Yorktown Management & Research Co Inc Sells 87,500 Shares of SEMrush Holdings, Inc. $SEMR

Key Points

• Yorktown Management & Research trimmed its stake in SEMrush by 72.9%, selling 87,500 shares in the quarter and retaining 32,500 shares worth $386,000.
• Company insiders made large sales recently — CTO Oleg Shchegolev sold 200,000 shares (~$2.39M) and President Eugenie Levin sold 404,249 shares (~$4.81M) — yet insiders still own 55.61% of the stock.
• SEMrush reported a quarterly loss (EPS -$0.07) on $117.7M revenue, has a negative net margin, trades around $11.95 (market cap ≈ $1.8B), and carries an average analyst rating of "Reduce" with a $10.80 price target.

Yorktown Management & Research Co Inc trimmed its stake in SEMrush Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SEMR - Free Report) by 72.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 32,500 shares of the company's stock after selling 87,500 shares during the quarter. Yorktown Management & Research Co Inc's holdings in SEMrush were worth $386,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Amundi grew its stake in SEMrush by 29.3% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 4,890 shares of the company's stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 1,108 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of SEMrush by 6.3% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 22,082 shares of the company's stock worth $206,000 after acquiring an additional 1,310 shares during the period. Polymer Capital Management US LLC boosted its stake in shares of SEMrush by 17.8% during the 3rd quarter. Polymer Capital Management US LLC now owns 14,927 shares of the company's stock worth $106,000 after acquiring an additional 2,255 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in shares of SEMrush by 56.1% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 6,284 shares of the company's stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 2,259 shares during the period. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board boosted its stake in shares of SEMrush by 96.4% during the 2nd quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 5,500 shares of the company's stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 2,700 shares during the period. 32.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

SEMrush Trading Down 0.1%

NYSE:SEMR opened at $11.95 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.80 billion, a P/E ratio of -108.59 and a beta of 1.50. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $11.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $10.61. SEMrush Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $6.56 and a 1-year high of $11.98.

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

Insider Activity at SEMrush

In related news, CTO Oleg Shchegolev sold 200,000 shares of SEMrush stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 9th. The stock was 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 of the company's stock, valued at approximately $85,588,062.84. This trade represents a 2.71% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, President Eugenie Levin sold 404,249 shares of SEMrush stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.91, for a total value of $4,814,605.59. Following the sale, the president directly owned 580,712 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,916,279.92. The trade was a 41.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 55.61% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (d)" rating on shares of SEMrush in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, SEMrush currently has an average rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of $10.80.

SEMrush Profile

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.

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