IBEX Limited (IBEX)Technology | Information Technology Services | Washington, United States | NasdaqGM
45.51 USD
-0.40
(-0.871%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 2:23 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:11 a.m. EDT
The long-term investment case is exceptionally strong, driven by a massive 111% cumulative gain over the last five years and a recent 87% surge in annual returns. Fundamentals are robust, with a 30% return on equity, healthy free cash flow, and a recent $20 million share repurchase program signaling management confidence. Despite a slight dip in quarterly earnings growth, the trajectory is clearly upward, and the stock trades at a reasonable forward P/E of roughly 11x. In the short term, however, the setup looks precarious. The price has rallied sharply over the last two weeks, trading well above its 50-day moving average, which often triggers profit-taking. More concerning is the options flow: traders are aggressively buying deep out-of-the-money puts for the December expiration, betting on a significant drop to the $30-$35 range. This speculative positioning against a strong fundamental backdrop creates a tension where the business is excellent, but the immediate technicals and sentiment suggest a potential pullback. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.059356 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.069310 |
| AutoETS | 0.070624 |
| MSTL | 0.074047 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 40.93 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.104 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.55 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 36.682 |
| Revenue per Share | 48.015 |
| Market Cap | 604,310,592 |
| Trailing P/E | 14.54 |
| Forward P/E | 11.14 |
| Beta | 0.69 |
| Profit Margins | 7.19% |
| Website | https://www.ibex.co |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:11 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant downside move in the near term, evidenced by heavy open interest in December puts at strikes 30 and 35, which are far out-of-the-money relative to the current price. Conversely, call activity is concentrated in the money or at-the-money for the October expiration, suggesting a bullish bias for the immediate week. However, the stark contrast in volume and open interest between the deep OTM puts for December and the lack of corresponding call protection suggests a 'bear put spread' or hedging strategy rather than a pure long call bet.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.26718187 |
| Address1 | 1,717 Pennsylvania Avenue NW |
| Address2 | Suite 825 |
| All Time High | 46.21 |
| All Time Low | 9.27 |
| Ask | 45.96 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 3 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 74,240 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 119,501 |
| Average Volume | 119,501 |
| Average Volume10Days | 74,240 |
| Beta | 0.688 |
| Bid | 26.09 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 12.79 |
| City | Washington |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 45.51 |
| Current Ratio | 2.1 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 47.3199 |
| Day Low | 45.0 |
| Debt To Equity | 36.682 |
| Display Name | IBEX |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,789,072,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,789,072,200 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.108 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.088 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,789,070,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Ebitda | 77,186,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.11984 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 8.285 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.993 |
| Enterprise Value | 639,500,096 |
| Eps Current Year | 3.7 |
| Eps Forward | 4.085 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.13 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 39.9626 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 5.5473976 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.13881473 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 26.718187 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 47.3199 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.8099022 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.038248226 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 25.94 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 19.569998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.7544332 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 25.94 - 47.3199 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,596,807,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 10,822,087 |
| Forward Eps | 4.085 |
| Forward P E | 11.1407585 |
| Free Cashflow | 24,190,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 35,000 |
| Fullday Change | -0.40000153 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.8712732 |
| Fullday Price | 45.51 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.29314 |
| Gross Profits | 188,807,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.06413 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.00747 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 13,278,634 |
| Industry | Information Technology Services |
| Industry Disp | Information Technology Services |
| Industry Key | information-technology-services |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,020-08-07 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Long Business Summary | IBEX Limited provides end-to-end technology-enabled customer lifecycle experience solutions in the United States and internationally. The company's products and services portfolio includes ibex Connect that offers customer service, technical support, revenue generation, and other value-added outsourced back-office services through the CX model, which integrates voice, email, chat, SMS, social media, and other communication applications; ibex Digital, a customer acquisition solution that comprises digital marketing, e-commerce technology, and platform solutions; and Wave iX, an AI customer experience platform. It operates customer engagement and customer acquisition delivery centers. The company serves government, banking and financial services, delivery and logistics, health tech and wellness, high tech, retail and e-commerce, streaming and entertainment, travel and hospitality, and utility industries. IBEX Limited was formerly known as IBEX Holdings Limited and changed its name to IBEX Limited in September 2019. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Washington, District Of Columbia. |
| Long Name | IBEX Limited |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 604,310,592 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_553841322 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 46,331,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,814,313,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 566,068,167 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 46.41 |
| Operating Cashflow | 59,001,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.07379 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 202 580 6200 |
| Previous Close | 45.91 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 12.299999 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.5582485 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.9382597 |
| Profit Margins | 0.07193 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.845 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.40000153 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.8712732 |
| Regular Market Day High | 47.3199 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 45.0 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 45.0 - 47.3199 |
| Regular Market Open | 46.41 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 45.91 |
| Regular Market Price | 45.51 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,175,033 |
| Regular Market Volume | 37,030 |
| Return On Assets | 0.12292 |
| Return On Equity | 0.30427 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.116 |
| Revenue Per Share | 48.015 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 13,278,634 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.014099999 |
| Shares Short | 187,730 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 391,737 |
| Short Name | IBEX Limited |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0168 |
| Short Ratio | 1.11 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | DC |
| Symbol | IBEX |
| Target High Price | 44.0 |
| Target Low Price | 40.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 42.0 |
| Target Median Price | 42.0 |
| Total Cash | 32,566,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.453 |
| Total Debt | 62,444,000 |
| Total Revenue | 644,076,032 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 3.13 |
| Trailing P E | 14.539935 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 33.765675 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 11.744324 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.34781843 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 37,030 |
| Website | https://www.ibex.co |
| Zip | 20,006 |