Insider Selling: Savers Value Village (NYSE:SVV) CEO Sells 3,970 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Mark Walsh, CEO of Savers Value Village, sold 3,970 shares at an average price of $13.01, totaling approximately **$51,649.70**.
• Savers Value Village reported **$0.14 earnings per share (EPS)** for the last quarter, exceeding expectations and marking a **7.9% revenue increase** from the previous year.
• Major analysts upgraded Savers Value Village's stock ratings, with a consensus rating of **"Moderate Buy"** and an average target price of **$12.20**.

Savers Value Village, Inc. (NYSE:SVV - Get Free Report) CEO Mark T. Walsh sold 3,970 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.01, for a total transaction of $51,649.70. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Savers Value Village Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE SVV traded up $0.08 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $12.73. 2,243,571 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,522,710. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $11.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.09. Savers Value Village, Inc. has a 1-year low of $6.48 and a 1-year high of $13.11. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.65. The firm has a market cap of $1.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.64 and a beta of 1.02.

Savers Value Village (NYSE:SVV - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. Savers Value Village had a net margin of 2.14% and a return on equity of 8.85%. The company had revenue of $417.21 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $405.75 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.14 EPS. The business's revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. Savers Value Village has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.410-0.480 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Savers Value Village, Inc. will post 0.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Savers Value Village

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new stake in shares of Savers Value Village during the fourth quarter worth $36,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Savers Value Village by 386.7% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,879 shares of the company's stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 4,671 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc purchased a new stake in Savers Value Village in the 1st quarter valued at about $51,000. Sandia Investment Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Savers Value Village during the 2nd quarter valued at about $51,000. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Savers Value Village during the 2nd quarter worth about $57,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.78% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

SVV has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Northland Securities started coverage on Savers Value Village in a research report on Tuesday, June 10th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $15.00 price objective for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Savers Value Village from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on shares of Savers Value Village from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Northland Capmk raised shares of Savers Value Village to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 10th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Savers Value Village from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Savers Value Village has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $12.20.

About Savers Value Village

Savers Value Village, Inc sells second-hand merchandise in retail stores in the United States, Canada, and Australia. It operates stores under the Savers, Value Village, Value Village Boutique, Village des Valeurs, Unique, and 2nd Avenue brands. The company purchases secondhand textiles, including clothing, bedding, and bath items; shoes; accessories; housewares; books; and other goods from non-profit partners and then processes, selects, prices, merchandises, and sells them in its stores.