Carlson Capital L.P. Buys Shares of 4,500 CyberArk Software Ltd. $CYBR

Carlson Capital L.P. purchased a new position in shares of CyberArk Software Ltd. (NASDAQ:CYBR) during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 4,500 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,174,000. CyberArk Software makes up about 0.8% of Carlson Capital L.P.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in CyberArk Software during the 1st quarter worth about $284,000. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in CyberArk Software by 35.1% during the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 905 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $368,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares during the period. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS lifted its position in shares of CyberArk Software by 1.9% during the second quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 15,750 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $6,408,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of CyberArk Software by 10.0% in the second quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 917 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $373,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares during the period. Finally, Optas LLC acquired a new position in shares of CyberArk Software in the second quarter valued at approximately $219,000. 91.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting CyberArk Software

Here are the key news stories impacting CyberArk Software this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Quarterly results: CyberArk beat EPS estimates ($1.33 vs. consensus ~$1.13) and reported revenue up ~18.5% YoY—an earnings surprise that supports the rally. The company provided slides and a press release for the quarter. View Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: DA Davidson raised its price target sharply to $573 and reiterated a Buy rating, signaling strong analyst conviction that could support further upside. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Technical setup: Zacks highlights CYBR as oversold after a recent pullback, suggesting the heavy selling may be exhausted and a trend reversal may be possible—a short-term technical tailwind for buyers. Zacks Article
• Neutral Sentiment: Broker consensus & commentary: The recent brokerage average sits at “Hold,” reflecting mixed analyst views despite the EPS beat—so broader institutional conviction is not unanimous. AmericanBankingNews
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst notes & valuation pieces: Coverage in The Globe and Mail and Yahoo examines CYBR’s competitive positioning and asks whether the post-pullback price is fair—useful context but not definitive near-term catalysts. Globe and Mail Yahoo
• Neutral Sentiment: Mizuho cut its price target to $470 but kept an Outperform rating—this reduces implied upside versus prior targets but still shows support from some buy-side analysts. Benzinga
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays trimmed its target to $460 and moved to Equal Weight, a less bullish stance that could limit near-term upside if other shops follow suit. Benzinga

CyberArk Software Stock Up 2.6%

Shares of NASDAQ CYBR opened at $391.77 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $447.93 and a two-hundred day moving average of $458.98. The company has a market capitalization of $19.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -133.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 16.91 and a beta of 0.91. CyberArk Software Ltd. has a 1 year low of $288.63 and a 1 year high of $526.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 2.14.

CyberArk Software (NASDAQ:CYBR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The technology company reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $372.65 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $377.22 million. CyberArk Software had a positive return on equity of 0.77% and a negative net margin of 10.79%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 18.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.80 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that CyberArk Software Ltd. will post -0.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on CYBR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on shares of CyberArk Software in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $474.00 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group cut CyberArk Software from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, November 30th. Zacks Research upgraded CyberArk Software from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Mizuho cut their price target on CyberArk Software from $520.00 to $470.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Finally, Citigroup lowered CyberArk Software from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and increased their price target for the company from $465.00 to $524.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $464.50.

CyberArk Software Company Profile

CyberArk Software Ltd. is a cybersecurity company that focuses on identity security and privileged access management. Its core mission is to protect organizations from cyber threats that target privileged accounts, credentials and secrets that can provide attackers with broad access to critical systems. CyberArk’s offerings are designed to help enterprises control, monitor and secure privileged credentials across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments, reducing the risk of lateral movement and data breaches.

The company delivers a suite of software and cloud services that address privileged access, secrets management, endpoint privilege management and identity-based threat detection.