Klaviyo (NYSE:KVYO) Lowered to “Hold” Rating by Zacks Research

Zacks Research cut shares of Klaviyo (NYSE:KVYO) from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating in a report issued on Thursday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on KVYO. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Klaviyo from $43.00 to $42.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Macquarie lowered their price objective on shares of Klaviyo from $37.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Klaviyo from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, December 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on shares of Klaviyo from $48.00 to $41.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Klaviyo from $39.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $41.76.

Klaviyo Stock Performance

Shares of KVYO stock opened at $22.21 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $28.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $29.44. Klaviyo has a 1 year low of $22.03 and a 1 year high of $49.55. The firm has a market cap of $6.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -92.54 and a beta of 1.08.

Klaviyo (NYSE:KVYO) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $310.88 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $299.93 million. Klaviyo had a negative return on equity of 1.00% and a negative net margin of 5.70%.The business’s revenue was up 32.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.15 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Klaviyo will post 0.04 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Klaviyo

In other news, insider Landon Edmond sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.83, for a total value of $258,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 343,882 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,882,472.06. This trade represents a 2.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Andrew Bialecki sold 155,219 shares of Klaviyo stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.33, for a total value of $3,931,697.27. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,862,901 shares of company stock valued at $52,846,182. 49.92% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Klaviyo

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of KVYO. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Klaviyo by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC now owns 22,723 shares of the company’s stock worth $763,000 after purchasing an additional 372 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Klaviyo by 3.4% during the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 11,397 shares of the company’s stock worth $316,000 after buying an additional 372 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its position in Klaviyo by 5.3% during the third quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 9,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $258,000 after buying an additional 469 shares during the period. Pathstone Holdings LLC grew its position in Klaviyo by 0.5% during the third quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 173,931 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,816,000 after buying an additional 858 shares during the period. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its holdings in Klaviyo by 1,650.9% in the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 908 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.43% of the company’s stock.

About Klaviyo

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.