Vanguard Group Inc. Boosts Position in Rivian Automotive, Inc. $RIVN

Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN) by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 81,673,512 shares of the electric vehicle automaker’s stock after buying an additional 2,597,310 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 6.73% of Rivian Automotive worth $1,198,967,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in RIVN. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Rivian Automotive by 4.9% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,614,204 shares of the electric vehicle automaker’s stock valued at $200,200,000 after acquiring an additional 689,045 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Rivian Automotive during the second quarter worth about $105,629,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Rivian Automotive by 15.8% during the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 5,849,818 shares of the electric vehicle automaker’s stock worth $80,376,000 after purchasing an additional 799,030 shares in the last quarter. Swiss National Bank boosted its position in shares of Rivian Automotive by 11.1% in the second quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 2,379,400 shares of the electric vehicle automaker’s stock worth $32,693,000 after buying an additional 237,200 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Rivian Automotive by 496.6% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,305,236 shares of the electric vehicle automaker’s stock valued at $31,490,000 after buying an additional 1,918,852 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 66.25% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on RIVN. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $25.00 price target on shares of Rivian Automotive in a report on Friday, February 13th. DA Davidson downgraded shares of Rivian Automotive from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $15.00 to $14.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Zacks Research raised shares of Rivian Automotive from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Rivian Automotive in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised Rivian Automotive from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the company from $14.00 to $25.00 in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and seven have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $17.71.

Key Rivian Automotive News

Here are the key news stories impacting Rivian Automotive this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and software/services strength — Rivian reported ~ $1.3B in Q4 revenue, beat top- and bottom-line estimates, and highlighted improving profitability in its software & services segment, supporting the thesis of margin recovery. Rivian Q4 revenue & software profitability
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analyst support and guidance lift the growth case — Firms and commentators point to Rivian’s 2026 delivery guidance (62k–67k vehicles) and services mix as catalysts for multi-year revenue growth if R2 demand materializes. Forbes on services & guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Broker reiterations/maintains — Baird kept an Outperform rating, signaling continued institutional conviction among some analysts. Baird Outperform on Rivian
• Neutral Sentiment: Stock is trending and widely discussed — Rivian has been one of the most-searched/talked-about tickers lately; increased attention can amplify moves but is not directional by itself. Zacks trending stock coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed analyst positioning — some banks have moved to Hold/Hold-like ratings (e.g., Barclays/others), producing a range of price targets that keeps consensus at a neutral tilt. Barclays hold on Rivian
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling by top executives — CFO Claire Mcdonough sold 27,133 shares and CEO Robert Scaringe sold 34,900 shares at ~ $16.80 each on Feb. 18; while both retain large stakes, these concurrent sales have pressured sentiment. CFO sale report CEO sale report
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrade/caution — DA Davidson cut to Underperform (citing aggressive R2 ramp assumptions), adding downside risk if the R2 launch or early demand disappoints. DA Davidson downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: R2 execution risk remains a headline risk — multiple commentaries warn the stock is sensitive to any miss on R2 production, deliveries or margins; that risk can quickly reverse the recent gains. R2 execution risk coverage

Rivian Automotive Stock Performance

Shares of RIVN stock opened at $15.27 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 1.89 and a current ratio of 2.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.97 and a beta of 1.76. Rivian Automotive, Inc. has a one year low of $10.36 and a one year high of $22.69. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $17.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $15.45.

Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:RIVN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The electric vehicle automaker reported ($0.66) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.68) by $0.02. Rivian Automotive had a negative return on equity of 65.05% and a negative net margin of 67.68%.The company had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.27 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.70) EPS. Rivian Automotive’s quarterly revenue was down 25.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that Rivian Automotive, Inc. will post -3.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Claire Mcdonough sold 27,133 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.80, for a total transaction of $455,834.40. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 680,836 shares in the company, valued at $11,438,044.80. This represents a 3.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Peter Krawiec sold 3,655 shares of Rivian Automotive stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.45, for a total value of $71,089.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 29,122 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $566,422.90. The trade was a 11.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 182,187 shares of company stock valued at $3,185,878 over the last 90 days. 2.16% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Rivian Automotive

Rivian Automotive, Inc is an American automotive technology company specializing in the design, development and manufacture of electric vehicles. The company is best known for its all-electric R1 platform, which underpins the R1T pickup truck and R1S sport utility vehicle. In addition to consumer products, Rivian has secured a significant commercial contract to produce electric delivery vans for a leading e-commerce provider, underscoring its capability to serve both retail and fleet customers.

Founded in 2009 by engineer and entrepreneur Robert “RJ” Scaringe, Rivian has grown from a research-focused startup into a publicly traded corporation.