Sentry LLC Buys Shares of 1,916 Roblox Corporation $RBLX

Sentry LLC bought a new stake in shares of Roblox Corporation (NYSE:RBLX) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 1,916 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $202,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of RBLX. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Roblox by 217.4% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,770,427 shares of the company’s stock worth $504,387,000 after acquiring an additional 6,007,322 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Roblox by 8.3% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 57,640,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,359,854,000 after purchasing an additional 4,400,624 shares in the last quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Roblox during the first quarter valued at approximately $137,379,000. Ieq Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Roblox by 13.8% during the first quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 18,889,973 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,101,097,000 after acquiring an additional 2,297,350 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in shares of Roblox by 210.5% during the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,256,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,840,000 after acquiring an additional 2,207,897 shares during the period. 94.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Roblox Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of Roblox stock opened at $133.18 on Wednesday. Roblox Corporation has a 12-month low of $40.57 and a 12-month high of $150.59. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $129.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $105.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $85.91 billion, a P/E ratio of -93.13 and a beta of 1.63.

Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported ($0.41) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.37) by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $1.44 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion. Roblox had a negative return on equity of 372.96% and a negative net margin of 23.67%.The firm’s revenue was up 50.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($0.32) EPS. Roblox has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts expect that Roblox Corporation will post -1.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on RBLX. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $165.00 price objective (up previously from $155.00) on shares of Roblox in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Cowen reaffirmed a “sell” rating on shares of Roblox in a report on Monday, August 18th. Arete Research set a $116.00 price objective on shares of Roblox in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Roth Capital reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $146.00 target price on shares of Roblox in a research note on Friday. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Roblox from $159.00 to $171.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Twenty investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $129.22.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Amy Marie Rawlings sold 6,567 shares of Roblox stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $117.71, for a total transaction of $773,001.57. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 46,866 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,516,596.86. This trade represents a 12.29% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Matthew D. Kaufman sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $136.55, for a total transaction of $819,300.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 278,642 shares in the company, valued at $38,048,565.10. This trade represents a 2.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 366,876 shares of company stock worth $47,485,929 over the last quarter. 12.92% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Roblox

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.