Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) Earns “Buy” Rating from TD Cowen

Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVNGet Free Report)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by investment analysts at TD Cowen in a research report issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $20.00 price target on the electric vehicle automaker’s stock. TD Cowen’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 9.53% from the stock’s current price.

RIVN has been the subject of several other reports. Tigress Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $25.00 price target on shares of Rivian Automotive in a research note on Friday, April 10th. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $22.00 target price on shares of Rivian Automotive in a report on Monday, April 6th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and set a $15.00 target price on shares of Rivian Automotive in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Rivian Automotive from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Rivian Automotive from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $16.00 to $23.00 in a report on Friday, February 13th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and six have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $18.57.

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Rivian Automotive Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ RIVN traded up $0.97 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $18.26. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 14,254,541 shares, compared to its average volume of 29,618,061. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 2.10 and a quick ratio of 1.64. Rivian Automotive has a 52 week low of $11.57 and a 52 week high of $22.69. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $15.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $16.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.66 billion, a PE ratio of -6.25 and a beta of 1.62.

Insider Activity at Rivian Automotive

In other news, CFO Claire Mcdonough sold 8,023 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.00, for a total transaction of $128,368.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 887,007 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,192,112. This represents a 0.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Robert J. Scaringe sold 34,818 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.00, for a total transaction of $522,270.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 922,286 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,834,290. This trade represents a 3.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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 a total of 117,790 shares of company stock worth $1,832,466 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.48% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Rivian Automotive

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in RIVN. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Rivian Automotive in the 4th quarter valued at about $220,323,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its position in Rivian Automotive by 32.4% in the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 16,397,496 shares of the electric vehicle automaker’s stock worth $323,195,000 after acquiring an additional 4,012,386 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Rivian Automotive by 3.3% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,673,512 shares of the electric vehicle automaker’s stock worth $1,198,967,000 after acquiring an additional 2,597,310 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors raised its position in Rivian Automotive by 13.2% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 20,769,844 shares of the electric vehicle automaker’s stock valued at $409,374,000 after purchasing an additional 2,418,717 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Rivian Automotive by 496.6% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,305,236 shares of the electric vehicle automaker’s stock valued at $31,490,000 after purchasing an additional 1,918,852 shares during the last quarter. 66.25% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Rivian Automotive

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Rivian Automotive, Inc is an American automotive technology company specializing in the design, development and manufacture of electric vehicles. The company is best known for its all-electric R1 platform, which underpins the R1T pickup truck and R1S sport utility vehicle. In addition to consumer products, Rivian has secured a significant commercial contract to produce electric delivery vans for a leading e-commerce provider, underscoring its capability to serve both retail and fleet customers.

Founded in 2009 by engineer and entrepreneur Robert “RJ” Scaringe, Rivian has grown from a research-focused startup into a publicly traded corporation.

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