AudioCodes Ltd. (AUDC) To Go Ex-Dividend on February 20th

AudioCodes Ltd. (NASDAQ:AUDC) declared a dividend on Tuesday, February 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, February 20th will be given a dividend of 0.20 per share by the communications equipment provider on Friday, March 6th. This represents a dividend yield of 544.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 20th.

AudioCodes has raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years. AudioCodes has a dividend payout ratio of 51.9% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect AudioCodes to earn $0.90 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.40 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 44.4%.

AudioCodes Stock Down 4.1%

Shares of AUDC stock opened at $7.03 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $8.48 and its 200 day moving average price is $9.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $201.62 million, a PE ratio of 22.68 and a beta of 1.07. AudioCodes has a 52-week low of $6.99 and a 52-week high of $12.10.

AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The communications equipment provider reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16. The company had revenue of $62.61 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $62.00 million. AudioCodes had a return on equity of 6.46% and a net margin of 3.65%.AudioCodes has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.600-0.750 EPS. Analysts expect that AudioCodes will post 0.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About AudioCodes

AudioCodes Ltd is a global provider of advanced voice networking and media processing solutions for enterprises and service providers. The company designs and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of products, including session border controllers (SBCs), media gateways, IP phones, management and monitoring software, and cloud-based communications microservices. Its offerings support a wide range of unified communications (UC) and contact center deployments, enabling secure, high-quality voice connectivity across on-premises, hybrid and cloud environments.

Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Rosh Ha’Ayin, Israel, AudioCodes serves customers in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.