Klaviyo (NYSE:KVYO) Trading Down 7.5% – Should You Sell?

Klaviyo, Inc. (NYSE:KVYO)’s stock price was down 7.5% on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $21.10 and last traded at $20.8780. Approximately 208,448 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 94% from the average daily volume of 3,517,636 shares. The stock had previously closed at $22.56.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on KVYO. BTIG Research began coverage on shares of Klaviyo in a research note on Monday, December 15th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $40.00 price target on the stock. Truist Financial set a $45.00 target price on shares of Klaviyo in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Piper Sandler cut their price target on shares of Klaviyo from $45.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Zacks Research lowered shares of Klaviyo from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Klaviyo from $46.00 to $42.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $41.05.

Klaviyo Trading Down 9.2%

The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $28.24 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $29.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.68 billion, a PE ratio of -78.43 and a beta of 1.13.

Klaviyo (NYSE:KVYO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.04. The company 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%.Klaviyo’s revenue for the quarter was up 32.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.15 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Klaviyo, Inc. will post 0.04 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Ed Hallen sold 117,550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.36, for a total transaction of $3,568,818.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 133,624 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,056,824.64. The trade was a 46.80% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Andrew Bialecki sold 167,926 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.16, for a total value of $4,057,092.16. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 1,862,901 shares of company stock worth $52,846,182. 49.92% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in shares of Klaviyo by 59.4% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 10,008 shares of the company’s stock worth $303,000 after purchasing an additional 3,730 shares in the last quarter. Amundi boosted its stake in Klaviyo by 109.7% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 14,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $400,000 after purchasing an additional 7,514 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Klaviyo during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $359,000. Woodline Partners LP grew its holdings in Klaviyo by 54.5% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 12,419 shares of the company’s stock valued at $376,000 after buying an additional 4,379 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its position in shares of Klaviyo by 40.9% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 148,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,483,000 after buying an additional 42,980 shares during the last quarter. 45.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.