Agora (API) CEO Bin Zhao Buys $43K of Stock

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Key Points

  • Agora, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Bin Zhao purchased 9,794 shares of API stock on October 20, 2026, paying an average price of $4.36 per share for a total value of $42,653.85.
  • After the trade, Bin Zhao indirectly holds 2,186,233 $API shares, up 0.45% from before the trade.
  • The stock traded around $4.39 recently, sitting above its 50-day moving average of $4.23 and higher than its closing price of $4.40 on the trade date.
  • CEO Bin Zhao's latest pre-arranged purchase follows four prior similar transactions earlier in October as the real-time engagement platform prepares for earnings on November 18, 2026.

Since the trade, $API is up 2.0% to date (from the $4.40 close on Oct 20, 2026).

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Agora, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Bin Zhao purchased 9,794 shares of the company on October 20, 2026. The transaction was revealed in a Form 4 filing with the SEC. This follows several other purchases by the CEO earlier in the month.

API Agora, Inc.
$4.49 +11.14% year to date
Daily close · Oct 21, 2026
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Bin Zhao vs. the S&P 500

YTD return +6.53% hypothetical
All-time return +6.54% S&P 500 +0.46%
vs. S&P 500 +6.08% ahead of the index

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Inside Bin Zhao's Agora Trade

Chief Executive Officer Bin Zhao bought 9,794 shares of API stock at an average price of $4.36 per share, totaling about $42,653.85. The planned purchase was executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Following this transaction, Zhao directly owns 2,186,233 shares of the company, representing an increase of about 0.45% in his holdings. The stock closed at $4.40 on the day of the trade.

Other Institutional Activity in Agora

Other large funds made adjustments to their API holdings earlier in the year. Susquehanna International Group, LLP held 7,484,011 shares valued at about $32,854,807. TMT General Partner Ltd owned 2,352,651 shares worth roughly $10,328,137. HHLR Advisors, LTD held 2,098,553 shares valued at about $9,212,647. Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC held 1,783,785 shares worth roughly $7,830,815. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its holdings by 841,114 shares, ending with 1,465,596 shares worth about $6,433,966 following a 134.7% increase.

Agora, Inc. Stock Down 2.2%

API shares recently traded around $4.39 as of October 23, 2026. That puts the price about 0.2% below its close of $4.40 on the transaction date, and 3.9% above its 50-day moving average of $4.23. The shares are also trading 5.8% above their 200-day moving average of $4.15. The stock sits 20.1% below its 52-week high of $5.50 and 39.8% above its 52-week low of $3.14. Analysts currently track a mean price target of $5.90 for the company, placing the recent price about 25.6% below that target.

Recent Earnings

Agora reported trailing twelve month revenue of $151.69 million and earnings of $0.09 per share. The company posted a net profit margin of 7.2% and a return on equity of 2.0%. Its next earnings report is scheduled for November 18, 2026.

Insider Buying and Selling at Agora, Inc.

CEO Bin Zhao has been an active buyer of company stock through a pre-arranged plan. Earlier in October, Zhao picked up 5,438 shares on October 13 at $4.20, 9,757 shares on October 14 at $4.30, 8,545 shares on October 15 at $4.45, and 8,800 shares on October 16 at $4.43.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

B of A Securities maintains a Buy rating on API stock with a target price of $6.80, adjusted from its previous target of $6.60, in a rating update issued on August 14, 2026. Consensus analyst opinion currently leans toward a moderate outlook backed by two analyst opinions.

About Agora

Agora, Inc. operates a real-time engagement platform-as-a-service. Its technology powers voice calling, video calling, live streaming, and conversational AI features for applications used around the world.

Bottom Line

Investors will look toward Agora's upcoming earnings report on November 18, 2026, for further updates on the company's financial performance. Form 4 filings will continue to track whether executive buying activity persists.

Source: Bin Zhao's Form 4 filing on $API (Oct 20, 2026). Written by software, not financial advice. How we make alerts

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