Vanguard Group Inc. Has $116.09 Million Stock Holdings in BlackBerry Limited $BB

Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB) by 2.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 23,793,046 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 517,715 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 4.03% of BlackBerry worth $116,086,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its position in shares of BlackBerry by 31.5% in the 2nd quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 14,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,000 after acquiring an additional 3,500 shares in the last quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of BlackBerry during the 2nd quarter valued at about $71,000. Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in BlackBerry during the second quarter worth approximately $85,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in BlackBerry in the second quarter worth approximately $86,000. Finally, LeConte Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in BlackBerry by 46.4% in the third quarter. LeConte Wealth Management LLC now owns 19,461 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,000 after purchasing an additional 6,166 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 54.48% of the company’s stock.

BlackBerry Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:BB opened at $3.48 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.14, a quick ratio of 2.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The stock has a market cap of $2.05 billion, a PE ratio of 116.04 and a beta of 1.67. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $3.66 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $4.07. BlackBerry Limited has a 1-year low of $2.80 and a 1-year high of $5.32.

BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, December 18th. The company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.04 by $0.01. BlackBerry had a net margin of 4.02% and a return on equity of 8.05%. The company had revenue of $141.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $137.54 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.02 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. BlackBerry has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.140-0.160 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.030-0.050 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that BlackBerry Limited will post -0.03 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Philip S. Kurtz sold 11,121 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.89, for a total transaction of $43,260.69. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 110,096 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $428,273.44. This trade represents a 9.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Tim Foote sold 28,600 shares of BlackBerry stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.82, for a total value of $109,252.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 41,626 shares in the company, valued at $159,011.32. The trade was a 40.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 364,881 shares of company stock valued at $1,400,034 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.37% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BB has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. TD Securities raised shares of BlackBerry to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of BlackBerry from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $4.50 price target on shares of BlackBerry in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of BlackBerry in a research note on Friday, December 26th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered BlackBerry from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $5.10.

BlackBerry Profile

BlackBerry Limited, formerly known as Research In Motion (RIM), is a Canadian enterprise software and cybersecurity company based in Waterloo, Ontario. Since its founding in 1984, the firm has evolved from a pioneer in mobile devices into a specialist in secure communications, endpoint management, and embedded systems software. BlackBerry’s core mission today centers on delivering security-first solutions that protect critical data and infrastructure across diverse industries.

At the heart of BlackBerry’s offerings is the BlackBerry Spark® platform, which combines unified endpoint management (UEM), secure communications, and artificial intelligence–driven threat detection into a single framework.