exceeding 146%, and the long-term price trajectory tells a stark story of destruction, having lost nearly 67% of its value over the last seven years despite a recent recovery in revenue growth. The recent surge in share price appears to be a speculative bubble fueled by the announcement of a $275 million financing plan, which likely signals distress rather than strength. While the stock has rallied recently, breaking above its 200-day average, the technicals are mixed. It is trading well below its 50-day average, indicating the recent gains are not yet fully confirmed by a broader trend, and the statistical forecasting models offer virtually no confidence in the next move. The options market reflects this uncertainty with inflated premiums and heavy positioning on both sides, suggesting traders are betting on volatility rather than a sustainable trend. Without a clear path to profitability and a resolution to its capital structure issues, the risk of further downside remains high, making this a dangerous hold for most investors. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.778757 |
| AutoETS | 0.794546 |
| AutoTheta | 0.830721 |
| MSTL | 0.844231 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 25% |
| H-stat | 10.72 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.301 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.54 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 146.605 |
| Revenue per Share | 26.52 |
| Market Cap | 1,576,858,624 |
| Forward P/E | 25.44 |
| Beta | 3.01 |
| Profit Margins | 0.27% |
| Website | https://www.bandwidth.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:08 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for extreme volatility rather than a clear directional bet. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for both calls and puts, particularly for deep out-of-the-money strikes where IV spikes are massive compared to the at-the-money levels. Open interest is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money calls in the November and March expirations, suggesting a speculative hope for a significant upside surge, while the heavy put open interest at lower strikes acts as a floor for downside protection. The recent surge in volume at specific strikes indicates active speculation on a binary event or a continuation of the recent price rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 2.4 |
| Address1 | 2,230 Bandmate Way |
| All Time High | 198.605 |
| All Time Low | 9.2 |
| Ask | 49.65 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.8 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 640,420 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,275,985 |
| Average Volume | 1,275,985 |
| Average Volume10Days | 640,420 |
| Beta | 3.008 |
| Bid | 36.82 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 11.752 |
| City | Raleigh |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 49.0 |
| Current Ratio | 2.044 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 51.85 |
| Day Low | 48.815 |
| Debt To Equity | 146.605 |
| Display Name | Bandwidth |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,326,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,326,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,328,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,277,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,277,000 |
| Ebitda | 40,452,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.048839998 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 48.376 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.363 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,956,922,624 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.752 |
| Eps Forward | 1.926 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.34 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 56.3385 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -7.338501 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.1302573 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 240.00002 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 79.08 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -30.080002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.3803743 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 12.5 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 36.5 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 2.92 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 12.5 - 79.08 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,510,237,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 29,069,871 |
| Forward Eps | 1.926 |
| Forward P E | 25.44133 |
| Free Cashflow | 72,426,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,100 |
| Fullday Change | -2.85 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -5.49662 |
| Fullday Price | 48.67 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.37227002 |
| Gross Profits | 308,332,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03179 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.02942 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 32,180,788 |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Disp | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Key | software-infrastructure |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Bandwidth Inc. operates as a cloud-based software-powered communications platform-as-a-service provider in the United States and internationally. The company's platform enables enterprises to create, scale, and operate voice or messaging communications services across various mobile applications or connected devices. Its platform also provides voice services through SIP or programmable voice application programming interfaces (API); software APIs for messaging; communications solutions with integrated local emergency services; number management solutions; insights on customer's voice and messaging performance to make data-driven decisions; and carrier integrations services, which includes unified communications as a service, contact center as a service, conversational AI, and speech-to-text/text-to-speech platforms. In addition, the company offers Call Assure that provides hands-free alternative routing; application to person messaging solutions that supports SMS and MMS on local numbers, toll free numbers, and short codes; Bandwidth Maestro, an enterprise cloud communications platform; and Conversational AI Integrations. It serves technology companies, enterprise customers, and software-as-a-service platforms. The company was formerly known as Bandwidth.com, Inc. and changed its name to Bandwidth Inc. in September 2017. Bandwidth Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. |
| Long Name | Bandwidth Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,576,858,624 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1054561 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 2,264,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,670,504,704 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 51.85 |
| Operating Cashflow | 98,393,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.02071 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 800 808 5150 |
| Post Market Change | -0.33000183 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.6734731 |
| Post Market Price | 48.67 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 51.85 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 27.968037 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.169503 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.9038577 |
| Profit Margins | 0.00273 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.9 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.8 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -2.85 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -5.49662 |
| Regular Market Day High | 51.85 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 48.815 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 48.815 - 51.85 |
| Regular Market Open | 51.85 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 51.85 |
| Regular Market Price | 49.0 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 422,710 |
| Return On Assets | -0.0086 |
| Return On Equity | 0.0059399996 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.222 |
| Revenue Per Share | 26.52 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.1966995 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 30,222,760 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1385 |
| Shares Short | 4,458,318 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,614,165 |
| Short Name | Bandwidth Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.15020001 |
| Short Ratio | 3.77 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NC |
| Symbol | BAND |
| Target High Price | 86.0 |
| Target Low Price | 52.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 70.75 |
| Target Median Price | 72.5 |
| Total Cash | 174,356,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.418 |
| Total Debt | 554,420,992 |
| Total Revenue | 828,243,968 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.34 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 32.6526 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 16.3474 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.50064623 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 422,710 |
| Website | https://www.bandwidth.com |
| Zip | 27,607 |