Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYM) Receives $60.57 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYM) has received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the seventeen analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have given a hold recommendation and six have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $60.5714.

SYM has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Northcoast Research downgraded shares of Symbotic from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Symbotic in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Symbotic in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Zacks Research raised Symbotic from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Symbotic from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th.

Symbotic Stock Performance

SYM stock opened at $53.79 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $32.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -537.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.17 and a beta of 2.13. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $60.67 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $60.54. Symbotic has a fifty-two week low of $16.32 and a fifty-two week high of $87.88.

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 the consensus estimate of $0.08 by ($0.06). The firm had revenue of $629.99 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $622.58 million. Symbotic had a negative net margin of 0.45% and a negative return on equity of 1.88%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.03) earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Symbotic will post 0.13 earnings per share for the current year.

More Symbotic News

Here are the key news stories impacting Symbotic this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KeyBanc/KeyCorp raised expectations and published bullish forward estimates (K. Newman sees Q1 2028 ~ $0.59 EPS and FY2028 ~ $3.12 EPS), and KeyBanc upgraded the stock — a catalyst that supports a higher medium‑term earnings trajectory and underpins analyst-driven buying. KeyBanc upgrades Symbotic (SYM)
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks moved its rating from “strong sell” to “hold,” and several brokerages now show a consensus “hold.” These changes reduce bearish pressure but stop short of a clear buy signal, leaving sentiment mixed. Zacks Research Brokerage Consensus: Hold
• Negative Sentiment: A senior insider, Maria G. Freve (VP, Controller & CAO), sold 8,306 shares (~93.9% of her direct holdings) in late January for roughly $457.7k, materially reducing her direct stake — a signal some investors interpret as a near‑term selling cue. Symbotic Insider Sells 8,306 Shares

Insider Transactions at Symbotic

In other news, CTO James Kuffner sold 77,321 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.76, for a total transaction of $4,620,702.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 144,982 shares in the company, valued at $8,664,124.32. This trade represents a 34.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Rollin L. Ford sold 60,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.51, for a total transaction of $3,450,600.00. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 7,204,212 shares of company stock valued at $385,123,962. 8.16% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Symbotic

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in Symbotic by 28.8% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 84,856 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,714,000 after acquiring an additional 18,967 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its holdings in shares of Symbotic by 15.0% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 84,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,716,000 after purchasing an additional 11,098 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC bought a new position in Symbotic during the second quarter valued at approximately $205,000. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in Symbotic by 336.7% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 11,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $441,000 after purchasing an additional 8,761 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA boosted its holdings in Symbotic by 10.0% in the second quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 2,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter.

Symbotic Company Profile

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.