Northland Securities Comments on WisdomTree Q2 Earnings

WisdomTree, Inc. (NYSE:WT - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Northland Securities lifted their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for WisdomTree in a research report issued on Sunday, May 3rd. Northland Securities analyst M. Grondahl now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.25 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.22. The consensus estimate for WisdomTree's current full-year earnings is $1.08 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for WisdomTree's Q3 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS.

WisdomTree (NYSE:WT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.02. WisdomTree had a net margin of 11.26% and a return on equity of 33.31%. The company had revenue of $159.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $156.96 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.16 EPS. The company's revenue was up 47.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on WT. Oppenheimer upped their target price on WisdomTree from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $16.80 price objective on shares of WisdomTree in a report on Tuesday. Raymond James Financial started coverage on shares of WisdomTree in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $20.00 target price for the company. Zacks Research lowered shares of WisdomTree from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $18.00 price objective on shares of WisdomTree in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, WisdomTree presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $18.47.

WisdomTree Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:WT opened at $18.25 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $2.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.50 and a beta of 1.13. WisdomTree has a 1 year low of $9.03 and a 1 year high of $18.78. The company has a current ratio of 4.57, a quick ratio of 4.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.37. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $15.94 and a 200 day simple moving average of $14.17.

WisdomTree Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 13th will be paid a $0.03 dividend. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 13th. WisdomTree's payout ratio is presently 29.27%.

Insider Activity

In related news, COO R Jarrett Lilien sold 30,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.84, for a total transaction of $505,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 1,140,245 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $19,201,725.80. This represents a 2.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 9.30% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of WT. Team Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of WisdomTree in the first quarter valued at about $29,000. Quarry LP lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree by 1,679.0% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,206 shares of the company's stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 2,082 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in WisdomTree during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its stake in WisdomTree by 163.0% during the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 2,454 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 1,521 shares during the period. Finally, Quattro Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in WisdomTree in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. 78.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About WisdomTree

WisdomTree Investments, Inc NYSE: WT is a U.S.-based asset management firm specializing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded products (ETPs). Founded in 2006 by Jonathan Steinberg and headquartered in New York City, WisdomTree has developed a reputation for pioneering smart-beta and fundamentally weighted indexing approaches. The company designs strategies that seek to enhance returns and reduce volatility by weighting constituents based on dividends, earnings or other financial metrics rather than relying solely on market capitalization.

WisdomTree offers a broad suite of investment products covering equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities and digital assets.

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