Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYM) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYMGet Free Report) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the fifteen analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation and seven have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $66.50.

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings lowered Symbotic from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of Symbotic from $54.00 to $45.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 price objective on shares of Symbotic in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Symbotic from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th.

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Symbotic Trading Down 1.0%

NASDAQ SYM opened at $40.15 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -802.84, a PEG ratio of 5.92 and a beta of 1.93. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $44.20 and a 200 day moving average of $52.49. Symbotic has a twelve month low of $38.19 and a twelve month high of $87.88.

Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYMGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.01 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.12 by ($0.11). The business had revenue of $676.48 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $662.65 million. Symbotic had a negative net margin of 0.20% and a negative return on equity of 0.68%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($0.04) earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that Symbotic will post 0.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Symbotic news, insider William M. Boyd III sold 5,115 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.15, for a total transaction of $230,942.25. Following the transaction, the insider owned 57,112 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,578,606.80. The trade was a 8.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Charles Kane sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.90, for a total value of $89,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 89,852 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,034,354.80. The trade was a 2.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 87,874 shares of company stock valued at $4,630,155 over the last ninety days. 8.16% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Symbotic

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SYM. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Symbotic by 47.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,932,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $412,463,000 after acquiring an additional 2,237,137 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB raised its holdings in Symbotic by 54.3% in the 4th quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 423,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,170,000 after buying an additional 148,842 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp lifted its position in Symbotic by 1,108.8% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 330,882 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,687,000 after buying an additional 303,510 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Symbotic in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,581,000. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its stake in Symbotic by 23.1% during the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 726,411 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,122,000 after buying an additional 136,111 shares during the period.

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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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