Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW – Free Report) had its target price hoisted by Citizens Jmp from $325.00 to $408.00 in a research report report published on Tuesday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have a market outperform rating on the stock.
Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $300.00 target price on shares of Snowflake in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Snowflake from $205.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their price target on Snowflake from $225.00 to $282.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Snowflake from $245.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective on shares of Snowflake in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Thirty-four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $320.65.
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Snowflake Stock Down 1.5%
Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.07. Snowflake had a negative net margin of 23.79% and a negative return on equity of 50.50%. The company had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.24 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 33.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Snowflake will post -1.81 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Activity at Snowflake
In other news, Director Mark Garrett sold 100,000 shares of Snowflake stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $250.00, for a total transaction of $25,000,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 8,801 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,200,250. This trade represents a 91.91% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Frank Slootman sold 437,076 shares of Snowflake stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $252.43, for a total value of $110,331,094.68. Following the sale, the director directly owned 38,046 shares in the company, valued at $9,603,951.78. The trade was a 91.99% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 2,327,351 shares of company stock worth $607,085,414 over the last three months. Company insiders own 4.80% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. United Asset Strategies Inc. lifted its position in shares of Snowflake by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. United Asset Strategies Inc. now owns 3,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $777,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. grew its position in Snowflake by 56.0% in the 4th quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 142 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. increased its stake in Snowflake by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. now owns 1,438 shares of the company’s stock valued at $316,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. increased its stake in Snowflake by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 1,383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $303,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LRI Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Snowflake by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 1,437 shares of the company’s stock worth $315,000 after buying an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. 65.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
More Snowflake News
Here are the key news stories impacting Snowflake this week:
- Positive Sentiment: New AI model-routing capabilities strengthen Snowflake’s enterprise offering. The company introduced dynamic model routing in its Cortex AI Gateway and flagship products, allowing customers to direct workloads among multiple AI models based on task complexity, governance requirements and cost. The feature could reduce vendor dependence, improve efficiency and support Snowflake’s positioning as an enterprise AI platform. Snowflake introduces dynamic model routing to enhance AI efficiency
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised their targets and maintained bullish ratings. Truist lifted its target from $300 to $375 and assigned a “buy” rating, while Bank of America raised its target from $330 to $395 and also rated the shares “buy.” These revisions reflect confidence in Snowflake’s AI momentum and provide potential upside according to the firms. Analyst price-target updates
- Positive Sentiment: AI adoption remains a key growth driver. A recent analysis said Snowflake’s AI-related products are helping generate 34% product-revenue growth, while model routing may improve customer flexibility and strengthen its competitive position in enterprise AI. Snowflake rides on AI momentum
- Neutral Sentiment: Competitive comparisons may temper enthusiasm. Analysts highlighted Snowflake’s rapid AI adoption but argued Dell Technologies may offer stronger earnings momentum, AI-server demand and business diversification. This could lead some investors to favor other AI-related opportunities. Snowflake versus Dell
- Negative Sentiment: Cybersecurity concerns and broader AI-cloud selling are weighing on sentiment. A report described a Snowflake vulnerability that reportedly evaded AI-based security checks and was exploited by another AI system. Separately, selling across AI-cloud stocks has been linked to financing concerns, creating pressure even as Snowflake’s long-term AI outlook remains positive. Snowflake security flaw report
Snowflake Company 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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