Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) Stock: Insider Hossein Razzaghi Sells 1,831 Shares

Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE:CRCL) insider Hossein Razzaghi sold 1,831 shares of Circle Internet Group stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.06, for a total transaction of $133,772.86. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 637,770 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,595,476.20. The trade was a 0.29% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

Hossein Razzaghi also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, October 2nd, Hossein Razzaghi sold 1,830 shares of Circle Internet Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.78, for a total transaction of $156,977.40.
• On Wednesday, September 2nd, Hossein Razzaghi sold 7,458 shares of Circle Internet Group stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.87, for a total transaction of $655,334.46.

Circle Internet Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CRCL opened at $76.37 on Thursday. Circle Internet Group, Inc. has a 1-year low of $49.90 and a 1-year high of $140.00. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $86.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $85.71. The company has a market capitalization of $19.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.52 and a beta of 0.84.

Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The company reported $0.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.42. Circle Internet Group had a net margin of 15.53% and a return on equity of 13.58%. The firm had revenue of $864.89 million during the quarter. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.64 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Circle Internet Group, Inc. will post 1.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Circle Internet Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Circle Internet Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Circle reported Q3 earnings of $0.84 per share, double the $0.42 consensus, and revenue and reserve income of $865 million, up 17% year over year. USDC averaged $73.3 billion in circulation, while on-chain transaction volume jumped 49% to $13.9 trillion—evidence of continued activity and adoption. Circle Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Ark Invest reportedly bought 12,835 Circle shares for about $965,000, a modest signal of institutional interest. Ark Invest buys Circle shares
• Neutral Sentiment: Several executives, including the CFO and CAO, sold shares under pre-arranged plans to cover tax withholding on vested awards; the disclosed sales were relatively small and the executives retained substantial holdings. Circle insider transactions
• Negative Sentiment: Some coverage cautions that about $182 million of quarterly revenue came from an ARC token sale, which may be less recurring than USDC-related income. That raises questions about the underlying trend in Circle’s core business. Circle’s revenue growth and ARC token sale
• Negative Sentiment: Circle is cutting about 5% of its workforce as falling interest rates squeeze income earned on stablecoin reserves. Lower reserve yields could weigh on profitability, despite Q3 net income from continuing operations rising 5% to $226 million. Circle cuts staff as reserve income faces pressure

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on Circle Internet Group from $130.00 to $134.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 21st. TD Cowen raised their target price on shares of Circle Internet Group from $87.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 17th. Zacks Research raised Circle Internet Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 16th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Circle Internet Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, October 31st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $140.00 price objective on shares of Circle Internet Group in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Circle Internet Group has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $97.94.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Circle Internet Group in the 1st quarter valued at $31,000. Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Circle Internet Group by 952.8% during the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services Inc. now owns 379 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 343 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Circle Internet Group during the first quarter worth $35,000. Abound Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Circle Internet Group during the first quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, Global Assets Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Circle Internet Group during the first quarter worth about $43,000.

About Circle Internet Group

Circle Internet Group, Inc is a global financial technology company focused on digital currencies and blockchain-based payments. The company is best known for issuing USD Coin (USDC), a dollar-backed stablecoin designed to maintain a value of one U.S. dollar and support digital transactions, payments, trading and other financial applications. Circle also issues EURC, a euro-backed stablecoin.

Circle provides infrastructure and services for businesses, financial institutions and developers through products such as Circle Mint, which supports the creation, redemption and transfer of its stablecoins, as well as APIs and developer tools for integrating digital-asset payments and blockchain functionality.