Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) Receives $689.33 Average Target Price from Analysts

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Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOTGet Free Report) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the thirty-three analysts that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-four have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $690.1667.

SPOT has been the topic of several research reports. Weiss Ratings cut Spotify Technology from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Spotify Technology from $850.00 to $800.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 9th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Spotify Technology from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Guggenheim decreased their target price on shares of Spotify Technology from $720.00 to $600.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Spotify Technology from $650.00 to $600.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th.

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Insider Buying and Selling at Spotify Technology

In other news, CEO Alex Norstrom sold 5,436 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $479.51, for a total value of $2,606,616.36. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 69,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $33,560,425.39. This represents a 7.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Gustav Soderstrom sold 20,833 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $473.52, for a total transaction of $9,864,842.16. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 20,609 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,758,773.68. This trade represents a 50.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SPOT. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Spotify Technology during the 4th quarter valued at $711,460,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its holdings in shares of Spotify Technology by 1,382.3% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,247,182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $724,251,000 after purchasing an additional 1,163,045 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its position in shares of Spotify Technology by 40.7% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 2,730,713 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,906,260,000 after purchasing an additional 789,755 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors bought a new stake in shares of Spotify Technology during the 3rd quarter worth about $512,190,000. Finally, Coatue Management LLC grew its stake in Spotify Technology by 35.9% in the 4th quarter. Coatue Management LLC now owns 2,450,881 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,423,251,000 after buying an additional 647,708 shares during the last quarter. 84.09% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Spotify Technology Trading Down 0.1%

SPOT opened at $536.13 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $110.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.70. Spotify Technology has a 12 month low of $405.00 and a 12 month high of $785.00. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $494.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $557.17.

Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOTGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The company reported $5.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.16 by $2.00. The firm had revenue of $5.32 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.14 billion. Spotify Technology had a return on equity of 31.35% and a net margin of 13.16%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.88 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Spotify Technology will post 10.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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Spotify Technology Company Profile

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Spotify Technology is a digital audio streaming company best known for its on-demand music service and a growing portfolio of spoken-word content. Founded in Sweden in 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon and launched commercially in 2008, the company offers a cross-platform app that enables users to discover, stream and organize music, podcasts and other audio. Its primary consumer products include a free, ad-supported tier and a paid Spotify Premium subscription that provides ad-free listening, offline playback and higher-quality audio streams.

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