Insider Selling: Klaviyo (NYSE:KVYO) CFO Sells 14,000 Shares of Stock

Klaviyo, Inc. (NYSE:KVYO) CFO Amanda Whalen sold 14,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.38, for a total transaction of $439,320.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 452,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,189,220.12. The trade was a 3.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Amanda Whalen also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, October 10th, Amanda Whalen sold 15,000 shares of Klaviyo stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.03, for a total transaction of $375,450.00.

Klaviyo Trading Up 1.2%

NYSE KVYO traded up $0.39 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $31.90. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,495,155 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,253,412. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $27.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of $30.56. Klaviyo, Inc. has a 52 week low of $23.44 and a 52 week high of $49.55. The stock has a market cap of $9.63 billion, a PE ratio of -132.91 and a beta of 1.18.

Klaviyo (NYSE:KVYO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 25th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $293.12 million during the quarter. Klaviyo had a negative return on equity of 1.00% and a negative net margin of 5.70%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Klaviyo, Inc. will post 0.04 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Klaviyo

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Klaviyo by 19.2% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,787,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,092,000 after purchasing an additional 2,059,550 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its stake in Klaviyo by 8.6% during the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 4,806,677 shares of the company’s stock valued at $133,097,000 after buying an additional 382,428 shares in the last quarter. Sands Capital Alternatives LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Klaviyo by 2.1% in the second quarter. Sands Capital Alternatives LLC now owns 3,515,065 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,036,000 after buying an additional 71,550 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. increased its position in shares of Klaviyo by 9.0% in the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 2,911,007 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,752,000 after acquiring an additional 241,207 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Klaviyo by 123.4% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,685,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,178,000 after acquiring an additional 1,483,427 shares during the period. 45.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Klaviyo in a report on Monday, November 17th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Klaviyo from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $40.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Friday, September 19th. BTIG Research assumed coverage on shares of Klaviyo in a research note on Monday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $40.00 price target on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on Klaviyo from $42.00 to $40.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Stephens decreased their price objective on Klaviyo from $45.00 to $43.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, September 26th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Klaviyo presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $42.77.

About Klaviyo

Klaviyo, Inc is a cloud-based marketing automation platform that enables businesses to leverage customer data for targeted email and SMS campaigns. The company’s platform centralizes first-party data from various sources—including e-commerce storefronts, websites, and CRM systems—to help organizations deliver personalized marketing across the customer lifecycle. Klaviyo’s core offerings include segmented email marketing, automated messaging workflows, and performance analytics designed to drive customer engagement and revenue growth.

The platform provides a suite of tools for campaign creation and management, including drag-and-drop email and SMS builders, dynamic content rendering, and A/B testing capabilities.