Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) have been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the thirty-five brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, twenty-four have given a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $698.9063.

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Phillip Securities raised Spotify Technology from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Spotify Technology from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $735.00 to $700.00 in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Moffett Nathanson started coverage on shares of Spotify Technology in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $487.00 target price for the company. Rosenblatt Securities cut their target price on shares of Spotify Technology from $700.00 to $670.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price target on shares of Spotify Technology from $830.00 to $650.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 14th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Spotify Technology

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp bought a new position in shares of Spotify Technology during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new stake in Spotify Technology in the second quarter worth $27,000. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Spotify Technology during the third quarter valued at $27,000. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. lifted its position in Spotify Technology by 3,800.0% during the third quarter. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. now owns 39 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Total Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in Spotify Technology during the second quarter valued at $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.09% of the company’s stock.

Spotify Technology News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Spotify Technology this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Spotify is rolling out AI-powered Prompted Playlists (beta) and other personalization tools for Premium users — moves that can lift engagement, retention and ARPU if adoption scales. Spotify AI Tools And Curation Push Test Premium Engagement And Value
• Positive Sentiment: A research upgrade to Buy with a $586 price target (Arete Research) increases near-term upside expectations and likely contributed to buying interest. Finviz
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage noting improving profitability and “margin durability” helped spur further gains — analyst commentary on margin upside reinforces the narrative from Spotify’s recent strong quarterly beat. Spotify jumps as bullish analyst upgrade highlights margin upside
• Positive Sentiment: Product-level UX improvements like Smart Reorder (playlist sequencing) are live for users — small product upgrades that can incrementally increase time spent and perceived value of Premium. Give your Spotify playlist a mixologist with Smart Reorder
• Positive Sentiment: Recent quarterly results (strong EPS beat and margin improvement) remain a positive backdrop supporting upgrades and investor confidence in operating leverage.
• Neutral Sentiment: Spotify is expanding further into books/audiobooks — a diversification that could increase content revenue over time but is early-stage for material financial impact. Spotify continues its march into the book world
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector pieces reiterate streaming tailwinds from ads, subscriptions and AI personalization — supportive macro context but not SPOT-specific catalysts. Must-Track Streaming Stocks in the Evolving Media Landscape
• Negative Sentiment: Some odd publicity (a $495 “musical urn” product story) creates noise around brand messaging; not material to fundamentals but could distract from core narrative. Spend your afterlife inside Spotify’s latest device, a $495 musical urn
• Negative Sentiment: Guggenheim published a pessimistic near-term forecast for SPOT, which could limit upside for more conservative investors and weigh on sentiment if echoed by others. Guggenheim Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) Stock Price

Spotify Technology Stock Performance

Shares of Spotify Technology stock opened at $514.02 on Tuesday. Spotify Technology has a fifty-two week low of $405.00 and a fifty-two week high of $785.00. The company has a market capitalization of $105.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.32, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.66. The company has a fifty day moving average of $512.60 and a 200 day moving average of $607.63.

Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $5.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.16 by $2.00. The business had revenue of $5.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.14 billion. Spotify Technology had a return on equity of 31.35% and a net margin of 13.16%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.88 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Spotify Technology will post 10.3 EPS for the current year.

Spotify Technology Company Profile

Spotify Technology is a digital audio streaming company best known for its on-demand music service and a growing portfolio of spoken-word content. Founded in Sweden in 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon and launched commercially in 2008, the company offers a cross-platform app that enables users to discover, stream and organize music, podcasts and other audio. Its primary consumer products include a free, ad-supported tier and a paid Spotify Premium subscription that provides ad-free listening, offline playback and higher-quality audio streams.