Q1 EPS Forecast for GigaCloud Technology Cut by Analyst

GigaCloud Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:GCT) – Analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of GigaCloud Technology in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, March 4th. Roth Capital analyst M. Koranda now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.46 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.84. Roth Capital currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for GigaCloud Technology’s current full-year earnings is $3.10 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for GigaCloud Technology’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.51 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on GCT. Lake Street Capital lowered their target price on shares of GigaCloud Technology from $50.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday. Roth Mkm cut shares of GigaCloud Technology from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $32.00 to $15.00 in a report on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $36.67.

GigaCloud Technology Price Performance

Shares of GCT stock opened at $15.63 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $19.39 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $21.19. GigaCloud Technology has a 1 year low of $13.60 and a 1 year high of $45.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $640.39 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.95 and a beta of 1.94.

GigaCloud Technology (NASDAQ:GCT) last issued its earnings results on Monday, March 3rd. The company reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.14). GigaCloud Technology had a net margin of 11.75% and a return on equity of 40.32%. The business had revenue of $295.78 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $290.00 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.87 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in GigaCloud Technology by 90.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 577,108 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,265,000 after acquiring an additional 274,506 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in GigaCloud Technology by 31.7% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 502,445 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,546,000 after buying an additional 121,037 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in GigaCloud Technology by 49.5% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 409,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,164,000 after buying an additional 135,726 shares during the period. Nuveen Asset Management LLC boosted its position in GigaCloud Technology by 37.1% during the fourth quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 409,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,589,000 after buying an additional 110,804 shares during the period. Finally, Bridgeway Capital Management LLC boosted its position in GigaCloud Technology by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 373,599 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,919,000 after buying an additional 9,409 shares during the period. 34.94% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at GigaCloud Technology

In related news, CTO Xin Wan sold 68,437 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.43, for a total value of $1,398,167.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer now directly owns 1,563 shares in the company, valued at approximately $31,932.09. The trade was a 97.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Marshall Bernes bought 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 27th. The stock was bought at an average price of $17.50 per share, with a total value of $87,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 45,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $787,500. This represents a 12.50 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 43.00% of the company’s stock.

GigaCloud Technology Company Profile

GigaCloud Technology Inc provides end-to-end B2B ecommerce solutions for large parcel merchandise in the United States and internationally. The company offers GigaCloud Marketplace integrates product discovery to payments to logistics tools into one easy-to-use platform. Its marketplace connects manufacturers primarily in Asia with resellers in the United States, Asia, and Europe to execute cross-border transactions across furniture, home appliance, fitness equipment, and other large parcel categories.