Circle Internet Group (CRCL) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) in the last few weeks:

• 7/2/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its price target lowered by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $111.00 to $96.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – Circle Internet Group is now covered by Susquehanna. They set a “neutral” rating and a $69.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – Circle Internet Group is now covered by Susquehanna. They set a “neutral” rating and a $69.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – Circle Internet Group was upgraded by Compass Point from “sell” to “neutral”. They now have a $55.00 price target on the stock, down from $97.00.
• 6/11/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by William Blair.
• 6/5/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $135.00 to $85.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/26/2026 – Circle Internet Group is now covered by KeyCorp. They set a “sector weight” rating on the stock.
• 5/19/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $80.00 to $106.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 5/19/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $80.00 to $106.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 5/18/2026 – Circle Internet Group was upgraded by HC Wainwright from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $150.00 price target on the stock, up from $85.00.

Insider Transactions at Circle Internet Group

In other Circle Internet Group news, insider Nikhil Chandhok sold 26,666 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.90, for a total value of $1,703,957.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 725,068 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,331,845.20. This trade represents a 3.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Jeremy Allaire sold 3,032 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.16, for a total value of $203,629.12. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 63,346 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,254,317.36. This represents a 4.57% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 1,966,527 shares of company stock worth $156,751,921. 10.85% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) is a financial technology company that builds infrastructure to enable businesses and developers to use and move money on public blockchains. Co-founded by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville, the company is best known as a principal issuer and steward of USDC, a dollar-pegged stablecoin developed through the CENTRE Consortium, which Circle co-founded with Coinbase. Jeremy Allaire serves as CEO and has been a visible leader in the company’s strategy and public engagement around digital currency and payments innovation.

Circle’s core products and services center on digital currency issuance and programmable payments.