Barclays Lowers Klaviyo (NYSE:KVYO) Price Target to $31.00

Klaviyo (NYSE:KVYO) had its price objective reduced by analysts at Barclays from $42.00 to $31.00 in a report released on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “overweight” rating on the stock. Barclays‘s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 68.30% from the stock’s current price.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on KVYO. Needham & Company LLC reduced their price target on shares of Klaviyo from $45.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on Klaviyo from $42.00 to $40.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 6th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $30.00 price target on shares of Klaviyo in a report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings initiated coverage on Klaviyo in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. They set a “sell (d-)” rating on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Klaviyo from $40.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Twenty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $34.24.

Klaviyo Trading Down 9.4%

Klaviyo stock opened at $18.42 on Wednesday. Klaviyo has a 52 week low of $18.23 and a 52 week high of $48.17. The stock has a market cap of $5.56 billion, a P/E ratio of -153.49 and a beta of 1.13. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $27.13 and a 200-day moving average of $28.67.

Klaviyo (NYSE:KVYO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.02. Klaviyo had a negative net margin of 2.57% and a positive return on equity of 2.03%. The firm had revenue of $350.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $333.99 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.07 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 29.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Klaviyo will post 0.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Klaviyo

In other news, CEO Andrew Bialecki sold 167,926 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.16, for a total transaction of $4,057,092.16. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Ed Hallen sold 117,550 shares of Klaviyo stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.36, for a total transaction of $3,568,818.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 133,624 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,056,824.64. This represents a 46.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 1,800,598 shares of company stock valued at $50,974,712. Corporate insiders own 49.92% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Klaviyo

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Barton Investment Management bought a new stake in Klaviyo during the 3rd quarter valued at $10,937,000. Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Klaviyo by 316.6% during the second quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 62,577 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,101,000 after purchasing an additional 47,555 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Klaviyo by 105.1% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,692,854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,846,000 after purchasing an additional 867,666 shares in the last quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Klaviyo by 58.7% in the second quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 619,165 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,463,000 after purchasing an additional 229,046 shares during the period. Finally, Sands Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Klaviyo by 14.0% in the second quarter. Sands Capital Management LLC now owns 1,109,069 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,243,000 after purchasing an additional 136,320 shares during the period. 45.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Klaviyo News

Here are the key news stories impacting Klaviyo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and guidance showed continuing strength: revenue beat and ~30% YoY growth, better-than-expected margins and strong Rule-of-40 dynamics — fundamentals cited by management and analysts remain intact. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Investor note: Seeking Alpha argues KVYO is oversold (~60% down over a year), AI “doomsday” fears are overblown and the company’s CRM position with 193k+ customers supports a buy-the-dip case. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst support remains — several firms reaffirmed buy/overweight ratings (e.g., Piper Sandler reiterated overweight), indicating conviction even as targets were adjusted. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings call materials and transcript are available for drilling into inorganic initiatives, AI strategy comments and customer-mix detail (useful to validate forward growth/margin outlook). Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple brokers lowered price targets (Citi, Barclays, Cantor, BTIG, Needham among others). Although many kept “buy/overweight” ratings, the PT cuts reflect valuation compression and triggered short-term selling pressure. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Independent bearish research and pessimistic short‑term forecasts (Benchmark) added to negative sentiment, reinforcing investor caution on near-term upside. Read More.

About Klaviyo

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.