Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) Insider Sells $133,772.86 in Stock

Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE:CRCL) insider Hossein Razzaghi sold 1,831 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.06, for a total transaction of $133,772.86. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 637,770 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $46,595,476.20. This trade represents a 0.29% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

Hossein Razzaghi also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, October 2nd, Hossein Razzaghi sold 1,830 shares of Circle Internet Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.78, for a total transaction of $156,977.40.
• On Wednesday, September 2nd, Hossein Razzaghi sold 7,458 shares of Circle Internet Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.87, for a total transaction of $655,334.46.

Circle Internet Group Trading Down 8.9%

Shares of CRCL stock opened at $69.37 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $85.99 and a 200-day simple moving average of $85.66. The company has a market capitalization of $17.61 billion, a PE ratio of 45.85 and a beta of 0.84. Circle Internet Group, Inc. has a twelve month low of $49.90 and a twelve month high of $140.00.

Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.42. Circle Internet Group had a net margin of 15.27% and a return on equity of 13.52%. The firm had revenue of $864.89 million for the quarter. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.64 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 16.9% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts predict that Circle Internet Group, Inc. will post 1.14 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Piper Sandler upgraded Circle Internet Group to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. Citigroup started coverage on Circle Internet Group in a research note on Thursday. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on Circle Internet Group from $138.00 to $100.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, July 13th. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price objective on Circle Internet Group from $134.00 to $103.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Finally, Seaport Research Partners set a $100.00 target price on Circle Internet Group in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $94.88.

Key Circle Internet Group News

Here are the key news stories impacting Circle Internet Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 revenue and reserve income rose 17% year over year to $865 million, while EPS of $0.84 topped the $0.42 consensus. USDC onchain transaction volume climbed 49% to $13.9 trillion, and average USDC in circulation grew 8% to $73.3 billion. Circle Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Compass Point upgraded CRCL to Buy, and several firms—including JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Needham, HC Wainwright and TD Cowen—kept positive ratings despite lowering their price targets. Compass Point rating information
• Neutral Sentiment: Circle reportedly plans to cut about 5% of its workforce. The reductions may help control costs, though they also point to pressure to manage expenses. Circle trims staff 5%
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the earnings beat, investors may be concerned that lower reserve yields are squeezing income from USDC reserves. Analysts also flagged distribution costs, while some reported revenue growth was supported by an ARC token sale—raising questions about the durability of growth from Circle’s core business. Q3 earnings call highlights
• Negative Sentiment: Several analysts cut price targets after results, including Deutsche Bank, which lowered its target to $65 and maintained Hold. Even firms retaining Buy or Overweight ratings reduced targets, tempering the positive signal from the earnings beat. Wall Street cuts Circle price targets

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Circle Internet Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Circle Internet Group in the first quarter valued at $31,000. First Horizon Corp acquired a new position in shares of Circle Internet Group during the first quarter valued at $35,000. Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Circle Internet Group by 952.8% during the third quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services Inc. now owns 379 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 343 shares during the period. Abound Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Circle Internet Group during the first quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, Global Assets Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Circle Internet Group during the first quarter worth about $43,000.

Circle Internet Group Company Profile

Circle Internet Group, Inc is a global financial technology company focused on digital currencies and blockchain-based payments. The company is best known for issuing USD Coin (USDC), a dollar-backed stablecoin designed to maintain a value of one U.S. dollar and support digital transactions, payments, trading and other financial applications. Circle also issues EURC, a euro-backed stablecoin.

Circle provides infrastructure and services for businesses, financial institutions and developers through products such as Circle Mint, which supports the creation, redemption and transfer of its stablecoins, as well as APIs and developer tools for integrating digital-asset payments and blockchain functionality.