Klaviyo (NYSE:KVYO) Raised to “Buy” at Wall Street Zen

Klaviyo (NYSE:KVYO) was upgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Saturday.

KVYO has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Benchmark decreased their price target on Klaviyo from $46.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 9th. BTIG Research decreased their target price on shares of Klaviyo from $40.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Klaviyo from $48.00 to $41.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on shares of Klaviyo from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on shares of Klaviyo from $35.00 to $29.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Twenty equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $34.24.

Klaviyo Price Performance

NYSE KVYO opened at $18.53 on Friday. Klaviyo has a 12 month low of $18.23 and a 12 month high of $48.00. The company has a market capitalization of $5.59 billion, a P/E ratio of -154.36 and a beta of 1.13. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $26.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $28.57.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $350.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $333.99 million. Klaviyo had a negative net margin of 2.57% and a positive return on equity of 2.03%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.07 earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that Klaviyo will post 0.04 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Klaviyo

In other news, insider Landon Edmond sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.83, for a total transaction of $258,300.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 343,882 shares in the company, valued at $8,882,472.06. The trade was a 2.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Andrew Bialecki sold 155,219 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.33, for a total value of $3,931,697.27. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 1,800,598 shares of company stock valued at $50,974,712 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 49.92% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Klaviyo

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. acquired a new stake in Klaviyo in the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 908 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Klaviyo in the 2nd quarter valued at $37,000. FNY Investment Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Klaviyo in the third quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Quarry LP acquired a new position in Klaviyo during the third quarter worth $44,000. 45.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.