Klaviyo, Inc. (NYSE:KVYO) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Klaviyo, Inc. (NYSE:KVYO) has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from 22 analysts, with an average 1-year price target of $43.65.
• Recent transactions revealed insider selling, including a 23.78% decrease in ownership from Director Susan St. Ledger and a 3.02% decrease from CFO Amanda Whalen.
• Klaviyo's Q2 earnings exceeded expectations, reporting $0.16 EPS against an estimate of $0.13, with a year-over-year revenue increase of 31.9%.

Shares of Klaviyo, Inc. (NYSE:KVYO - Get Free Report) have received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the twenty-two analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and eighteen have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $43.65.

Several research analysts recently weighed in on KVYO shares. Benchmark lifted their price target on Klaviyo from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Klaviyo from $45.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on Klaviyo from $45.00 to $40.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Zacks Research raised Klaviyo to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Klaviyo from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, August 17th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Klaviyo news, Director Ledger Susan St. sold 3,413 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.20, for a total value of $109,898.60. Following the sale, the director directly owned 10,939 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $352,235.80. This trade represents a 23.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Amanda Whalen sold 15,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.50, for a total value of $472,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 481,719 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,174,148.50. The trade was a 3.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 4,761,283 shares of company stock valued at $151,454,336 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 53.24% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Klaviyo

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. TFC Financial Management Inc. acquired a new position in Klaviyo during the first quarter worth $27,000. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. purchased a new stake in shares of Klaviyo in the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. CWM LLC raised its holdings in shares of Klaviyo by 227.5% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 930 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 646 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Klaviyo during the 2nd quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, State of Wyoming purchased a new position in Klaviyo in the first quarter worth approximately $42,000. 45.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Klaviyo Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of KVYO stock opened at $31.19 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $32.06 and a 200 day moving average of $32.18. The stock has a market cap of $9.36 billion, a P/E ratio of -124.76 and a beta of 1.36. Klaviyo has a twelve month low of $23.77 and a twelve month high of $49.55.

Klaviyo (NYSE:KVYO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $293.12 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $275.97 million. Klaviyo had a negative return on equity of 1.12% and a negative net margin of 6.19%.Klaviyo's quarterly revenue was up 31.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.15 earnings per share. Klaviyo has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Klaviyo will post 0.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Klaviyo

Klaviyo, Inc, a technology company, provides a software-as-a-service platform in the United States, other Americas, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers Klaviyo, a cloud-native platform for data store, segmentation engine, campaigns and flows, and messaging infrastructure.

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