Ritholtz Wealth Management lessened its holdings in shares of Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT – Free Report) by 36.7% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 4,110 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,381 shares during the quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management’s holdings in Spotify Technology were worth $1,993,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of SPOT. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Spotify Technology by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,712,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,736,450,000 after buying an additional 89,951 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of Spotify Technology by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,869,472 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,247,042,000 after acquiring an additional 149,479 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its position in shares of Spotify Technology by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 2,863,821 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,663,024,000 after acquiring an additional 133,108 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Spotify Technology by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,665,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,547,890,000 after acquiring an additional 62,887 shares during the period. Finally, Coatue Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Spotify Technology by 35.9% in the fourth quarter. Coatue Management LLC now owns 2,450,881 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,423,251,000 after acquiring an additional 647,708 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 84.09% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several brokerages recently commented on SPOT. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on Spotify Technology from $500.00 to $534.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Spotify Technology from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday. Citizens Jmp boosted their price target on shares of Spotify Technology from $600.00 to $625.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. KeyCorp decreased their price objective on shares of Spotify Technology from $745.00 to $680.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their target price on shares of Spotify Technology from $430.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $641.83.
Spotify Technology Stock Performance
Shares of SPOT opened at $460.74 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $94.86 billion, a PE ratio of 36.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 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’s 50 day moving average price is $476.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $502.64.
Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The company reported $4.04 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.41 by $0.63. The company had revenue of $5.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.23 billion. Spotify Technology had a net margin of 15.56% and a return on equity of 35.73%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.07 EPS. Research analysts predict that Spotify Technology will post 14.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Spotify Technology
In other news, Director Thomas O. Staggs sold 5,477 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director owned 3,619 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,903,594. This represents a 60.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Sven Hans Martin Lorentzon sold 35,380 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $525.73, for a total value of $18,600,327.40. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 6,383 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,355,734.59. This represents a 84.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 111,442 shares of company stock valued at $54,647,508 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.
About Spotify Technology
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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