SEMrush (NYSE:SEMR) Sets New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

Shares of SEMrush Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SEMR) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $11.96 and last traded at $11.9550, with a volume of 1046598 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $11.95.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of SEMrush in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $10.80.

SEMrush Price Performance

The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $11.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -108.67 and a beta of 1.50.

SEMrush (NYSE:SEMR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter. SEMrush had a negative net margin of 4.27% and a negative return on equity of 3.19%. The business had revenue of $117.66 million for the quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, President Eugenie Levin sold 404,249 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.91, for a total transaction of $4,814,605.59. Following the sale, the president directly owned 580,712 shares in the company, valued at $6,916,279.92. This trade represents a 41.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CTO Oleg Shchegolev sold 200,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.93, for a total transaction of $2,386,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 7,174,188 shares in the company, valued at $85,588,062.84. This represents a 2.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 605,648 shares of company stock worth $7,217,254. Insiders own 55.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of SEMrush

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SEMR. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of SEMrush by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,405,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,156,000 after purchasing an additional 400,471 shares in the last quarter. Nexpoint Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of SEMrush during the fourth quarter worth about $41,309,000. FIL Ltd acquired a new stake in SEMrush in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,201,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in SEMrush by 68.5% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,890,797 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,482,000 after buying an additional 768,453 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Arbitrage LLC bought a new stake in SEMrush in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $17,950,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 32.86% of the company’s stock.

About SEMrush

SEMrush is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider specializing in online visibility management and digital marketing analytics. Its cloud-based platform offers tools for search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC) advertising research, content marketing, social media management, and competitive intelligence. By aggregating data across search engines, advertising networks, and social platforms, the company enables marketers to track keyword rankings, audit websites, analyze backlink profiles, and uncover competitor strategies.

The company’s flagship offering, the SEMrush toolkit, includes modules for keyword research, site auditing, position tracking, backlink analysis, and content optimization.