eGain Corporation (EGAN)Technology | Software - Application | Sunnyvale, United States | NasdaqCM
7.40 USD
-0.08
(-1.070%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 7.40 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 6:01 a.m. EDT
The investment case for eGain hinges entirely on a dramatic divergence between its deteriorating stock price and its robust underlying business metrics. Fundamentally, the company is a high-quality performer with a 54% return on equity, massive profit margins of 42%, and accelerating earnings growth of 37%. Despite these strengths, the market has punished the stock with a 13% drop last year, dragging the price down to levels where the P/E ratio looks artificially cheap at 5.4x. This disconnect suggests the market is pricing in existential risks that the financial statements do not reflect. For the long term, this presents a compelling 'value trap' scenario that resolves into a buy. The multi-year trajectory shows resilience, having recovered significantly from previous lows, even though the most recent annual report showed a decline. The balance sheet is fortress-like with minimal debt and strong cash generation. While the lack of a dividend eliminates income appeal, the capital efficiency and growth profile are exceptional for a software firm. Short-term, the outlook remains cautious due to the recent price weakness and the low-confidence statistical forecast leaning slightly negative. However, the options market disagrees with the pessimism, with heavy call positioning targeting prices well above the current level. The stock appears to be a contrarian play waiting for the market to recognize that the low price is a result of temporary sentiment rather than permanent business failure. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.104385 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.110960 |
| AutoETS | 0.121118 |
| MSTL | 0.141274 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 36% |
| H-stat | 8.04 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.118 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.51 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 3.424 |
| Revenue per Share | 3.388 |
| Market Cap | 203,130,592 |
| Trailing P/E | 5.56 |
| Forward P/E | 17.34 |
| Beta | 0.82 |
| Profit Margins | 41.68% |
| Previous Name | Pepe |
| Website | https://www.egain.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 6:01 a.m. EDT: Options activity reveals a distinct bullish bias among speculators. Call open interest is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (10.0 and 15.0 for Feb 2027 expiration), suggesting bets on significant upside moves. Conversely, put open interest is concentrated at lower strikes (5.0), indicating a floor rather than a bearish thesis. Implied volatility is elevated relative to the underlying price, reflecting uncertainty about the company's turnaround potential.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.16903639 |
| Address1 | 1,252 Borregas Avenue |
| All Time High | 740.0 |
| All Time Low | 0.15 |
| Ask | 9.47 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 84,880 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 180,082 |
| Average Volume | 180,082 |
| Average Volume10Days | 84,880 |
| Beta | 0.818 |
| Bid | 5.4 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 3.335 |
| City | Sunnyvale |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 7.4 |
| Current Ratio | 2.15 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 7.58 |
| Day Low | 7.29 |
| Debt To Equity | 3.424 |
| Display Name | eGain |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,788,465,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,788,465,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 37.028 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 35.606 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,788,465,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,788,465,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,788,465,600 |
| Ebitda | 10,496,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.113809995 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 11.986 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.364 |
| Enterprise Value | 125,803,600 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.40333 |
| Eps Forward | 0.42667 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.33 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 6.881 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.51900005 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.07542509 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 16.903639 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 15.95 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -8.549999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.53605014 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 5.94 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.46 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.24579126 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 5.94 - 15.95 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 938,093,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 15,042,644 |
| Forward Eps | 0.42667 |
| Forward P E | 17.343615 |
| Free Cashflow | 9,787,750 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 444 |
| Fullday Change | -0.0799999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.06952 |
| Fullday Price | 7.4 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.73595 |
| Gross Profits | 67,869,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.40424 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.54682 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 27,450,081 |
| Industry | Software - Application |
| Industry Disp | Software - Application |
| Industry Key | software-application |
| Ir Website | http://www.egain.com/about_us/investors.asp |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,751,241,600 |
| Last Split Date | 1,061,337,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:10 |
| Long Business Summary | eGain Corporation engages in the development, license, implementation, and support of its customer service infrastructure software solutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It provides eGain AI Agent, which helps businesses to deploy enterprise-grade agentic solutions built on knowledge and guided actions; eGain AI Knowledge Hub to centralize knowledge, policies, procedures, situations, and best-practices, as well as guided and personalized answers to customers, agents, and field staff; and eGain Conversation Hub for scalable capabilities of digital-first interaction management within a modern, omnichannel desktop. The company also offers a cloud-based platform through subscription basis; professional services, such as consulting and implementation services, training services, and managed services. It serves customers in various industry sectors, financial services, the public sector, healthcare, telecommunications, and other highly regulated industries. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. |
| Long Name | eGain Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 203,130,592 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_27928 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-08-29 |
| Net Income To Common | 38,437,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 205,326,605 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 7.45 |
| Operating Cashflow | 14,406,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.08925 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.4 |
| Phone | 408 636 4500 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 7.4 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Prev Name | Pepe |
| Previous Close | 7.48 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 18.34726 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.2188907 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.202674 |
| Profit Margins | 0.4168 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.058 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0799999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.06952 |
| Regular Market Day High | 7.58 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 7.29 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 7.29 - 7.58 |
| Regular Market Open | 7.45 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 7.48 |
| Regular Market Price | 7.4 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 110,518 |
| Return On Assets | 0.05151 |
| Return On Equity | 0.53704 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.071 |
| Revenue Per Share | 3.388 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 27,450,081 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0546 |
| Shares Short | 1,499,510 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,518,421 |
| Short Name | eGain Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0846 |
| Short Ratio | 12.61 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | EGAN |
| Target High Price | 20.0 |
| Target Low Price | 8.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 12.83333 |
| Target Median Price | 10.5 |
| Total Cash | 80,462,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.931 |
| Total Debt | 3,135,000 |
| Total Revenue | 92,220,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.33 |
| Trailing P E | 5.5639095 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 8.5464 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.1464 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.13413835 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 110,518 |
| Website | https://www.egain.com |
| Zip | 94,089 |