Klaviyo, Inc. (NYSE:KVYO) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Klaviyo, Inc. (NYSE:KVYO) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-four ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation, eighteen have assigned a buy recommendation and three have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $41.7619.

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on KVYO. Stephens decreased their target price on Klaviyo from $45.00 to $43.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Macquarie decreased their price objective on shares of Klaviyo from $37.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of Klaviyo from $46.00 to $42.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Klaviyo from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 6th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on shares of Klaviyo from $48.00 to $41.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 7th.

Klaviyo Stock Performance

Shares of Klaviyo stock opened at $23.90 on Friday. Klaviyo has a fifty-two week low of $23.44 and a fifty-two week high of $49.55. The company has a market cap of $7.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -99.58 and a beta of 1.08. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $29.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $30.01.

Klaviyo (NYSE:KVYO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.04. Klaviyo had a negative return on equity of 1.00% and a negative net margin of 5.70%.The company had revenue of $310.88 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $299.93 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.15 EPS. Klaviyo’s quarterly revenue was up 32.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Klaviyo will post 0.04 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Klaviyo

In related news, insider Landon Edmond sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.83, for a total transaction of $258,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 343,882 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,882,472.06. The trade was a 2.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Andrew Bialecki sold 140,646 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.41, for a total value of $3,855,106.86. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 1,539,756 shares of company stock valued at $44,857,392. Insiders own 49.92% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Klaviyo

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its position in shares of Klaviyo by 1,650.9% during the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 908 shares during the period. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. acquired a new stake in Klaviyo during the second quarter worth $31,000. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Klaviyo in the third quarter valued at $34,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Klaviyo in the 2nd quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of Klaviyo during the 3rd quarter worth $44,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.43% of the company’s stock.

Klaviyo Company Profile

Klaviyo, Inc is a cloud-based marketing automation platform that enables businesses to leverage customer data for targeted email and SMS campaigns. The company’s platform centralizes first-party data from various sources—including e-commerce storefronts, websites, and CRM systems—to help organizations deliver personalized marketing across the customer lifecycle. Klaviyo’s core offerings include segmented email marketing, automated messaging workflows, and performance analytics designed to drive customer engagement and revenue growth.

The platform provides a suite of tools for campaign creation and management, including drag-and-drop email and SMS builders, dynamic content rendering, and A/B testing capabilities.