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Reddit Inc. $RDDT Shares Sold by Oak Thistle LLC

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Key Points

  • Oak Thistle LLC cut its Reddit stake by 88.3% in Q4, selling 7,769 shares and leaving it with 1,032 shares valued at about $237,000.
  • Company insiders have been net sellers recently: CEO Steve Huffman sold 18,000 shares and CTO Chris Slowe sold 15,500 shares (both under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans), and insiders sold 316,115 shares versus 61,000 bought in the past 90 days; insiders now own 34.25% of the stock.
  • Reddit beat Q4 expectations with EPS $1.24 vs. $0.96 est. and revenue of $725.6M (up 69.7% YoY), and analysts maintain a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” with an average target of $238.46.
  • MarketBeat previews top five stocks to own in May.

Oak Thistle LLC reduced its holdings in Reddit Inc. (NYSE:RDDT - Free Report) by 88.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,032 shares of the company's stock after selling 7,769 shares during the quarter. Oak Thistle LLC's holdings in Reddit were worth $237,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Raiffeisen Bank International AG acquired a new position in Reddit in the third quarter valued at $25,000. GW&K Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Reddit in the third quarter valued at $30,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its stake in Reddit by 13,500.0% in the third quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 136 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Noble Wealth Management PBC acquired a new position in Reddit in the fourth quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in Reddit by 344.6% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 369 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 286 shares during the last quarter.

Reddit Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:RDDT opened at $139.89 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.72 billion, a PE ratio of 53.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 2.40. The business has a 50-day moving average of $141.61 and a two-hundred day moving average of $190.00. Reddit Inc. has a 12 month low of $90.78 and a 12 month high of $282.95.

Reddit (NYSE:RDDT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $725.61 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $665.80 million. Reddit had a return on equity of 20.89% and a net margin of 24.05%.The firm's revenue was up 69.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.36 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Reddit Inc. will post 1.12 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Steve Ladd Huffman sold 18,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.77, for a total value of $2,389,860.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 411,195 shares in the company, valued at approximately $54,594,360.15. This trade represents a 4.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CTO Christopher Brian Slowe sold 15,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $150.67, for a total value of $2,335,385.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer owned 38,413 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,787,686.71. This trade represents a 28.75% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders have acquired 61,000 shares of company stock worth $8,870,815 and have sold 316,115 shares worth $51,962,936. 34.25% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

RDDT has been the subject of several analyst reports. B. Riley Financial upped their target price on Reddit from $245.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Oppenheimer dropped their price target on Reddit from $300.00 to $250.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Reddit in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Truist Financial dropped their price target on Reddit from $275.00 to $260.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on Reddit in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. They set an "equal weight" rating and a $149.00 price target for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and eleven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $238.46.

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Reddit is an online social news aggregation, discussion and content-sharing platform organized around user-created communities called "subreddits," each focused on a particular topic or interest. Registered users submit links, text posts, images and video, and community members vote and comment to surface popular content. The site is accessed via its web platform and mobile apps for iOS and Android, and it supports live events such as Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions and community-driven discussions.

Founded in 2005 by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, Reddit is headquartered in San Francisco and serves a global audience with particularly large user bases in the United States and other English-speaking markets.

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