Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) Director Sells $214,920.00 in Stock

Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYM) Director Todd Krasnow sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.73, for a total transaction of $214,920.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website.

Todd Krasnow also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, January 5th, Todd Krasnow sold 4,000 shares of Symbotic stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.63, for a total transaction of $274,520.00.
• On Wednesday, December 3rd, Todd Krasnow sold 4,000 shares of Symbotic stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.00, for a total transaction of $284,000.00.

Symbotic Stock Performance

SYM opened at $59.74 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $35.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -597.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 16.95 and a beta of 2.13. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $62.41 and its 200 day moving average is $60.36. Symbotic Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $16.32 and a fifty-two week high of $87.88.

Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.02 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by ($0.06). Symbotic had a negative net margin of 0.45% and a negative return on equity of 1.88%. The business had revenue of $629.99 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $622.58 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.03) earnings per share. Symbotic’s revenue was up 29.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts predict that Symbotic Inc. will post 0.13 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of Symbotic from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $83.00 price target on shares of Symbotic in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Northland Securities set a $73.00 price objective on shares of Symbotic in a research report on Thursday. DA Davidson reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $47.00 price objective on shares of Symbotic in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Symbotic in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Symbotic presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $57.36.

Symbotic News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Symbotic this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 financial beat and GAAP profit — Symbotic reported roughly $630M revenue (+29% YoY) and turned GAAP profitable (net income reported), showing a big jump in adjusted EBITDA and operational leverage that supports a bullish re-rating. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Raised near‑term guidance — management set Q2 revenue at $650M–$670M, above consensus, reinforcing the narrative of sustained top‑line momentum and near‑term upside. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support — Needham bumped its price target to $75 and reiterated a buy, adding incremental buy‑side pressure after the quarter. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational details and backlog — management highlighted faster install‑to‑acceptance timelines, strong software gross margins (~73%) and a multi‑billion backlog that underpins deployment-driven revenue, supporting the long‑term thesis but dependent on execution. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Broad coverage and transcripts — multiple call transcripts and write‑ups give detail on execution priorities (capacity, AI/software leverage) that investors should review to assess cadence of future installs. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling and concentration risk — a director disclosed sales (4,000 shares) and the business still has high customer concentration (Walmart and a few large customers), which elevates execution and client‑risk if deployments slow. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: EPS/communication noise and valuation — some outlets flagged EPS reporting/mix (GAAP vs. adjusted) that created short‑term confusion, and the shares still trade at a premium with a wide range of analyst targets, leaving the stock exposed to sentiment swings. Read More.

Institutional Trading of Symbotic

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of SYM. Fortis Group Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Symbotic by 231.5% in the fourth quarter. Fortis Group Advisors LLC now owns 16,898 shares of the company’s stock valued at $919,000 after purchasing an additional 11,801 shares during the period. Leonteq Securities AG bought a new position in Symbotic during the 4th quarter worth about $282,000. IFP Advisors Inc increased its position in Symbotic by 26.8% during the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,000 after purchasing an additional 406 shares during the period. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. raised its holdings in shares of Symbotic by 12.5% in the 4th quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. now owns 4,729 shares of the company’s stock valued at $281,000 after purchasing an additional 525 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fideuram Intesa Sanpaolo Private Banking S.P.A. purchased a new stake in shares of Symbotic in the 4th quarter worth approximately $55,000.

Symbotic Company Profile

Symbotic Inc (NASDAQ: SYM) is a provider of advanced warehouse automation and robotics systems designed to improve throughput, space utilization and labor productivity in distribution centers and fulfillment operations. The company develops integrated hardware and software solutions that automate the storage, retrieval, sorting and palletizing of goods, positioning itself as a systems integrator for material handling challenges faced by large-scale retailers, wholesalers and third-party logistics providers.

Products and services typically include autonomous robotic vehicles and shuttle systems, automated storage-and-retrieval equipment, robotic picking and palletizing cells, conveyors and sortation, together with control and management software that coordinates fleet operations and inventory flow.