MongoDB Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NASDAQ:MDB)

MongoDB, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDB) was the target of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Stock investors purchased 36,130 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 2,077% compared to the typical daily volume of 1,660 call options.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of MongoDB from $250.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on shares of MongoDB from $335.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of MongoDB from $400.00 to $440.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of MongoDB in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Monness Crespi & Hardt lifted their target price on shares of MongoDB from $360.00 to $475.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-seven have assigned a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, MongoDB presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $422.29.

MongoDB Stock Up 6.1%

Shares of MDB opened at $404.64 on Friday. MongoDB has a twelve month low of $140.78 and a twelve month high of $444.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.93 billion, a P/E ratio of -465.10 and a beta of 1.38. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $395.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $324.35.

MongoDB (NASDAQ:MDB) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, December 1st. The company reported $1.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.53. The business had revenue of $628.31 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $592.98 million. MongoDB had a negative return on equity of 1.12% and a negative net margin of 3.06%.The business’s revenue was up 18.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.16 EPS. MongoDB has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.440-1.480 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.760-4.800 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that MongoDB will post -1.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Hope F. Cochran sold 1,566 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $421.85, for a total transaction of $660,617.10. Following the sale, the director directly owned 25,659 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,824,249.15. This represents a 5.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Dwight A. Merriman sold 1,139 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $388.31, for a total value of $442,285.09. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 81,652 shares in the company, valued at $31,706,288.12. The trade was a 1.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 82,162 shares of company stock worth $32,384,092. 3.10% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MongoDB

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in shares of MongoDB during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Huntington National Bank grew its holdings in shares of MongoDB by 110.9% during the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 97 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of MongoDB by 144.3% during the 2nd quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares during the last quarter. Promus Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of MongoDB in the 2nd quarter worth $36,000. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of MongoDB by 2,825.0% in the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 117 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.29% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about MongoDB

Here are the key news stories impacting MongoDB this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Needham & Company reiterated its Buy rating on MDB, reinforcing institutional confidence in growth and likely supporting demand for shares. Needham Reiterates Buy
• Positive Sentiment: Truist reiterated a Buy rating after a positive local San Francisco event, which can boost sentiment among growth-oriented investors. Truist Reiterates Buy
• Positive Sentiment: MDB was included in media lists recommending software names to buy for exposure to cloud-native / AI tailwinds, which can attract retail and thematic ETF flows. Software Stocks to Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysis piece examines MDB’s valuation after a recent pullback and highlights a DCF “fair value gap” — useful for longer-term investors but not an immediate catalyst. Valuation Assessment
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage noting that Nasdaq index funds track cloud-native software (including MongoDB) may support passive inflows over time; not an immediate driver but structurally positive. Index Fund Coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large call option purchases were reported (36,130 calls), which often signals bullish speculative positioning or hedged buy-side activity and can amplify upside in the underlying shares. (news aggregation)
• Negative Sentiment: At the same time, large put option activity was also reported (23,831 puts) and separate reports highlighted heavy put buying; this indicates some traders are hedging or betting on a pullback, adding volatility risk. Large Put Options
• Neutral Sentiment: Yahoo Finance roundup noted MDB among several software names trading up — useful confirmation of broad market interest but not a standalone catalyst. Market Roundup

MongoDB Company Profile

MongoDB, Inc is a software company best known for developing MongoDB, a general-purpose, document-oriented database designed for modern application development. The company’s platform is built to support high-performance, scalable data storage and retrieval for use cases such as cloud-native applications, mobile backends, real-time analytics, and content management. MongoDB offers a mix of open-source software, commercial server distributions, and subscription-based services that include technical support, training and professional services.

The company traces its origins to 2007 when it was founded as 10gen by Dwight Merriman and Eliot Horowitz; it later adopted the MongoDB name and completed a public listing in 2017.