Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. purchased a new stake in shares of Snowflake Inc. (NYSE:SNOW – Free Report) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 27,602 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,055,000.
Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Snowflake by 90.0% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 61,885 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,556,000 after purchasing an additional 29,320 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Snowflake by 24.0% in the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 11,202 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,637,000 after acquiring an additional 2,167 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Snowflake by 29.7% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 319 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new stake in Snowflake during the 2nd quarter valued at $221,000. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its stake in Snowflake by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 22,603 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,055,000 after buying an additional 1,521 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.10% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research analysts recently weighed in on SNOW shares. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Snowflake in a report on Monday. Guggenheim reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Snowflake in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Scotiabank lowered their target price on shares of Snowflake from $290.00 to $205.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Snowflake from $290.00 to $210.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Evercore set a $200.00 target price on shares of Snowflake in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $242.19.
Snowflake Stock Up 3.1%
Shares of NYSE:SNOW opened at $169.36 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. Snowflake Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $118.30 and a fifty-two week high of $280.67. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $154.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $194.81. The company has a market cap of $58.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.88 and a beta of 1.08.
Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.05. Snowflake had a negative net margin of 28.43% and a negative return on equity of 50.61%. The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.25 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.30 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Snowflake Inc. will post -2.16 earnings per share for the current year.
Key Stories Impacting Snowflake
Here are the key news stories impacting Snowflake this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target on Snowflake to $205 from $195, kept a Buy rating, and said enterprise demand remains strong with early traction in Snowflake’s AI workflow tools. Snowflake seen delivering strong quarter as Bank of America lifts price target
- Positive Sentiment: Citizens JMP reaffirmed its Market Outperform rating and set a much higher $325 price target, reinforcing Wall Street’s bullish view on Snowflake’s long-term upside. Read More
- Positive Sentiment: AVEVA announced a collaboration with Snowflake to accelerate industrial AI and unify IT/OT data, which could expand Snowflake’s reach in enterprise and industrial data workflows. AVEVA Announces Collaboration with Snowflake to Accelerate Industrial AI and Unify IT/OT Data Ecosystems
- Neutral Sentiment: Recent coverage continues to highlight Snowflake as a leading AI software name, with comparisons to other infrastructure plays keeping attention on the stock. Snowflake vs. DELL: Which AI Infrastructure Stock Has the Edge?
- Neutral Sentiment: Articles noting SNOW’s recent strength and broad AI-stock interest may be adding to momentum, but they do not add new company-specific fundamentals. Snowflake (SNOW) stock is up, what you need to know
- Negative Sentiment: Some investor commentary also points to mixed signals around AI infrastructure competition and large insider sales, which can temper enthusiasm even as analysts stay constructive. Snowflake Inc. ($SNOW) CEO 2026 Pay Revealed
Insider Buying and Selling at Snowflake
In other news, SVP Vivek Raghunathan sold 3,876 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $152.80, for a total transaction of $592,252.80. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 273,323 shares in the company, valued at $41,763,754.40. This represents a 1.40% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Michael L. Speiser sold 50,338 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $175.19, for a total value of $8,818,714.22. Following the sale, the director owned 30,236 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,297,044.84. The trade was a 62.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 284,313 shares of company stock worth $46,617,373. 6.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Snowflake Profile
Snowflake Inc is a cloud-native data platform company that provides a suite of services for storing, processing and analyzing large volumes of data. Its core offering, often described as the Snowflake Data Cloud, combines data warehousing, data lake and data sharing capabilities in a single managed service delivered across major public cloud providers. The platform is designed to support analytics, data engineering, data science and application workloads with a focus on scalability, concurrency and simplified administration.
Key products and capabilities include a multi-cluster, shared-data architecture that separates compute from storage; continuous data ingestion and streaming; support for structured and semi-structured data formats; tools for data governance, security and compliance; and developer frameworks for building data applications.
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