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Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON) Shares Gap Up - Should You Buy?

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Peloton Interactive, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTON - Get Free Report) shares gapped up prior to trading on Monday . The stock had previously closed at $6.29, but opened at $6.54. Peloton Interactive shares last traded at $6.67, with a volume of 1,958,463 shares.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

PTON has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. JMP Securities reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of Peloton Interactive in a report on Monday, April 14th. Macquarie reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $9.00 target price on shares of Peloton Interactive in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised Peloton Interactive from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $10.00 target price for the company in a research report on Friday, March 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Peloton Interactive from $8.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Peloton Interactive in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $8.59.

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Peloton Interactive Stock Performance

The stock has a 50-day moving average of $6.48 and a 200-day moving average of $7.73. The firm has a market cap of $2.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.34 and a beta of 2.21.

Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported ($0.24) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.20) by ($0.04). Sell-side analysts predict that Peloton Interactive, Inc. will post -0.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Peloton Interactive news, insider Nick V. Caldwell sold 68,727 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $6.59, for a total transaction of $452,910.93. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 474,234 shares in the company, valued at $3,125,202.06. The trade was a 12.66 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Saqib Baig sold 22,662 shares of Peloton Interactive stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.75, for a total value of $220,954.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 130,031 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,267,802.25. The trade was a 14.84 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 674,338 shares of company stock valued at $5,522,838. 1.34% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Peloton Interactive during the fourth quarter worth $360,000. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its holdings in Peloton Interactive by 7.8% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 479,134 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,168,000 after acquiring an additional 34,514 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Peloton Interactive by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,136,182 shares of the company's stock valued at $35,985,000 after purchasing an additional 139,826 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. bought a new position in Peloton Interactive during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $505,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Peloton Interactive in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,158,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.01% of the company's stock.

About Peloton Interactive

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Peloton Interactive, Inc operates interactive fitness platform in North America and internationally. The company offers connected fitness products with touchscreen that streams live and on-demand classes under the Peloton Bike, Peloton Bike+, Peloton Tread, Peloton Tread+, Peloton Guide, and Peloton Row names.

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