Grid Dynamics (NASDAQ:GDYN) Sets New 12-Month Low After Analyst Downgrade

Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:GDYNGet Rating)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Friday after Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their price target on the stock from $20.00 to $17.00. The stock traded as low as $8.00 and last traded at $9.35, with a volume of 374714 shares. The stock had previously closed at $11.30.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $20.00 price objective on shares of Grid Dynamics in a research report on Friday, February 24th. Citigroup upped their target price on Grid Dynamics from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 24th. Finally, TheStreet cut Grid Dynamics from a “c” rating to a “d+” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 6th.

Insider Activity at Grid Dynamics

In related news, CEO Leonard Livschitz sold 74,296 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.82, for a total value of $878,178.72. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 3,274,136 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $38,700,287.52. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 6.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Grid Dynamics

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GDYN. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Grid Dynamics by 161.0% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 175,617 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,473,000 after acquiring an additional 108,330 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Grid Dynamics by 4.2% during the 1st quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 16,568 shares of the company’s stock worth $225,000 after buying an additional 671 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Grid Dynamics by 239.0% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 5,837 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,000 after buying an additional 4,115 shares in the last quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Grid Dynamics by 57.0% during the 1st quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 23,054 shares of the company’s stock worth $325,000 after buying an additional 8,370 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Panagora Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Grid Dynamics during the 1st quarter worth approximately $642,000. 68.69% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Grid Dynamics Trading Down 20.0 %

The firm has a market capitalization of $676.09 million, a PE ratio of -21.01 and a beta of 0.84. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $11.25 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.88.

Grid Dynamics (NASDAQ:GDYNGet Rating) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 4th. The company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08. The business had revenue of $80.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $79.62 million. Grid Dynamics had a positive return on equity of 12.44% and a negative net margin of 9.41%. The company’s revenue was up 12.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.10 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. will post 0.48 earnings per share for the current year.

About Grid Dynamics

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Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc provides digital engineering and information technology services. The firm core business is to deliver focused and complex technical consulting, software design, development, testing and internet service operations. It also helps organizations become more agile and create innovative digital products and experiences through its deep expertise in emerging technology, such as AI, data science, cloud computing, big data and DevOps, lean software development practices and a performance product culture.

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