Northland Securities Comments on WisdomTree Q1 Earnings

WisdomTree, Inc. (NYSE:WT) – Stock analysts at Northland Securities boosted their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of WisdomTree in a note issued to investors on Friday, January 23rd. Northland Securities analyst M. Grondahl now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.21 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.20. The consensus estimate for WisdomTree’s current full-year earnings is $0.72 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for WisdomTree’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on WT. Zacks Research raised shares of WisdomTree from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of WisdomTree in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Wall Street Zen upgraded WisdomTree from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Oppenheimer boosted their price objective on WisdomTree from $15.00 to $17.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on WisdomTree from $13.50 to $14.75 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, WisdomTree has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $15.80.

WisdomTree Price Performance

Shares of WT opened at $16.63 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $12.68 and its 200 day moving average is $12.95. WisdomTree has a 12-month low of $7.47 and a 12-month high of $16.66. The company has a quick ratio of 2.41, a current ratio of 2.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.16. The stock has a market cap of $2.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 1.08.

WisdomTree (NYSE:WT) last released its earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $125.62 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $122.00 million. WisdomTree had a return on equity of 26.59% and a net margin of 21.10%.The firm’s revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.18 earnings per share.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider David M. Yates sold 6,820 shares of WisdomTree stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.12, for a total value of $75,838.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 152,123 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,691,607.76. This trade represents a 4.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO R Jarrett Lilien sold 12,500 shares of WisdomTree stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.01, for a total transaction of $137,625.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 998,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,995,004.38. This represents a 1.24% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 44,320 shares of company stock valued at $507,713. Corporate insiders own 9.30% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its position in WisdomTree by 2.8% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 456,990 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,076,000 after buying an additional 12,402 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of WisdomTree by 379.3% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 880,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,858,000 after acquiring an additional 697,156 shares in the last quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree in the second quarter valued at approximately $120,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its stake in WisdomTree by 20.9% in the 2nd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 39,863 shares of the company’s stock worth $459,000 after purchasing an additional 6,890 shares during the period. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue boosted its position in shares of WisdomTree by 8.8% during the second quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 68,973 shares of the company’s stock worth $793,000 after buying an additional 5,568 shares during the period. 78.64% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About WisdomTree

WisdomTree Investments, Inc (NYSE: WT) is a U.S.-based asset management firm specializing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded products (ETPs). Founded in 2006 by Jonathan Steinberg and headquartered in New York City, WisdomTree has developed a reputation for pioneering smart-beta and fundamentally weighted indexing approaches. The company designs strategies that seek to enhance returns and reduce volatility by weighting constituents based on dividends, earnings or other financial metrics rather than relying solely on market capitalization.

WisdomTree offers a broad suite of investment products covering equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities and digital assets.