Bandwidth (BAND) Just Shattered Q2 Expectations—Is This the Hidden Gem Poised to Explode Next?

If Bandwidth’s latest earnings report were a window, it’d probably be one with some serious glare—because while they just beat earnings expectations with $0.38 per share (up from $0.29 a year ago!), the stock’s been stuck in the slow lane, dropping 4.8% since January while the S&P 500 cruises ahead. How can a company keep surprising Wall Street positively on earnings yet still fail to capture investor enthusiasm? That conundrum is the million-dollar question swirling around Bandwidth right now. With revenues nudging $180 million and a history of outpacing consensus forecasts, it’s clear they’re doing something right—but the market seems skeptical, especially with the company carrying a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) heading into the next quarter. So, what’s the real story behind the numbers? Is the undercurrent in management’s guidance or industry trends? As we peel back the layers, expect some intriguing insights—and maybe a little lesson on why beating estimates doesn’t always mean a rally. LEARN MORE

Bandwidth came out with quarterly earnings of $0.38 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.32 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.29 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +18.75%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this enterprise software developer would post earnings of $0.29 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.36, delivering a surprise of +24.14%.

Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times.

Bandwidth, which belongs to the Zacks Communication – Infrastructure industry, posted revenues of $180.01 million for the quarter ended June 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.75%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $173.6 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates four times over the last four quarters.

The sustainability of the stock’s immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management’s commentary on the earnings call.

Bandwidth shares have lost about 4.8% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500’s gain of 8.6%.

What’s next for Bandwidth?

While Bandwidth has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors’ minds is: what’s next for the stock?

There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company’s earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.

Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.

Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Bandwidth was unfavorable. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company’s just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to underperform the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and the current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $0.38 on $190.5 million in revenues for the coming quarter and $1.53 on $750.4 million in revenues for the current fiscal year.

Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Communication – Infrastructure is currently in the top 21% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.

One other stock from the same industry, Anterix, is yet to report results for the quarter ended June 2025. The results are expected to be released on August 12.

This wireless communications company is expected to post quarterly loss of $0.54 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +35.7%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days.

Anterix’s revenues are expected to be $1.52 million, unchanged compared to the year-ago quarter.

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