Vontobel Holding Ltd. Has $1.72 Million Position in Roblox Corporation $RBLX

Vontobel Holding Ltd. reduced its holdings in shares of Roblox Corporation (NYSE:RBLX - Free Report) by 15.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 16,316 shares of the company's stock after selling 2,907 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd.'s holdings in Roblox were worth $1,716,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of RBLX. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Roblox by 217.4% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,770,427 shares of the company's stock worth $504,387,000 after acquiring an additional 6,007,322 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Roblox by 8.3% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 57,640,317 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,359,854,000 after buying an additional 4,400,624 shares during the period. Ninety One UK Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Roblox in the 1st quarter valued at about $137,379,000. Ieq Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Roblox by 13.8% in the 1st quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 18,889,973 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,101,097,000 after buying an additional 2,297,350 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its stake in shares of Roblox by 210.5% in the 1st quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 3,256,815 shares of the company's stock valued at $189,840,000 after buying an additional 2,207,897 shares during the period. 94.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Roblox Price Performance

Roblox stock opened at $126.77 on Friday. Roblox Corporation has a 52 week low of $39.30 and a 52 week high of $150.59. The company's 50 day moving average price is $128.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $101.41. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.94. The stock has a market cap of $81.77 billion, a P/E ratio of -88.65 and a beta of 1.63.

Roblox (NYSE:RBLX - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported ($0.41) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.37) by ($0.04). Roblox had a negative return on equity of 372.96% and a negative net margin of 23.67%.The firm had revenue of $1.44 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.20 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.32) EPS. Roblox's quarterly revenue was up 50.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Roblox has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Roblox Corporation will post -1.49 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently commented on RBLX. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Roblox to $180.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Roblox from $153.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Benchmark raised their target price on Roblox from $77.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on Roblox from $79.00 to $159.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Oppenheimer reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $125.00 price target (up previously from $80.00) on shares of Roblox in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Twenty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $126.84.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Anthony P. Lee sold 66,000 shares of Roblox stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $136.33, for a total value of $8,997,780.00. Following the sale, the director owned 270,628 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $36,894,715.24. The trade was a 19.61% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO David Baszucki sold 875 shares of Roblox stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.72, for a total transaction of $110,880.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 211,559 shares in the company, valued at $26,808,756.48. This trade represents a 0.41% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 372,876 shares of company stock worth $48,196,989 in the last three months. Insiders own 12.92% of the company's stock.

Roblox Profile

Roblox Corporation develops and operates an online entertainment platform in the United States and internationally. It offers Roblox Studio, a free toolset that allows developers and creators to build, publish, and operate 3D experiences, and other content; Roblox Client, an application that allows users to explore 3D experience; and Roblox Cloud, which provides services and infrastructure that power the platform.

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