Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYM – Get Rating) – Equities researchers at William Blair issued their Q2 2024 earnings per share estimates for Symbotic in a note issued to investors on Monday, May 22nd. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.06 for the quarter. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Symbotic’s current full-year earnings is ($0.29) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Symbotic’s Q4 2024 earnings at $0.12 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS.
Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Citigroup raised their target price on Symbotic from $16.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their target price on Symbotic from $24.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 20th. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on Symbotic from $25.00 to $31.00 in a research note on Tuesday, May 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on Symbotic from $31.00 to $36.00 in a research note on Monday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Symbotic from $10.00 to $14.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $28.31.
Symbotic Trading Up 0.0 %
Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM – Get Rating) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 1st. The company reported ($0.10) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $266.85 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $224.82 million. Symbotic had a negative return on equity of 78.17% and a negative net margin of 2.26%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 177.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted ($5.61) EPS.
Insider Buying and Selling at Symbotic
In other Symbotic news, insider Michael David Dunn sold 12,639 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.61, for a total transaction of $209,933.79. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 163,769 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,720,203.09. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. In other news, insider Michael David Dunn sold 12,639 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.61, for a total transaction of $209,933.79. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 163,769 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,720,203.09. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Rollin L. Ford acquired 8,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 15th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $24.70 per share, with a total value of $197,600.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 8,000 shares in the company, valued at $197,600. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 33,747 shares of company stock worth $635,409. Insiders own 41.00% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Symbotic
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. bought a new position in Symbotic in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Symbotic by 1,412.0% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 1,412 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank bought a new position in Symbotic in the 4th quarter worth $36,000. Altshuler Shaham Ltd bought a new position in Symbotic in the 3rd quarter worth $50,000. Finally, Advisor Group Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in Symbotic by 30.4% in the 4th quarter. Advisor Group Holdings Inc. now owns 4,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after buying an additional 1,002 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 57.76% of the company’s stock.
About Symbotic
Symbotic Inc, an automation technology company, provides robotics and technology to improve efficiency for retailers and wholesalers in the United States. The company offers Symbotic system, an end-to-end warehouse automation system for product distribution. It also designs, assemblies, and installs modular inventory management systems and performs configuration of embedded software.
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