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title: "Wall Street Zen Upgrades Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX) to Buy"
description: "Wall Street Zen has upgraded Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX) from a \"hold\" to a \"buy\" rating. This follows mixed reviews from other brokerages, with UBS lowering its rating to \"sell\" and Weiss Ratings maintainin"
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# Wall Street Zen Upgrades Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX) to Buy

> Wall Street Zen has upgraded Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX) from a "hold" to a "buy" rating. This follows mixed reviews from other brokerages, with UBS lowering its rating to "sell" and Weiss Ratings maintaining a "hold". Dropbox's stock opened at $29.10, with a market cap of $7.85 billion and a P/E ratio of 17.74. The company reported $0.71 EPS for the last quarter, exceeding estimates. Insider selling activity has been noted, with significant shares sold by CFO and CTO. Institutional investors hold 94.84% of the stock.

Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX - Get Free Report) was upgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

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A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on DBX. UBS Group lowered shares of Dropbox from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating and cut their price objective for the company from $29.00 to $27.00 in a report on Thursday, September 18th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Dropbox in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Dropbox currently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average target price of $29.67.

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## Dropbox Trading Up 2.5%

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Dropbox stock opened at $29.10 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $29.49 and a 200 day moving average of $28.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.74, a P/E/G ratio of 3.74 and a beta of 0.67. Dropbox has a 12-month low of $24.42 and a 12-month high of $33.33.

Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.08. Dropbox had a net margin of 19.17% and a negative return on equity of 61.31%. The company had revenue of $625.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $618.60 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.60 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that Dropbox will post 1.64 EPS for the current year.

## Insider Activity

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In other news, CFO Timothy Regan sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.76, for a total transaction of $148,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 471,621 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,035,440.96. This represents a 1.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CTO Ali Dasdan sold 12,812 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.00, for a total value of $384,360.00. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 551,060 shares of the company's stock, valued at $16,531,800. This represents a 2.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 318,632 shares of company stock worth $9,248,234. 29.95% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

## Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Elequin Capital LP boosted its position in shares of Dropbox by 71.0% during the 1st quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 1,130 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 469 shares during the last quarter. Neo Ivy Capital Management bought a new stake in Dropbox in the second quarter worth $30,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Dropbox by 78.0% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,273 shares of the company's stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 558 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its position in Dropbox by 250.3% in the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,387 shares of the company's stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 991 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. bought a new stake in Dropbox in the second quarter worth $41,000. 94.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

## Dropbox Company Profile

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Dropbox, Inc provides a content collaboration platform worldwide. The company's platform allows individuals, families, teams, and organizations to collaborate and sign up for free through its website or app, as well as upgrade to a paid subscription plan for premium features. It serves customers in professional services, technology, media, education, industrial, consumer and retail, and financial services industries.

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