Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Symbotic Q1 Earnings

Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYM) – Equities research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Symbotic in a report issued on Tuesday, November 19th. William Blair analyst R. Sparenblek forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.00 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.

Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 18th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05. The business had revenue of $576.77 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $470.24 million. Symbotic had a negative net margin of 0.32% and a positive return on equity of 6.54%. Symbotic’s revenue was up 47.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned ($0.08) EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Craig Hallum dropped their target price on shares of Symbotic from $54.00 to $45.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $60.00 price target on shares of Symbotic in a report on Tuesday. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $47.00 target price on shares of Symbotic in a report on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on Symbotic from $58.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 30th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Symbotic from $40.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $44.31.

Symbotic Price Performance

Shares of SYM stock opened at $36.36 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $21.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -605.93 and a beta of 1.81. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $28.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $31.15. Symbotic has a 1 year low of $17.11 and a 1 year high of $59.82.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Baillie Gifford & Co. raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 3,410,050 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Symbotic by 16.6% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,426,420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,189,000 after acquiring an additional 345,386 shares during the last quarter. Thematics Asset Management increased its position in shares of Symbotic by 30.1% during the third quarter. Thematics Asset Management now owns 1,048,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,565,000 after purchasing an additional 242,661 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its stake in Symbotic by 76.8% in the 3rd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 873,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,317,000 after purchasing an additional 379,726 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board lifted its holdings in Symbotic by 191.5% in the 2nd quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 775,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,281,000 after purchasing an additional 509,700 shares in the last quarter.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Carol J. Hibbard sold 22,821 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.96, for a total value of $660,896.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 34,188 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $990,084.48. The trade was a 40.03 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Michael David Dunn sold 1,715 shares of Symbotic stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.77, for a total value of $49,340.55. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 87,922 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,529,515.94. This represents a 1.91 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 49,878 shares of company stock valued at $1,378,056. 38.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.