Analysts Set Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYM) Price Target at $65.92

Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYM) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the fifteen brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $65.9167.

Several research firms have weighed in on SYM. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 price target on shares of Symbotic in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Zacks Research raised Symbotic from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Robert W. Baird set a $51.00 target price on Symbotic in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Symbotic in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $70.00 target price on shares of Symbotic in a report on Monday, May 11th.

Symbotic Stock Up 2.2%

SYM opened at $42.70 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $25.74 billion, a PE ratio of 474.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.74 and a beta of 1.94. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $42.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $49.86. Symbotic has a 52 week low of $38.19 and a 52 week high of $87.88.

Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.13 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $720.84 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $715.03 million. Symbotic had a return on equity of 1.40% and a net margin of 0.48%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.05) earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Symbotic will post 0.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Trending Headlines about Symbotic

Here are the key news stories impacting Symbotic this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Walmart expands use of Symbotic technology: Walmart is equipping a store with Symbotic’s automated fulfillment system, providing evidence of ongoing customer adoption and supporting the company’s growth outlook. Walmart equipping a store with Symbotic fulfillment system
• Positive Sentiment: Profitability momentum improved: Symbotic’s third-quarter 2026 earnings-call transcript highlighted a return to profitability, with adjusted EBITDA more than doubling year over year. That progress may ease concerns about the company’s historically thin margins and support investor confidence. Symbotic Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts project accelerating longer-term earnings: Northland Securities estimates Symbotic will earn $0.24 per share in fiscal 2027 and $0.57 per share in fiscal 2028, compared with $0.20 per share for fiscal 2026. The projected increase suggests expectations for meaningful operating leverage as deployments scale.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst consensus remains cautious: Symbotic was given a consensus “Hold” recommendation, indicating that analysts see potential but are not broadly recommending aggressive buying at current valuation levels. Symbotic Given Consensus Recommendation of Hold by Analysts
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term earnings estimates trail consensus: Northland’s fiscal 2026 EPS forecast of $0.20 is below the broader consensus estimate of $0.23. With Symbotic trading at a very high earnings multiple and its latest quarterly EPS missing estimates despite revenue exceeding expectations, execution and valuation remain downside risks.

Insider Buying and Selling at Symbotic

In other news, Director Todd Krasnow sold 19,655 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.73, for a total value of $1,056,063.15. Following the sale, the director directly owned 177,036 shares in the company, valued at $9,512,144.28. The trade was a 9.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Izilda P. Martins sold 27,463 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.80, for a total transaction of $1,120,490.40. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 35,171 shares in the company, valued at $1,434,976.80. This represents a 43.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders have sold 118,011 shares of company stock valued at $5,293,942 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 8.16% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SYM. Abacus FCF Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Symbotic during the second quarter worth approximately $3,109,000. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC raised its position in Symbotic by 41.9% during the second quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 6,792 shares of the company’s stock valued at $305,000 after purchasing an additional 2,005 shares during the period. Polianta Ltd raised its position in Symbotic by 16.7% during the second quarter. Polianta Ltd now owns 35,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,573,000 after purchasing an additional 5,000 shares during the period. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Symbotic by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. 180 Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 61,717 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,774,000 after purchasing an additional 2,116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Western Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Symbotic in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $113,000.

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.