IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd Buys 57,224 Shares of Symbotic Inc. $SYM

IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd increased its position in shares of Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYM) by 156.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 93,751 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 57,224 shares during the quarter. IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd’s holdings in Symbotic were worth $5,053,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SYM. IAG Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Symbotic in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Gables Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Symbotic in the second quarter valued at $39,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in Symbotic by 81.5% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,276 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 573 shares during the period. KBC Group NV acquired a new stake in Symbotic during the second quarter worth $66,000. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management bought a new stake in Symbotic in the 3rd quarter valued at $108,000.

Insider Transactions at Symbotic

In other news, insider William M. Boyd III sold 15,000 shares of Symbotic stock in a transaction on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.00, for a total value of $1,035,000.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Merline Saintil sold 9,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.72, for a total value of $762,480.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 68,413 shares in the company, valued at $5,795,949.36. This trade represents a 11.63% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 7,145,878 shares of company stock worth $381,770,290 over the last ninety days. 8.16% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

More Symbotic News

Here are the key news stories impacting Symbotic this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Symbotic reported GAAP profitability in Q1 FY2026 with $13M net income, revenue of ~$630M (+29.4% YoY) and adjusted EBITDA of $67M — evidence of improving operating leverage. GlobeNewswire: Q1 Results
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised Q2 revenue guidance to $650M–$670M, above consensus, signaling demand and deployments remain strong and supporting upside to near-term revenue expectations. Seeking Alpha: Q2 Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Software and services are driving margin expansion — the software segment reported ~73% gross margins and nearly doubled YoY revenue, while deployment times are improving toward ~10 months, which should lift future profitability. Seeking Alpha: Thesis Scorecard
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/market narrative: analysts and commentators highlight automation tailwinds (Amazon-led) that favor Symbotic long-term, but note concentration risk (Walmart exposure) and execution dependence. Seeking Alpha: Automation Theme
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst momentum: Needham raised its price target to $75 and reiterated a Buy rating, adding upside narrative for investors. The Fly/Benzinga: Needham PT Raise
• Negative Sentiment: Earnings per share was modest (reported diluted EPS ~$0.02) and missed some consensus estimates, which tempers the reaction despite revenue and EBITDA strength. MarketBeat: Earnings Summary
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling continues: Director Todd Krasnow disclosed a sale of 4,000 shares (and broader historical insider sales have been substantial), which some investors view as a negative signal on near-term conviction. SEC: Krasnow Form 4 Quiver: Insider Activity

Symbotic Trading Up 0.6%

NASDAQ:SYM opened at $53.78 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.81 billion, a P/E ratio of -537.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 15.17 and a beta of 2.13. Symbotic Inc. has a 1 year low of $16.32 and a 1 year high of $87.88. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $62.90 and a 200-day moving average of $60.22.

Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by ($0.06). Symbotic had a negative net margin of 0.45% and a negative return on equity of 2.42%. The business had revenue of $629.99 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $622.58 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.03) earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts forecast that Symbotic Inc. will post 0.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on SYM shares. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Symbotic from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Symbotic from $41.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Northcoast Research downgraded Symbotic from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Northland Securities set a $73.00 price objective on Symbotic in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $83.00 target price on shares of Symbotic in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Symbotic has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $57.36.

About Symbotic

Symbotic Inc (NASDAQ: SYM) is a provider of advanced warehouse automation and robotics systems designed to improve throughput, space utilization and labor productivity in distribution centers and fulfillment operations. The company develops integrated hardware and software solutions that automate the storage, retrieval, sorting and palletizing of goods, positioning itself as a systems integrator for material handling challenges faced by large-scale retailers, wholesalers and third-party logistics providers.

Products and services typically include autonomous robotic vehicles and shuttle systems, automated storage-and-retrieval equipment, robotic picking and palletizing cells, conveyors and sortation, together with control and management software that coordinates fleet operations and inventory flow.