Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) Trading Down 3.1% – Here’s Why

12 Dec 2025, 23:50 by Scott Moore · The Cerbat Gem

Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYM – Get Free Report)’s stock price was down 3.1% on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $59.15 and last traded at $60.25. Approximately 2,628,201 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 20% from the average daily volume of 2,184,509 shares. The stock had previously closed at $62.17.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on SYM. Northcoast Research cut shares of Symbotic from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Symbotic in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Citigroup raised their target price on Symbotic from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Symbotic in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Finally, Northland Securities increased their price target on Symbotic from $56.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $56.50.

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Symbotic Price Performance

The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $68.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $53.65. The company has a market capitalization of $36.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -409.53, a PEG ratio of 18.05 and a beta of 2.10.

Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 24th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.08 by ($0.11). Symbotic had a negative net margin of 0.75% and a negative return on equity of 3.89%. The firm had revenue of $618.46 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $604.00 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.47 EPS. Symbotic’s quarterly revenue was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts predict that Symbotic Inc. will post 0.13 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Symbotic

In related news, major shareholder Svf Sponsor Iii (De) Llc sold 3,500,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $53.21, for a total transaction of $186,235,000.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 5,590,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $297,443,900. This represents a 38.50% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider William M. Boyd III sold 11,735 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.09, for a total transaction of $963,326.15. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 26,769 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,197,467.21. This represents a 30.48% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 7,085,508 shares of company stock valued at $378,774,555. 0.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Symbotic

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in shares of Symbotic by 504.2% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 2,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,000 after acquiring an additional 1,669 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its position in shares of Symbotic by 96.4% during the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,000 after buying an additional 744 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC acquired a new position in shares of Symbotic in the 3rd quarter valued at $42,000. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC grew its position in shares of Symbotic by 209.7% in the 3rd quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 1,846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,000 after buying an additional 1,250 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new stake in Symbotic during the 3rd quarter worth $315,000.

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