Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYM – Free Report) – Research analysts at Northland Securities issued their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Symbotic in a research report issued on Thursday, August 6th. Northland Securities analyst M. Latimore anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.20 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Symbotic’s current full-year earnings is $0.23 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Symbotic’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.08 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q1 2028 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q2 2028 earnings at $0.13 EPS, Q3 2028 earnings at $0.15 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $0.57 EPS.
Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $70.00 price objective on shares of Symbotic in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Robert W. Baird set a $51.00 target price on Symbotic in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 price target on shares of Symbotic in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Zacks Research raised Symbotic from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Symbotic in a report on Friday, August 7th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $65.92.
Symbotic Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ SYM opened at $41.80 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $42.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $49.91. The stock has a market cap of $25.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 464.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.08 and a beta of 1.94. Symbotic has a 52-week low of $38.19 and a 52-week high of $87.88.
Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.13 by ($0.04). Symbotic had a return on equity of 1.40% and a net margin of 0.48%.The business had revenue of $720.84 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $715.03 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.05) earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 21.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Insider Buying and Selling at Symbotic
In related news, Director Charles Kane sold 2,000 shares of Symbotic stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $43.21, for a total transaction of $86,420.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 89,852 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,882,504.92. This trade represents a 2.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Izilda P. Martins sold 27,463 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.80, for a total value of $1,120,490.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 35,171 shares in the company, valued at $1,434,976.80. This represents a 43.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 118,011 shares of company stock valued at $5,293,942. Insiders own 8.16% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Symbotic
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Symbotic by 47.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,932,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $412,463,000 after buying an additional 2,237,137 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in Symbotic by 85.4% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,530,874 shares of the company’s stock worth $150,587,000 after purchasing an additional 1,165,513 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Symbotic by 51,346.1% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,174,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $129,375,000 after purchasing an additional 2,178,615 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG lifted its position in Symbotic by 22.3% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,105,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,601,000 after buying an additional 201,547 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ghisallo Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Symbotic during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $63,034,000.
Key Headlines Impacting Symbotic
Here are the key news stories impacting Symbotic this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Symbotic reported that adjusted EBITDA more than doubled year over year in its fiscal third quarter, with profitability returning. This supports the long-term margin-improvement case for the warehouse-automation company. Symbotic Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
- Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities projects Symbotic’s EPS will rise from $0.20 in fiscal 2026 to $0.24 in fiscal 2027 and $0.57 in fiscal 2028. The forecast implies substantial earnings growth over the next two years, although these estimates are forward-looking.
- Neutral Sentiment: Analysts have reached a consensus “Hold” recommendation on SYM, suggesting limited conviction that the shares offer a compelling risk-reward balance at current valuation levels. Symbotic Consensus Hold Recommendation
- Negative Sentiment: Northland’s $0.20 fiscal 2026 EPS estimate trails the broader consensus of $0.23. That relatively modest near-term earnings outlook is notable because Symbotic trades at a very high price-to-earnings ratio, leaving the stock sensitive to estimate reductions or execution issues.
- Negative Sentiment: A law firm is soliciting Symbotic shareholders regarding possible breaches of fiduciary duty by company insiders. The notice does not establish wrongdoing, but the inquiry could add reputational and legal overhang to the shares. Symbotic Shareholder Inquiry
About Symbotic
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.
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