Northland Capmk Has Pessimistic View of Symbotic Q3 Earnings

Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYM) – Stock analysts at Northland Capmk dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Symbotic in a research note issued on Thursday, November 28th. Northland Capmk analyst M. Latimore now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.02 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.04. The consensus estimate for Symbotic’s current full-year earnings is $0.20 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Symbotic’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS.

SYM has been the topic of several other reports. TD Cowen increased their target price on shares of Symbotic from $43.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Craig Hallum lowered shares of Symbotic from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $25.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. BWS Financial restated a “sell” rating and issued a $10.00 target price on shares of Symbotic in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Northland Securities upped their price target on Symbotic from $50.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, DA Davidson cut Symbotic from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $50.00 to $35.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $42.69.

Symbotic Trading Up 12.1 %

SYM stock opened at $26.90 on Monday. Symbotic has a 1-year low of $17.11 and a 1-year high of $58.58. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $28.97 and a 200-day moving average price of $30.40. The firm has a market cap of $15.75 billion, a PE ratio of -448.33 and a beta of 1.81.

Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) last announced its earnings results on Monday, November 18th. The company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05. The business had revenue of $576.77 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $470.24 million. Symbotic had a negative net margin of 0.32% and a positive return on equity of 6.54%. Symbotic’s quarterly revenue was up 47.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.08) earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Symbotic

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SYM. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Symbotic by 16.6% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,426,420 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,189,000 after purchasing an additional 345,386 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board raised its stake in shares of Symbotic by 191.5% in the second quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 775,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,281,000 after buying an additional 509,700 shares during the period. Comerica Bank raised its stake in shares of Symbotic by 1,347.0% in the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 16,641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $749,000 after buying an additional 15,491 shares during the period. Baillie Gifford & Co. lifted its position in shares of Symbotic by 32.0% during the 3rd quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 14,070,999 shares of the company’s stock valued at $343,192,000 after buying an additional 3,410,050 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Symbotic by 6,694.5% during the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 335,649 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,801,000 after acquiring an additional 330,709 shares during the period.

Insider Buying and Selling at Symbotic

In other news, Director Todd Krasnow sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.96, for a total value of $47,920.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 2,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $47,920. This represents a 50.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Carol J. Hibbard sold 22,821 shares of Symbotic stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.96, for a total value of $660,896.16. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 34,188 shares in the company, valued at $990,084.48. This trade represents a 40.03 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 49,878 shares of company stock worth $1,378,056. Corporate insiders own 38.30% of the company’s stock.

About Symbotic

Symbotic Inc, an automation technology company, engages in developing technologies to improve operating efficiencies in modern warehouses. The company automates the processing of pallets and cases in large warehouses or distribution centers for retail companies. Its systems enhance operations at the front end of the supply chain.