Stitch Fix, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFIX) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Stitch Fix, Inc. has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from analysts, with one sell recommendation, five holds, and one buy, while the average price target stands at $6.00.
• Insider trading activity saw CFO David Aufderhaar and other insiders selling shares, with Aufderhaar selling 20,538 shares at an average price of $5.10.
• The company's recent earnings report showed a loss of ($0.07) EPS, exceeding expectations, but revenue fell by 2.6% year-over-year.

Stitch Fix, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFIX - Get Free Report) has received a consensus rating of "Hold" from the seven analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation and one has assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $6.00.

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a "market perform" rating and issued a $6.00 price target on shares of Stitch Fix in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. William Blair upgraded Stitch Fix from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Wall Street Zen cut Stitch Fix from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, June 22nd. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a "market perform" rating and set a $6.00 target price on shares of Stitch Fix in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Stitch Fix in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO David Aufderhaar sold 20,538 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.10, for a total transaction of $104,743.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 937,338 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,780,423.80. This represents a 2.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Casey O'connor sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $4.72, for a total value of $236,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 508,621 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,400,691.12. This trade represents a 8.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 1,047,536 shares of company stock valued at $5,350,202. Corporate insiders own 16.95% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Stitch Fix

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Fund 1 Investments LLC increased its stake in Stitch Fix by 44.6% in the 2nd quarter. Fund 1 Investments LLC now owns 9,943,821 shares of the company's stock valued at $36,792,000 after purchasing an additional 3,064,901 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Stitch Fix by 7.9% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,982,536 shares of the company's stock valued at $22,693,000 after purchasing an additional 513,422 shares in the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. increased its stake in Stitch Fix by 6.9% in the 1st quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 2,635,207 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,564,000 after purchasing an additional 170,344 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Stitch Fix by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,609,599 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,657,000 after purchasing an additional 174,426 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP increased its stake in Stitch Fix by 4,898.1% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,010,034 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,437,000 after purchasing an additional 1,969,818 shares in the last quarter. 71.04% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Stitch Fix Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of SFIX stock opened at $4.26 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $555.89 million, a PE ratio of -9.26 and a beta of 2.08. Stitch Fix has a 52-week low of $2.57 and a 52-week high of $6.99. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $5.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $4.27.

Stitch Fix (NASDAQ:SFIX - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 24th. The company reported ($0.07) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $311.23 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $307.15 million. Stitch Fix had a negative return on equity of 14.57% and a negative net margin of 2.27%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.30) EPS. Stitch Fix has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Analysts expect that Stitch Fix will post -0.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Stitch Fix Company Profile

Stitch Fix, Inc sells a range of apparel, shoes, and accessories for men, women, and kids through its website and mobile application in the United States and the United Kingdom. It offers denim, dresses, blouses, skirts, shoes, jewelry, and handbags under the Stitch Fix brand. The company was formerly known as rack habit inc.

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