Geode Capital Management LLC Grows Stake in Wayfair Inc. $W

Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Wayfair Inc. (NYSE:WFree Report) by 10.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,903,219 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 185,897 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Wayfair were worth $191,145,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Wayfair by 28,200.0% during the third quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 283 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 282 shares in the last quarter. Webster Bank N. A. purchased a new stake in shares of Wayfair during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Wayfair during the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Wayfair by 393.4% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 819 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 653 shares in the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC increased its stake in shares of Wayfair by 37.7% during the fourth quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 449 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.67% of the company’s stock.

Wayfair Price Performance

NYSE:W opened at $69.45 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -29.68, a PEG ratio of 3.80 and a beta of 3.02. The company’s 50-day moving average is $70.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $86.96. Wayfair Inc. has a 1-year low of $42.63 and a 1-year high of $119.98.

Wayfair (NYSE:WGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.26. The company had revenue of $2.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.89 billion. Wayfair had a negative net margin of 2.41% and a negative return on equity of 2.20%. Wayfair’s revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.10 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Wayfair Inc. will post 0.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

W has been the subject of several research reports. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price objective on shares of Wayfair from $125.00 to $83.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Wayfair from $114.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of Wayfair from $86.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of Wayfair from $110.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $110.00 price objective on shares of Wayfair in a research note on Friday, May 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.89.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Wayfair

In other Wayfair news, insider Jon Blotner sold 4,790 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $72.19, for a total value of $345,790.10. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 111,158 shares in the company, valued at $8,024,496.02. The trade was a 4.13% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Steven Conine sold 112,861 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.50, for a total transaction of $8,746,727.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 436,212 shares in the company, valued at $33,806,430. The trade was a 20.55% 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 463,785 shares of company stock worth $35,864,224 in the last ninety days. 18.44% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wayfair Profile

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Wayfair Inc (NYSE: W) is an e-commerce company focused on home furnishings and décor. Through its platform, Wayfair offers a broad assortment of furniture, lighting, home textiles, kitchenware and decorative accessories. The company’s portfolio includes flagship sites such as Wayfair.com, as well as specialty retail brands like Joss & Main, AllModern, Birch Lane and Perigold, each catering to distinct design styles and price points.

Founded in 2002 by Niraj Shah and Steve Conine under the name CSN Stores, the business rebranded as Wayfair in 2011 and went public in 2014.

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