Audioeye (NASDAQ:AEYE) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.01 EPS

Audioeye (NASDAQ:AEYE) announced its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.19 by ($0.01), FiscalAI reports. Audioeye had a negative net margin of 7.63% and a positive return on equity of 56.26%. The firm had revenue of $10.55 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.56 million. Audioeye updated its FY 2026 guidance to 0.960- EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance to 0.210-0.220 EPS.

Audioeye Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of AEYE stock traded down $0.11 on Tuesday, reaching $7.58. 320,665 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 179,327. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.60. The stock has a market cap of $94.75 million, a P/E ratio of -31.58 and a beta of 0.77. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $6.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $9.25. Audioeye has a 1-year low of $5.31 and a 1-year high of $16.39.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Audioeye

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AEYE. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in Audioeye by 19.7% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 4,904 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 806 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in Audioeye by 64.6% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 9,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,000 after acquiring an additional 3,832 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers raised its stake in shares of Audioeye by 14.5% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 10,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,000 after purchasing an additional 1,313 shares during the period. Quadrature Capital Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Audioeye during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $105,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Audioeye during the fourth quarter worth $107,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 51.11% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AEYE has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. B. Riley Financial raised Audioeye to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Craig Hallum reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $16.00 price target (down from $20.00) on shares of Audioeye in a research note on Friday, March 6th. HC Wainwright lowered their price target on Audioeye from $18.00 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 9th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price objective on shares of Audioeye from $25.00 to $15.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Audioeye in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Audioeye has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $14.63.

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.