Klaviyo (NYSE:KVYO) Rating Increased to Buy at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Klaviyo (NYSE:KVYO) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report released on Saturday morning.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on KVYO. Benchmark lowered their price target on Klaviyo from $46.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $38.00 price target on shares of Klaviyo in a research report on Wednesday. Stephens reduced their price objective on shares of Klaviyo from $43.00 to $31.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Klaviyo in a research note on Monday, November 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Klaviyo from $40.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Twenty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $34.24.

Klaviyo Trading Up 0.1%

KVYO stock opened at $18.53 on Friday. Klaviyo has a 52 week low of $18.23 and a 52 week high of $48.00. The company has a market capitalization of $5.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -154.36 and a beta of 1.13. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $26.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $28.53.

Klaviyo (NYSE:KVYO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.02. Klaviyo had a negative net margin of 2.57% and a positive return on equity of 2.03%. The business had revenue of $350.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $333.99 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.07 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 29.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts predict that Klaviyo will post 0.04 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Klaviyo

In other news, insider Landon Edmond sold 10,000 shares of Klaviyo stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.83, for a total value of $258,300.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 343,882 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,882,472.06. This trade represents a 2.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Andrew Bialecki sold 155,219 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.33, for a total transaction of $3,931,697.27. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,800,598 shares of company stock valued at $50,974,712. 49.92% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Klaviyo

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its position in shares of Klaviyo by 40.1% in the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 61,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,007,000 after buying an additional 17,696 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in Klaviyo by 21.7% in the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 26,051 shares of the company’s stock worth $846,000 after acquiring an additional 4,647 shares in the last quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC acquired a new stake in Klaviyo during the 4th quarter worth about $14,464,000. Bridgefront Capital LLC grew its stake in Klaviyo by 86.0% during the 4th quarter. Bridgefront Capital LLC now owns 15,637 shares of the company’s stock valued at $508,000 after acquiring an additional 7,232 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Islander Capital Partners L.P. purchased a new position in Klaviyo during the 4th quarter valued at about $20,188,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.43% of the company’s stock.

Klaviyo Company Profile

Klaviyo, Inc is a cloud-based marketing automation platform that enables businesses to leverage customer data for targeted email and SMS campaigns. The company’s platform centralizes first-party data from various sources—including e-commerce storefronts, websites, and CRM systems—to help organizations deliver personalized marketing across the customer lifecycle. Klaviyo’s core offerings include segmented email marketing, automated messaging workflows, and performance analytics designed to drive customer engagement and revenue growth.

The platform provides a suite of tools for campaign creation and management, including drag-and-drop email and SMS builders, dynamic content rendering, and A/B testing capabilities.