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Bosman Wealth Management LLC Cuts Stake in Spotify Technology $SPOT

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Key Points

  • Bosman Wealth Management cut its stake in Spotify by 63.1% in Q4, leaving it with 2,030 shares worth about $1.179M, which represents 1.0% of its portfolio and the firm’s 28th largest position.
  • Spotify materially beat recent quarterly estimates ($5.16 EPS vs $3.16 est.; revenue $5.32B vs $5.14B), and analysts maintain a consensus "Moderate Buy" with an average target of $690.17.
  • Company insiders sold sizable stakes (Alex Norström sold 5,436 shares; Gustav Soderström sold 20,833 shares), while shareholders approved a buyback authorization and Spotify won a $300M judgment against a piracy group — all moves that could influence capital returns and legal risk exposure.
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Bosman Wealth Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT - Free Report) by 63.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,030 shares of the company's stock after selling 3,471 shares during the period. Spotify Technology comprises 1.0% of Bosman Wealth Management LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest position. Bosman Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Spotify Technology were worth $1,179,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Spotify Technology by 1.1% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,622,298 shares of the company's stock worth $3,226,364,000 after purchasing an additional 48,070 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors increased its stake in shares of Spotify Technology by 40.7% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 2,730,713 shares of the company's stock worth $1,906,260,000 after purchasing an additional 789,755 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Spotify Technology by 4.6% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 2,602,625 shares of the company's stock worth $1,816,632,000 after purchasing an additional 113,612 shares in the last quarter. Coatue Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Spotify Technology by 13.3% during the third quarter. Coatue Management LLC now owns 1,803,173 shares of the company's stock worth $1,258,615,000 after purchasing an additional 212,006 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sands Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Spotify Technology by 14.2% during the third quarter. Sands Capital Management LLC now owns 1,547,640 shares of the company's stock worth $1,080,253,000 after purchasing an additional 192,837 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.09% of the company's stock.

Spotify Technology Trading Up 0.9%

SPOT opened at $536.13 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $110.38 billion, a PE ratio of 55.61, a PEG ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 1.70. Spotify Technology has a twelve month low of $405.00 and a twelve month high of $785.00. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $494.42 and its 200 day moving average price is $558.18.

Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $5.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.16 by $2.00. The firm had revenue of $5.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.14 billion. Spotify Technology had a net margin of 13.16% and a return on equity of 31.35%. Spotify Technology's quarterly revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.88 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Spotify Technology will post 10.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on SPOT shares. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price target on shares of Spotify Technology from $830.00 to $650.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Pivotal Research lowered shares of Spotify Technology from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $875.00 to $420.00 in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Spotify Technology from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday. Benchmark lowered their price target on shares of Spotify Technology from $860.00 to $760.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group started coverage on shares of Spotify Technology in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $535.00 price target on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-four have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Spotify Technology has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $690.17.

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Spotify Technology News Summary

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Insider Activity

In other Spotify Technology news, CEO Alex Norstrom sold 5,436 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $479.51, for a total value of $2,606,616.36. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 69,989 shares in the company, valued at $33,560,425.39. The trade was a 7.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Gustav Soderstrom sold 20,833 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $473.52, for a total transaction of $9,864,842.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 20,609 shares in the company, valued at $9,758,773.68. The trade was a 50.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.40% of the company's stock.

Spotify Technology Profile

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Spotify Technology is a digital audio streaming company best known for its on-demand music service and a growing portfolio of spoken-word content. Founded in Sweden in 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon and launched commercially in 2008, the company offers a cross-platform app that enables users to discover, stream and organize music, podcasts and other audio. Its primary consumer products include a free, ad-supported tier and a paid Spotify Premium subscription that provides ad-free listening, offline playback and higher-quality audio streams.

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