Fluent Financial LLC Makes New Investment in Chewy $CHWY

Fluent Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Chewy (NYSE:CHWY) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 42,846 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,733,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. BC Partners PE LP acquired a new stake in shares of Chewy during the 1st quarter worth $7,142,402,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in Chewy by 34.7% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,187,518 shares of the company’s stock worth $306,332,000 after purchasing an additional 1,852,531 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position in Chewy by 75.5% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,170,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $262,974,000 after purchasing an additional 2,654,496 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Chewy by 231.1% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,631,343 shares of the company’s stock worth $196,323,000 after buying an additional 3,232,763 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Voya Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Chewy by 8.2% in the 1st quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 4,146,973 shares of the company’s stock valued at $134,818,000 after buying an additional 312,795 shares during the period. 93.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on CHWY. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Chewy in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and set a $48.00 price objective on shares of Chewy in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Chewy from $50.00 to $48.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. UBS Group set a $42.00 price target on Chewy in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Chewy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $46.72.

Chewy Stock Performance

NYSE CHWY opened at $32.44 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $34.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $37.79. The stock has a market cap of $13.46 billion, a PE ratio of 67.58, a PEG ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 1.58. Chewy has a fifty-two week low of $29.83 and a fifty-two week high of $48.62.

Chewy (NYSE:CHWY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31 by ($0.17). The firm had revenue of $3.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.10 billion. Chewy had a net margin of 1.64% and a return on equity of 56.78%. The firm’s revenue was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.20 earnings per share. Chewy has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.240-0.270 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Chewy will post 0.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Chewy

In other news, CEO Sumit Singh sold 40,789 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.73, for a total value of $1,375,812.97. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 623,185 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,020,030.05. This represents a 6.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CTO Satish Mehta sold 8,872 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.53, for a total transaction of $297,478.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 229,702 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,701,908.06. This trade represents a 3.72% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 83,985 shares of company stock worth $2,802,809. 0.43% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Chewy Company Profile

Chewy, Inc (NYSE: CHWY) is a leading e-commerce retailer specializing in pet food, supplies and services. The company offers a comprehensive assortment of products for dogs, cats, fish, birds and other small animals, including prescription medications, veterinary health products, grooming essentials and toys. Through its online platform and mobile app, Chewy provides an intuitive shopping experience with features such as Autoship, ensuring regular deliveries of pet essentials at schedule intervals.

Founded in 2011 by Ryan Cohen and Michael Day, Chewy initially operated under the name Mr.