Roblox Co. (NYSE:RBLX - Get Free Report) has earned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the twenty-four ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $42.59.
RBLX has been the subject of several research reports. BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $56.00 price objective (down from $57.00) on shares of Roblox in a report on Monday, May 13th. Wedbush lowered their price target on Roblox from $56.00 to $46.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 10th. Roth Capital lowered Roblox from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 14th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Roblox from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, July 8th. Finally, Benchmark dropped their target price on Roblox from $50.00 to $40.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 10th.
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Insider Activity
In related news, CAO Amy Marie Rawlings sold 3,910 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.56, for a total value of $127,309.60. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 98,457 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,205,759.92. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In related news, Director Andrea L. Wong sold 5,276 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.13, for a total value of $164,241.88. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 26,319 shares in the company, valued at $819,310.47. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Amy Marie Rawlings sold 3,910 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.56, for a total value of $127,309.60. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 98,457 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,205,759.92. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 463,889 shares of company stock worth $17,050,105 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 22.15% of the company's stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Mutual Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Roblox during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $252,000. Raymond James & Associates lifted its position in Roblox by 65.0% in the fourth quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 126,485 shares of the company's stock worth $5,783,000 after buying an additional 49,827 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Roblox by 40.8% during the fourth quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 156,117 shares of the company's stock worth $7,138,000 after buying an additional 45,237 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in Roblox by 566.5% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,073 shares of the company's stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 912 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Roblox by 7.8% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 4,423 shares of the company's stock valued at $202,000 after buying an additional 320 shares during the last quarter. 91.08% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Roblox Stock Up 1.5 %
RBLX stock traded up $0.60 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $40.56. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,588,902 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,396,696. The firm's 50-day moving average is $36.43 and its 200-day moving average is $38.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 16.04. Roblox has a 12 month low of $24.88 and a 12 month high of $47.20. The company has a market cap of $23.98 billion, a PE ratio of -22.07 and a beta of 1.59.
Roblox (NYSE:RBLX - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 9th. The company reported ($0.43) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.53) by $0.10. Roblox had a negative return on equity of 1,110.40% and a negative net margin of 39.19%. The firm had revenue of $923.76 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $918.85 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.44) earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 19.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Roblox will post -1.67 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
About Roblox
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Roblox Corporation develops and operates an online entertainment platform in the United States and internationally. It offers Roblox Studio, a free toolset that allows developers and creators to build, publish, and operate 3D experiences, and other content; Roblox Client, an application that allows users to explore 3D experience; and Roblox Cloud, which provides services and infrastructure that power the platform.
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