Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Purchases 3,453 Shares of EverQuote, Inc. $EVER

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its position in EverQuote, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVER) by 20.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 20,277 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,453 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned about 0.06% of EverQuote worth $490,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EVER. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of EverQuote by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 866,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,939,000 after buying an additional 10,233 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in EverQuote by 3.8% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 650,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,730,000 after acquiring an additional 23,582 shares during the period. Emerald Advisers LLC boosted its position in EverQuote by 39.6% in the second quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC now owns 619,585 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,982,000 after purchasing an additional 175,884 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in EverQuote in the 1st quarter valued at $15,363,000. Finally, Hennessy Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of EverQuote during the 2nd quarter valued at $10,170,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.54% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at EverQuote

In related news, Director John L. Shields sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.78, for a total transaction of $41,560.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 27,219 shares in the company, valued at approximately $565,610.82. The trade was a 6.84% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CTO David Brainard sold 5,710 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.20, for a total value of $126,762.00. Following the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 115,161 shares in the company, valued at $2,556,574.20. This trade represents a 4.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 55,903 shares of company stock valued at $1,257,785 in the last 90 days. 25.52% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on EVER. Wall Street Zen cut EverQuote from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on shares of EverQuote from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of EverQuote from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of EverQuote in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of EverQuote from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.75.

EverQuote Stock Up 1.7%

NASDAQ EVER opened at $26.28 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $944.92 million, a PE ratio of 18.38 and a beta of 0.53. EverQuote, Inc. has a 52 week low of $16.63 and a 52 week high of $30.03. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $22.88 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $23.72.

EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $173.94 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $166.09 million. EverQuote had a net margin of 8.36% and a return on equity of 38.19%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 20.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.31 earnings per share. EverQuote has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that EverQuote, Inc. will post 0.72 EPS for the current year.

EverQuote Company Profile

EverQuote, Inc operates an online marketplace for insurance shopping in the United States. The company offers auto, home and renters, and life insurance. The company serves carriers and agents, as well as indirect distributors. The company was formerly known as AdHarmonics, Inc, and changed its name to EverQuote, Inc in November 2014.