Machina Capital S.A.S. Acquires Shares of 25,241 Roblox Corporation $RBLX

Machina Capital S.A.S. bought a new stake in shares of Roblox Corporation (NYSE:RBLX) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 25,241 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,655,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. ORG Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Roblox during the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Roblox by 819.0% during the 1st quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 579 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 516 shares in the last quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Roblox during the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR bought a new stake in shares of Roblox during the 2nd quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Kiker Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Roblox by 2,646.7% during the 2nd quarter. Kiker Wealth Management LLC now owns 412 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 397 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.46% of the company’s stock.

Roblox Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:RBLX opened at $113.35 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $130.41 and its 200-day moving average price is $109.70. Roblox Corporation has a twelve month low of $47.95 and a twelve month high of $150.59. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.23 billion, a PE ratio of -79.27 and a beta of 1.61.

Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported ($0.37) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.44) by $0.07. Roblox had a negative net margin of 21.70% and a negative return on equity of 314.20%. The company had revenue of $1.36 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.64 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned ($0.37) EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 70.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Roblox has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Roblox Corporation will post -1.49 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Roblox

In other Roblox news, insider Matthew D. Kaufman sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $135.02, for a total transaction of $810,120.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 272,642 shares in the company, valued at approximately $36,812,122.84. This trade represents a 2.15% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CAO Amy Marie Rawlings sold 6,567 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $117.71, for a total transaction of $773,001.57. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 46,866 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,516,596.86. The trade was a 12.29% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 249,994 shares of company stock worth $32,176,737 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 12.92% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

RBLX has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and set a $165.00 target price on shares of Roblox in a report on Thursday, September 4th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Roblox from $126.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Arete raised Roblox from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $116.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 9th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on Roblox from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $159.00 target price on shares of Roblox in a research report on Friday. Twenty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $130.68.

Roblox Profile

Roblox Corporation develops and operates an online entertainment platform in the United States and internationally. It offers Roblox Studio, a free toolset that allows developers and creators to build, publish, and operate 3D experiences, and other content; Roblox Client, an application that allows users to explore 3D experience; and Roblox Cloud, which provides services and infrastructure that power the platform.