HC Wainwright Issues Pessimistic Outlook for CRCL Earnings

Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE:CRCLFree Report) – Equities research analysts at HC Wainwright decreased their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Circle Internet Group in a research note issued on Monday, May 18th. HC Wainwright analyst M. Colonnese now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.27 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.28. HC Wainwright currently has a “Buy” rating and a $150.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Circle Internet Group’s current full-year earnings is $1.07 per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Circle Internet Group’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.40 EPS.

CRCL has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Circle Internet Group from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Circle Internet Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, April 11th. Mizuho increased their price objective on shares of Circle Internet Group from $120.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Circle Internet Group in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Compass Point reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a $77.00 price objective (down from $79.00) on shares of Circle Internet Group in a report on Thursday, April 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $137.12.

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Circle Internet Group Stock Down 1.7%

CRCL stock opened at $102.40 on Thursday. Circle Internet Group has a fifty-two week low of $49.90 and a fifty-two week high of $298.99. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $106.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $89.24. The stock has a market cap of $25.45 billion and a PE ratio of -32.00.

Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCLGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by ($0.06). Circle Internet Group had a positive return on equity of 2.89% and a negative net margin of 2.76%.The firm had revenue of $694.13 million during the quarter. The business’s revenue was up 20.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Circle Internet Group

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CRCL. General Catalyst Group Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Circle Internet Group in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $3,647,694,000. Marshall Wace LLP raised its holdings in shares of Circle Internet Group by 23.8% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 9,978,729 shares of the company’s stock worth $791,313,000 after purchasing an additional 1,919,205 shares in the last quarter. IDG Accel China Capital II Associates L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Circle Internet Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $554,792,000. Accel XI Associates L.L.C. bought a new stake in shares of Circle Internet Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $513,844,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Circle Internet Group by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,653,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $448,292,000 after purchasing an additional 74,414 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director M Michele Burns sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.15, for a total value of $1,201,500.00. Following the sale, the director owned 330,206 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $39,674,250.90. The trade was a 2.94% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CAO Tamara L. Schulz sold 1,194 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.10, for a total value of $127,877.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 90,829 shares in the company, valued at $9,727,785.90. This represents a 1.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 463,624 shares of company stock worth $46,757,927. 10.85% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Circle Internet Group

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Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) is a financial technology company that builds infrastructure to enable businesses and developers to use and move money on public blockchains. Co-founded by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville, the company is best known as a principal issuer and steward of USDC, a dollar-pegged stablecoin developed through the CENTRE Consortium, which Circle co-founded with Coinbase. Jeremy Allaire serves as CEO and has been a visible leader in the company’s strategy and public engagement around digital currency and payments innovation.

Circle’s core products and services center on digital currency issuance and programmable payments.

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