Audioeye (NASDAQ:AEYE) Given New $15.00 Price Target at Needham & Company LLC

Audioeye (NASDAQ:AEYE) had its price target reduced by analysts at Needham & Company LLC from $25.00 to $15.00 in a report released on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Needham & Company LLC’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 90.60% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on AEYE. HC Wainwright set a $18.00 target price on shares of Audioeye and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating on shares of Audioeye in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Audioeye currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $17.33.

Audioeye Stock Up 2.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:AEYE opened at $7.87 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $97.75 million, a P/E ratio of -28.11 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.23, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $8.52 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.42. Audioeye has a 52-week low of $6.35 and a 52-week high of $16.39.

Audioeye (NASDAQ:AEYE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $10.49 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.48 million. Audioeye had a positive return on equity of 40.94% and a negative net margin of 8.88%.Audioeye has set its FY 2026 guidance at .94- EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.170-0.180 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Audioeye will post 0.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Audioeye

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wasatch Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Audioeye by 9.4% in the second quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 1,341,510 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,629,000 after purchasing an additional 115,579 shares during the last quarter. Formula Growth Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Audioeye by 22.7% during the 4th quarter. Formula Growth Ltd. now owns 270,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,697,000 after buying an additional 50,000 shares during the period. Kennedy Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Audioeye by 25.7% in the 3rd quarter. Kennedy Capital Management LLC now owns 245,936 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,409,000 after buying an additional 50,327 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Audioeye by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 175,945 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,758,000 after acquiring an additional 3,456 shares during the period. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Audioeye by 22.3% in the fourth quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 136,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,359,000 after acquiring an additional 24,802 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 51.11% of the company’s stock.

Key Audioeye News

Here are the key news stories impacting Audioeye this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Reported record Q4 and full‑year 2025 results, including 40 consecutive periods of record revenue and a Q4 EPS beat ($0.22 vs. $0.21 consensus) — evidence of continued top‑line momentum. AudioEye Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised forward profitability targets sharply: Q1 2026 EPS guide of $0.170–0.180 (above consensus) and FY2026 EPS guide of ~$0.94 (well above the ~$0.67 consensus), signaling stronger expected margins and cash generation. View Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: Launched a next‑generation, AI‑driven accessibility platform and guided for at least 30% adjusted EBITDA growth in 2026 — this product roadmap and margin focus are the core catalysts investors are rewarding. AudioEye outlines at least 30% adjusted EBITDA growth for 2026 with new AI-driven platform
• Neutral Sentiment: Revenue guidance for FY2026 ($43.0M–$44.5M) is slightly below some street estimates (~$44.7M), while Q1 revenue guidance ($10.5M–$10.6M) is roughly in line — mixed top‑line takeaway that tempers the otherwise bullish EPS guide. Listen to Conference Call
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data reported appears to show zero shares short (likely a reporting oddity), so there’s no clear short‑squeeze signal from the public data. (No meaningful article link.)
• Negative Sentiment: Despite EPS beat and better guidance, AudioEye still reported a negative net margin (-8.88%) and carries notable leverage (debt/equity ~2.23), which could raise investor caution about balance‑sheet and GAAP profitability sustainability. AudioEye (AEYE) Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Management acknowledged operational challenges on the earnings call (integration and regulatory/AI-era risks noted), which could translate to execution risk as the company scales its new platform. AudioEye Inc (AEYE) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights

Audioeye Company Profile

AudioEye, Inc is a provider of digital accessibility solutions, offering software and services designed to help organizations ensure their online properties comply with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other global accessibility standards. Through its cloud-based platform, the company automates the detection and remediation of accessibility barriers in websites, mobile applications and multimedia content.

The company’s flagship AEYE Platform leverages machine learning, artificial intelligence and human validation to continuously scan digital assets, identify potential compliance issues and deploy corrective overlays or code adjustments.