Q1 Earnings Estimate for Symbotic Issued By William Blair

Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYM) – Stock analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Symbotic in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 19th. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek forecasts that the company will earn $0.00 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Symbotic’s current full-year earnings is $0.33 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Symbotic’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.04 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on Symbotic from $40.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price target on shares of Symbotic from $40.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 31st. Northland Securities raised their price objective on Symbotic from $50.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday. BWS Financial reissued a “sell” rating and issued a $10.00 target price on shares of Symbotic in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Craig Hallum cut their price target on Symbotic from $54.00 to $45.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Symbotic has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $44.31.

Symbotic Stock Performance

Shares of SYM opened at $36.36 on Friday. Symbotic has a 1 year low of $17.11 and a 1 year high of $59.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.29 billion, a PE ratio of -605.93 and a beta of 1.81. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $28.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $31.15.

Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) last announced its earnings results on Monday, November 18th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.05. The firm had revenue of $576.77 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $470.24 million. Symbotic had a negative net margin of 0.32% and a positive return on equity of 6.54%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 47.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.08) EPS.

Institutional Trading of Symbotic

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Baillie Gifford & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Symbotic by 32.0% during the 3rd quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 14,070,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $343,192,000 after acquiring an additional 3,410,050 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Symbotic by 16.6% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,426,420 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,189,000 after purchasing an additional 345,386 shares during the period. Thematics Asset Management boosted its holdings in shares of Symbotic by 30.1% in the 3rd quarter. Thematics Asset Management now owns 1,048,170 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,565,000 after purchasing an additional 242,661 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of Symbotic by 76.8% during the 3rd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 873,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,317,000 after buying an additional 379,726 shares during the period. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board increased its holdings in shares of Symbotic by 191.5% during the 2nd quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 775,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,281,000 after buying an additional 509,700 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Symbotic

In related news, Director Todd Krasnow sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.75, for a total value of $37,500.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 214,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,013,175. This represents a 0.93 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Carol J. Hibbard sold 22,821 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.96, for a total value of $660,896.16. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 34,188 shares in the company, valued at $990,084.48. This represents a 40.03 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 49,878 shares of company stock valued at $1,378,056. Corporate insiders own 38.30% of the company’s stock.

Symbotic Company Profile

Symbotic Inc, an automation technology company, engages in developing technologies to improve operating efficiencies in modern warehouses. The company automates the processing of pallets and cases in large warehouses or distribution centers for retail companies. Its systems enhance operations at the front end of the supply chain.