Agora (API) Stock Overview
Through its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of a real-time engagement platform-as-a-service in the United States, the People’s Republic of China, and internationally. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 2/6 |
| Future Growth | 4/6 |
| Past Performance | 3/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$4.10 |
| 52 Week High | US$5.15 |
| 52 Week Low | US$3.14 |
| Beta | 0.73 |
| 1 Month Change | 9.33% |
| 3 Month Change | -12.39% |
| 1 Year Change | 14.53% |
| 3 Year Change | 37.12% |
| 5 Year Change | -90.56% |
| Change since IPO | -91.88% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Seeking Alpha • May 29
Agora: A Distressed Valuation With A Buyout Setup
Summary Agora, Inc. maintains a strong buy rating as double-digit revenue growth persists despite a distressed 0.58x EV/Sales multiple. Recent disclosure changes and a shift to short-term cash deposits hint at potential management buyout dynamics, warranting close attention. Gross margin contraction to 63.4% reflects API's early-stage investments in conversational AI, with scaling partnerships expected to aid future margin recovery. Strategic API risks from AI giants building their own infrastructure exist, but current fundamentals and cash reserves argue against a structural downtrend. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Narrative Update • Feb 23
API: AI Collaboration Infrastructure Will Drive Further Upside Potential
Analysts have adjusted their price target on Agora to $6.70, reflecting updated assumptions for discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E. These revisions keep their fair value view broadly in line with prior estimates.Narrative Update • Feb 08
API: Buybacks And AI Collaboration Wins Will Support Further Upside
Analysts have nudged their price target on Agora slightly higher, now framing it around a fair value of US$6.70 as they factor in modestly improved assumptions on revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E multiples. What's in the News Agnes AI has selected Agora Chat to power its new AI Group Chat and multi-agent collaboration system, using Agora's ultra low latency SDRTN messaging across multiple regions including Southeast Asia and Latin America (Client announcement).Narrative Update • Jan 24
API: Buybacks And AI Collaboration Wins Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have adjusted their price target on Agora to US$6.70, reflecting updated assumptions about the discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E expectations. What's in the News Agnes AI selected Agora Chat to power its new AI Group Chat and multi-agent collaboration system, using Agora's ultra low latency SDRTN for real-time teamwork across multiple regions including Southeast Asia and Latin America (Client Announcements).Narrative Update • Jan 10
API: Buybacks And AI Client Wins Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have trimmed their price target on Agora to reflect an updated fair value of US$6.70. The change is tied to revised assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins, the discount rate and future P/E expectations.Analysis Article • Apr 08
Benign Growth For Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ:API) Underpins Stock's 41% Plummet
Agora, Inc. ( NASDAQ:API ) shares have had a horrible month, losing 41% after a relatively good period beforehand...
New Narrative • Mar 28
Generative AI And TEN Will Shape Future Markets
Generative AI presents a key opportunity for Agora, enhancing real-time engagement technology and potential revenue through voice-based AI interactions.Analysis Article • Feb 28
Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ:API) Price Target To US$6.05
It's shaping up to be a tough period for Agora, Inc. ( NASDAQ:API ), which a week ago released some disappointing...Analysis Article • Feb 22
Improved Revenues Required Before Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ:API) Stock's 35% Jump Looks Justified
The Agora, Inc. ( NASDAQ:API ) share price has done very well over the last month, posting an excellent gain of 35...Analysis Article • Jan 05
Benign Growth For Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ:API) Underpins Stock's 28% Plummet
The Agora, Inc. ( NASDAQ:API ) share price has softened a substantial 28% over the previous 30 days, handing back much...Analysis Article • Dec 26
Agora, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:API) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 73% Above Its Share Price
Key Insights Agora's estimated fair value is US$7.55 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Agora's US$4.36 share...Analysis Article • Nov 21
Agora, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:API) Shares Bounce 53% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry
Despite an already strong run, Agora, Inc. ( NASDAQ:API ) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 53% in the last...Analysis Article • Oct 07
Agora, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:API) Shares Bounce 148% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry
Agora, Inc. ( NASDAQ:API ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 148% after a shaky period beforehand. The...Seeking Alpha • Oct 02
Agora Fundamentals Remain Problematic Despite Stock Spike
Summary Agora stock spiked despite no news and poor 1H 2024 financial results. The company provides real-time internet APIs primarily in Asia, facing competition from Twilio, Vonage, Zoom, Microsoft, and Google. API's financials show declining revenue, negative operating income with no continued progress toward breakeven, and substantial free cash outflow. Agora's fundamental performance remains weak with net revenue churn. My outlook remains a Sell on API stock due to poor fundamentals. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaAnalysis Article • Sep 27
Does Agora (NASDAQ:API) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...Analysis Article • Aug 07
Revenues Working Against Agora, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:API) Share Price
Agora, Inc.'s ( NASDAQ:API ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 1.5x might make it look like a strong buy right now...Seeking Alpha • Jul 27
Agora: Strong Balance Sheet And Reduced Cash Burn Provides Downside Protection
Summary Shares currently trade at a significant discount to the company’s net cash. The company’s international business shows solid growth, while its China business continues to struggle. Cash burn has continued to improve, but reaching profitability will depend on revenue growth accelerating in upcoming quarters. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaAnalysis Article • May 08
Is Agora (NASDAQ:API) Using Debt In A Risky Way?
David Iben put it well when he said, 'Volatility is not a risk we care about. What we care about is avoiding the...Analysis Article • Feb 28
Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ:API) Looks Inexpensive But Perhaps Not Attractive Enough
With a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 2.4x Agora, Inc. ( NASDAQ:API ) may be sending bullish signals at the moment...Seeking Alpha • Feb 28
News Wrap: Agora Posts First Non-GAAP Profit In More Than Three Years
Summary Agora, a real-time engagement technology provider, on Monday reported its first quarterly adjusted profit in more than three years. Agora’s revenue fell 10.2% year-on-year in the quarter to $36 million, moderating from a 14.6% revenue decline in the previous quarter. Under the company’s $200 million share repurchase program, Agora returned approximately $104.3 million to shareholders and reduced its share count by more than 18%. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaAnalysis Article • Nov 09
We're Keeping An Eye On Agora's (NASDAQ:API) Cash Burn Rate
Even when a business is losing money, it's possible for shareholders to make money if they buy a good business at the...Analysis Article • Jun 14
Agora, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:API) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Revenues
You may think that with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 2.2x Agora, Inc. ( NASDAQ:API ) is definitely a stock...Analysis Article • Apr 12
We're Keeping An Eye On Agora's (NASDAQ:API) Cash Burn Rate
There's no doubt that money can be made by owning shares of unprofitable businesses. For example, biotech and mining...Analysis Article • Mar 03
Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ:API) Annual Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year
It's been a mediocre week for Agora, Inc. ( NASDAQ:API ) shareholders, with the stock dropping 15% to US$3.22 in the...Analysis Article • Feb 15
Estimating The Fair Value Of Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ:API)
Today we will run through one way of estimating the intrinsic value of Agora, Inc. ( NASDAQ:API ) by estimating the...Analysis Article • Nov 05
Will Agora (NASDAQ:API) Spend Its Cash Wisely?
Even when a business is losing money, it's possible for shareholders to make money if they buy a good business at the...Seeking Alpha • Sep 07
Agora announces management share purchase plan; appoints new Chief Technology Officer
Agora's (NASDAQ:API) founder, chairman and CEO Mr. Tony Zhao intends to use his personal funds to purchase up to an aggregate of $30M of the company’s ADSs or Class A ordinary shares for the next 12 months. The company has repurchased $19.8M of its ADSs as of June 30, 2022 under the previously announced $200M share repurchase program. Additionally the company announced the appointment of Sheng (Shawn) Zhong as its Chief Technology Officer, effective immediately. He has served as the company’s Chief Scientist since January 2018 and with his additional role as Chief Technology Officer will be responsible for managing the company’s global research and development organization and strengthening Agora’s technology leadership. Shares +1.3% premarketShareholder Returns
| API | US Software | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 12.6% | 8.6% | 1.6% |
| 1Y | 14.5% | -0.9% | 28.5% |
Return vs Industry: API exceeded the US Software industry which returned -0.7% over the past year.
Return vs Market: API underperformed the US Market which returned 28.6% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| API volatility | |
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| API Average Weekly Movement | 7.3% |
| Software Industry Average Movement | 9.7% |
| Market Average Movement | 7.2% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.8% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.0% |
Stable Share Price: API has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: API's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 543 | Tony Zhao | www.agora.io/en/ |
Agora, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of a real-time engagement platform-as-a-service in the United States, the People’s Republic of China, and internationally. Its RTE-PaaS platform enables real-time engagement for concurrent end users which offers real-time engagement offerings, such as video calling, voice calling, live streaming, chat, signaling, conversational AI engine, and convo AI device kit. The company also provides extensions, including analytics, media services, Interactive whiteboard, Real-time speech-to-text, and Real-time translation.
Agora, Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| API fundamental statistics | |
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| Market cap | US$346.65m |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$10.23m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$145.53m |
33.9x
P/E Ratio2.4x
P/S RatioIs API overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| API income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$145.53m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$50.57m |
| Gross Profit | US$94.96m |
| Other Expenses | US$84.73m |
| Earnings | US$10.23m |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2026
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.12 |
| Gross Margin | 65.25% |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.03% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 16.4% |
How did API perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/05/31 15:26 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/29 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
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Analyst Sources
Agora, Inc. is covered by 7 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Boris Van | Bernstein |
| Huiqun Li | BofA Global Research |
| Allen Li | J.P. Morgan |