Radware Ltd. (RDWR)Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel | NasdaqGS
28.72 USD
-0.64
(-2.180%) ⇩
(Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 28.72 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:47 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is bifurcated by a stark disconnect between improving fundamentals and persistent market skepticism. On the business side, the company shows genuine resilience: revenue grew 10.9%, and the multi-year price trajectory is robust with a 106% gain over nine years and no recent consecutive declines. The forward P/E of 22.7x implies the market expects a sharp earnings turnaround, which aligns with the positive long-term outlook. However, the short-term picture is clouded by deteriorating profitability; earnings growth is negative at -55%, and the trailing P/E remains elevated at nearly 60x. This weakness has triggered a defensive reaction in the options market, where traders are buying deep out-of-the-money puts in massive volumes, signaling a fear of a sharp correction even as the stock trades near highs. Without a visible path to restoring margins, the stock remains a hold rather than a buy, waiting for the earnings story to fully materialize. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.042910 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.042911 |
| AutoTheta | 0.046420 |
| MSTL | 0.046471 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 0.12 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.001 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 5.05 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 4.479 |
| Revenue per Share | 7.452 |
| Market Cap | 1,208,609,024 |
| Trailing P/E | 58.61 |
| Forward P/E | 21.07 |
| Beta | 0.87 |
| Profit Margins | 5.33% |
| Website | https://www.radware.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:47 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning aggressively for downside protection with massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 27 and 28) expiring in November and March, while call activity remains thin and concentrated near the money. This heavy put skew suggests a significant fear of a drop to the lower end of the trading range, despite the stock trading near its 52-week high.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.15001953 |
| Address1 | 22 Raoul Wallenberg Street |
| All Time High | 43.5 |
| All Time Low | 2.375 |
| Ask | 37.47 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 331,520 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 293,406 |
| Average Volume | 293,406 |
| Average Volume10Days | 331,520 |
| Beta | 0.865 |
| Bid | 21.69 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 7.615 |
| City | Tel Aviv-Yafo |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | Israel |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 28.72 |
| Current Ratio | 1.633 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 30.1 |
| Day Low | 28.415 |
| Debt To Equity | 4.479 |
| Display Name | Radware |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,217,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,217,600 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.551 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.594 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,190,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,190,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,190,600 |
| Ebitda | 20,819,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.065510005 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 49.659 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.253 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,033,853,376 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.21667 |
| Eps Forward | 1.36333 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.49 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 29.0076 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.28760147 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.009914693 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 15.001953 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 32.79 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.0700016 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.12412325 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 21.68 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.039999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.32472318 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 21.68 - 32.79 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 938,698,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 32,212,838 |
| Forward Eps | 1.36333 |
| Forward P E | 21.066065 |
| Free Cashflow | 23,591,876 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,228 |
| Fullday Change | -0.6400013 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.1798408 |
| Fullday Price | 28.72 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.80553 |
| Gross Profits | 256,008,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.14795 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.83844 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 42,082,490 |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Disp | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Key | software-infrastructure |
| Ir Website | http://www.radware.com/Company/InvestorRelations/default.aspx |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,365,984,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Radware Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets cyber security and application delivery solutions for cloud, on-premises, and software defined data centers. The company operates in two segments, Radware's Core Business and The Hawks' Business. It offers cloud application protection service, cloud WAF, bot manager, API protection, web DDoS protection, client-side protection, threat intelligence, Kubernetes WAAP, and Alteon integrated WAF; cloud DDoS protection service, web DDoS protection defencepro X, cyber controller, AI SOC Xpert, and firewall-as-a-service; and Alteon, linkproof NG, and SSL inspection services. The company serves healthcare, government, online business, SaaS, education, open banking, MSSP solutions, and financial services through independent distributors, which include value added resellers, original equipment manufacturers, and system integrators. It operates in the United States, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. Radware Ltd. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. |
| Long Name | Radware Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,208,609,024 |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_33585 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 17,269,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,280,570,170 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 29.21 |
| Operating Cashflow | 41,935,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.03122 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 22.79 |
| Phone | 972 3 766 8666 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 28.72 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,011,060 |
| Previous Close | 29.36 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 23.605413 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.7715037 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.8028936 |
| Profit Margins | 0.05333 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.537 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.6400013 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.179841 |
| Regular Market Day High | 30.1 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 28.415 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 28.415 - 30.1 |
| Regular Market Open | 29.21 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 29.36 |
| Regular Market Price | 28.72 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,008,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 239,551 |
| Return On Assets | 0.008669999 |
| Return On Equity | 0.04674 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.109 |
| Revenue Per Share | 7.452 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17004645 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 42,082,490 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.025799999 |
| Shares Short | 1,087,585 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 990,210 |
| Short Name | Radware Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0276 |
| Short Ratio | 3.32 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | RDWR |
| Target High Price | 34.0 |
| Target Low Price | 27.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 30.5 |
| Target Median Price | 30.5 |
| Total Cash | 248,436,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.956 |
| Total Debt | 16,086,000 |
| Total Revenue | 317,812,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.49 |
| Trailing P E | 58.612244 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 27.2767 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.4433002 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.052913304 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 239,551 |
| Website | https://www.radware.com |
| Zip | 6,971,917 |