Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOTGet Free Report) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-nine ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, twenty-one have assigned a buy recommendation and two have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $655.9231.

Several equities analysts have commented on SPOT shares. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on shares of Spotify Technology from $500.00 to $534.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Spotify Technology from $500.00 to $565.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Spotify Technology from $670.00 to $600.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Guggenheim lowered their price target on shares of Spotify Technology from $600.00 to $565.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Spotify Technology from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 30th.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other Spotify Technology news, CEO Alex Norstrom sold 5,436 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $479.51, for a total transaction of $2,606,616.36. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 69,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $33,560,425.39. The trade was a 7.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Thomas O. Staggs sold 5,477 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $526.00, for a total transaction of $2,880,902.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 3,619 shares in the company, valued at $1,903,594. The trade was a 60.21% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 111,442 shares of company stock worth $54,647,508 in the last quarter. 0.40% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Spotify Technology

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SPOT. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Spotify Technology during the 2nd quarter valued at $312,000. Jump Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Spotify Technology by 5.2% in the second quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 1,132 shares of the company’s stock worth $869,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Spotify Technology in the second quarter worth $178,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Spotify Technology by 36.9% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 12,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,707,000 after buying an additional 3,412 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Glenview Trust co purchased a new stake in shares of Spotify Technology in the second quarter worth $298,000. Institutional investors own 84.09% of the company’s stock.

Spotify Technology Stock Performance

SPOT stock opened at $488.24 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $100.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.56. Spotify Technology has a 52-week low of $405.00 and a 52-week high of $785.00. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $480.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $516.21.

Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOTGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $4.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.41 by $0.63. The business had revenue of $5.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.23 billion. Spotify Technology had a return on equity of 35.73% and a net margin of 15.56%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.07 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Spotify Technology will post 14.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Spotify Technology

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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.

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