Snowflake Inc. (NYSE:SNOW – Get Free Report) EVP Christian Kleinerman sold 2,986 shares of Snowflake stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $318.51, for a total value of $951,070.86. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 334,013 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $106,386,480.63. This trade represents a 0.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 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.
Christian Kleinerman also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, September 9th, Christian Kleinerman sold 2,730 shares of Snowflake stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $335.72, for a total transaction of $916,515.60.
- On Thursday, September 3rd, Christian Kleinerman sold 10,000 shares of Snowflake stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $380.00, for a total transaction of $3,800,000.00.
- On Tuesday, September 1st, Christian Kleinerman sold 15,000 shares of Snowflake stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $325.57, for a total transaction of $4,883,550.00.
- On Friday, August 7th, Christian Kleinerman sold 5,000 shares of Snowflake stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $325.00, for a total transaction of $1,625,000.00.
- On Friday, August 7th, Christian Kleinerman sold 25,000 shares of Snowflake stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $325.00, for a total transaction of $8,125,000.00.
- On Monday, August 3rd, Christian Kleinerman sold 10,000 shares of Snowflake stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $297.00, for a total transaction of $2,970,000.00.
- On Friday, July 31st, Christian Kleinerman sold 9,986 shares of Snowflake stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $2,995,800.00.
- On Friday, July 31st, Christian Kleinerman sold 20,000 shares of Snowflake stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $6,000,000.00.
- On Wednesday, July 1st, Christian Kleinerman sold 2,500 shares of Snowflake stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $258.56, for a total value of $646,400.00.
- On Tuesday, June 23rd, Christian Kleinerman sold 2,621 shares of Snowflake stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $228.45, for a total value of $598,767.45.
Snowflake Trading Down 1.9%
Shares of SNOW stock opened at $331.85 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $311.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $231.51. Snowflake Inc. has a 12-month low of $118.30 and a 12-month high of $384.56. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. The firm has a market cap of $117.08 billion, a P/E ratio of -104.35 and a beta of 1.33.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wellington Altus USA Inc. bought a new stake in Snowflake in the 2nd quarter worth $102,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Snowflake during the second quarter valued at about $76,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Snowflake by 14.2% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 39,598 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,078,000 after purchasing an additional 4,927 shares during the period. MCF Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Snowflake by 1,557.9% in the second quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 315 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 296 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Pension Service grew its stake in shares of Snowflake by 3.3% in the second quarter. National Pension Service now owns 690,349 shares of the company’s stock worth $175,694,000 after purchasing an additional 21,915 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.10% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research firms have commented on SNOW. HSBC set a $289.00 price target on shares of Snowflake and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Snowflake from $330.00 to $395.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Benchmark lifted their target price on shares of Snowflake from $290.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 25th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Snowflake from $425.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 3rd. Finally, Scotiabank restated a “sector outperform” rating and set a $440.00 price target (up from $320.00) on shares of Snowflake in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Thirty-four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $414.24.
Key Stories Impacting Snowflake
Here are the key news stories impacting Snowflake this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts are raising earnings expectations for Snowflake, a trend that typically supports stock momentum. The average Wall Street price target implies roughly 28.7% upside, although target prices are not guarantees. Surging Earnings Estimates Signal Upside for Snowflake Stock
- Positive Sentiment: Product revenue reportedly increased 37% in fiscal second quarter, driven by AI adoption, greater platform consumption and enterprise expansion. The acceleration strengthens Snowflake’s competitive position against larger technology providers. Snowflake Product Revenue Accelerates
- Positive Sentiment: Snowflake’s chief executive said the platform is evolving from data storage into a source of business insights, while Daasity launched an MCP AI server that turns Snowflake data into governed business intelligence. These developments provide additional evidence of commercial AI use cases. Snowflake CEO on Business Insights
- Neutral Sentiment: Snowflake has attracted substantial online and investor attention. That may increase trading interest, but attention alone does not change the company’s fundamentals. Snowflake Attracting Investor Attention
- Negative Sentiment: Snowflake reduced its fiscal 2027 non-GAAP product gross-margin guidance to 74%, citing a growing mix of lower-margin AI workloads. If AI usage expands faster than pricing or efficiency improves, revenue growth could continue to pressure profitability. What Happens if AI Keeps Costing Snowflake Margin
- Negative Sentiment: Several executives and directors sold shares under pre-arranged plans, primarily to cover tax withholding on vested equity. Although these sales are not necessarily bearish, multiple insider transactions can weigh on sentiment after a substantial rally. Snowflake Insider Selling
- Negative Sentiment: Commentary warns that Snowflake’s valuation already reflects significant AI success while the company remains unprofitable. Any slowdown in growth or further margin deterioration could trigger a sharper pullback. Snowflake Valuation and AI Growth Risks
Snowflake Company Profile
Snowflake Inc (NYSE: SNOW) is a cloud-based data platform company that helps organizations store, process, analyze and share data. Its platform is designed to support data warehousing, data lakes, data engineering, data science, application development and business intelligence across public cloud environments.
Snowflake’s Data Cloud enables customers to consolidate and access structured, semi-structured and unstructured data while supporting secure data sharing and collaboration. Its offerings include Snowflake Cortex, which provides artificial intelligence and machine-learning capabilities, as well as tools for developing data applications and using data from Snowflake’s marketplace and partner ecosystem.
Founded in 2012, Snowflake serves businesses, government organizations and other institutions globally through cloud infrastructure provided by major public-cloud platforms.
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