Credo Technology Group (NASDAQ:CRDO) Shares Gap Down – Time to Sell?

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ:CRDOGet Free Report)’s stock price gapped down before the market opened on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $207.97, but opened at $193.53. Credo Technology Group shares last traded at $196.7420, with a volume of 1,935,122 shares changing hands.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on CRDO. Weiss Ratings upgraded Credo Technology Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Credo Technology Group from $250.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Credo Technology Group from $225.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $250.00 price target on shares of Credo Technology Group in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Credo Technology Group from $260.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $263.11.

Read Our Latest Analysis on CRDO

Credo Technology Group Stock Down 4.1%

The company has a market cap of $37.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 80.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 3.20. The company has a fifty day moving average of $231.82 and a 200 day moving average of $166.88.

Credo Technology Group (NASDAQ:CRDOGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, June 1st. The company reported $1.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.02 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $437.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $431.80 million. Credo Technology Group had a return on equity of 32.30% and a net margin of 35.37%.Credo Technology Group’s revenue was up 157.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.20 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. will post 4.84 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Credo Technology Group

In other news, CEO William Joseph Brennan sold 54,984 shares of Credo Technology Group stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $218.57, for a total transaction of $12,017,852.88. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 367,327 shares in the company, valued at $80,286,662.39. This trade represents a 13.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CTO Chi Fung Cheng sold 27,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.84, for a total transaction of $7,420,600.00. Following the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 5,909,870 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,594,719,320.80. The trade was a 0.46% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 329,662 shares of company stock worth $76,068,196 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 11.84% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Credo Technology Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CRDO. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Credo Technology Group by 9.4% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 271,067 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,004,000 after purchasing an additional 23,332 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp lifted its stake in shares of Credo Technology Group by 428.8% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 13,427 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,932,000 after buying an additional 10,888 shares in the last quarter. FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Credo Technology Group by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. now owns 162,269 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,349,000 after buying an additional 8,769 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB purchased a new stake in Credo Technology Group in the 4th quarter worth $2,084,000. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its stake in Credo Technology Group by 486.2% in the 4th quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 239,721 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,493,000 after buying an additional 198,826 shares in the last quarter. 80.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Credo Technology Group Company Profile

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Credo Technology Group, Inc (NASDAQ: CRDO) is a fabless semiconductor company that develops high‑speed connectivity solutions for cloud, enterprise and telecommunications infrastructure. The company focuses on semiconductors and related IP that enable reliable, low‑latency movement of large volumes of data between servers, switches and optical modules in data centers and network equipment.

Credo’s product portfolio centers on high‑speed analog and mixed‑signal devices designed to preserve signal integrity and extend reach over copper and optical links.

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