Audioeye, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEYE) Given Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Audioeye, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEYE) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the six analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has assigned a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $14.6250.

A number of brokerages have commented on AEYE. HC Wainwright reduced their price objective on Audioeye from $18.00 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 9th. B. Riley Financial raised shares of Audioeye to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Audioeye in a report on Tuesday, May 12th.

Audioeye Trading Down 2.5%

Shares of AEYE stock traded down $0.18 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $7.06. 63,441 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 171,333. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $6.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $7.54. The firm has a market cap of $88.19 million, a P/E ratio of -24.95 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.96, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.03. Audioeye has a fifty-two week low of $5.31 and a fifty-two week high of $16.39.

Audioeye (NASDAQ:AEYE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 12th. The company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $10.55 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.56 million. Audioeye had a positive return on equity of 71.24% and a negative net margin of 9.05%.Audioeye has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.960- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.210-0.220 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Audioeye will post 0.47 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Audioeye

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AEYE. Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in shares of Audioeye by 481.3% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 153,537 shares of the company’s stock valued at $978,000 after purchasing an additional 127,126 shares in the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Audioeye by 9.4% in the 2nd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 1,341,510 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,629,000 after buying an additional 115,579 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its position in shares of Audioeye by 1,071.0% during the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 125,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $798,000 after acquiring an additional 114,600 shares during the last quarter. Skylands Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Audioeye by 67.2% during the first quarter. Skylands Capital LLC now owns 222,850 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,420,000 after acquiring an additional 89,600 shares during the period. Finally, Manatuck Hill Partners LLC boosted its position in Audioeye by 139.6% in the second quarter. Manatuck Hill Partners LLC now owns 97,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,139,000 after purchasing an additional 56,943 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 51.11% of the company’s stock.

About Audioeye

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.