Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW – Free Report) had its price objective cut by DA Davidson from $300.00 to $250.00 in a report published on Thursday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a buy rating on the stock.
Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. TD Cowen decreased their target price on Snowflake from $300.00 to $270.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price objective on shares of Snowflake from $280.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. BTIG Research lowered their price objective on shares of Snowflake from $312.00 to $235.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Oppenheimer reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Snowflake in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of Snowflake from $300.00 to $270.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have given a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $248.58.
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Snowflake Trading Down 2.7%
Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $1.28 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.25 billion. Snowflake had a negative return on equity of 48.50% and a negative net margin of 28.43%.Snowflake’s quarterly revenue was up 30.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.30 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that Snowflake will post -2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Snowflake
In other Snowflake news, Director Frank Slootman sold 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.83, for a total transaction of $44,366,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 50,329 shares in the company, valued at $11,164,482.07. This represents a 79.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Michael L. Speiser sold 50,338 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $230.65, for a total value of $11,610,459.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 32,756 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,555,171.40. The trade was a 60.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 713,681 shares of company stock valued at $148,264,518 over the last 90 days. 6.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Snowflake
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SNOW. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Snowflake by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,095,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,601,790,000 after acquiring an additional 1,448,094 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its holdings in Snowflake by 27.7% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 11,603,302 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,545,300,000 after purchasing an additional 2,519,413 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Snowflake by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,887,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,541,120,000 after purchasing an additional 94,293 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC increased its holdings in shares of Snowflake by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Nuveen LLC now owns 5,277,851 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,157,749,000 after purchasing an additional 116,521 shares during the period. Finally, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership raised its position in shares of Snowflake by 15.2% in the second quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 4,951,715 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,108,045,000 after buying an additional 652,485 shares in the last quarter. 65.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
More Snowflake News
Here are the key news stories impacting Snowflake this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat and healthy demand: Snowflake reported ~30% y/y revenue growth and an EPS beat, with improving cash flow and strong customer metrics that underpin medium‑term revenue momentum. Snowflake Stock Surges After Q4 Revenue Jumps 30%, EPS Tops Estimates
- Positive Sentiment: AI positioning and market opportunity: Management highlighted agentic AI capabilities, partnerships (OpenAI/Anthropic integrations) and accelerating enterprise AI adoption — including faster growth in India — supporting a durable addressable market for Snowflake’s data cloud. Snowflake sees high levels of AI adoption among India Inc; country growth faster than global
- Positive Sentiment: Market technical/bull case: Some analysts and MarketBeat argue the sell‑off is overdone, institutions have been accumulating, and Snowflake’s cross‑cloud data position makes it central to AI workflows — a potential catalyst for a recovery. Is Snowflake’s Stock Meltdown Over? Signs Point to a Bottom
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst repositioning: Many firms kept Buy/Overweight ratings but trimmed price targets after the quarter (UBS, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Canaccord, etc.), leaving a mix of upside potential and reduced near‑term analyst support. These Analysts Slash Their Forecasts On Snowflake After Q4 Results
- Negative Sentiment: Mixed outlook disappointed some investors: Management’s FY27 product revenue guide (~27%) was viewed as conservative relative to some buyside expectations, contributing to a share pullback despite the beat. Snowflake’s stock dips as the software company gives a mixed outlook
- Negative Sentiment: Rising legal risk: Multiple law firms and class‑action notices were filed or publicized this week, creating legal overhang and increasing near‑term uncertainty for shareholders. Deadlines for lead‑plaintiff filings are being emphasized. Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman LLC Urges Snowflake Inc. Investors to Act: Class Action Filed
- Negative Sentiment: Profitability concerns persist: Commentary (e.g., Motley Fool) notes that while growth is strong, durable GAAP profitability remains elusive — a point that keeps some investors sidelined despite the AI narrative. Why I’m Still Not Buying Snowflake Stock
About Snowflake
Snowflake Inc is a cloud-native data platform company that provides a suite of services for storing, processing and analyzing large volumes of data. Its core offering, often described as the Snowflake Data Cloud, combines data warehousing, data lake and data sharing capabilities in a single managed service delivered across major public cloud providers. The platform is designed to support analytics, data engineering, data science and application workloads with a focus on scalability, concurrency and simplified administration.
Key products and capabilities include a multi-cluster, shared-data architecture that separates compute from storage; continuous data ingestion and streaming; support for structured and semi-structured data formats; tools for data governance, security and compliance; and developer frameworks for building data applications.
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