SEMrush (NYSE:SEMR) Reaches New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

SEMrush Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SEMR) shares reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $12.01 and last traded at $12.0050, with a volume of 1340418 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $11.98.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of SEMrush in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $10.80.

SEMrush Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $1.81 billion, a PE ratio of -109.14 and a beta of 1.50. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $11.91 and its 200-day moving average is $10.83.

Insider Activity

In related news, CTO Oleg Shchegolev sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.93, for a total transaction of $2,386,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer owned 7,174,188 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $85,588,062.84. This represents a 2.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, President Eugenie Levin sold 404,249 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.91, for a total transaction of $4,814,605.59. Following the sale, the president directly owned 580,712 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,916,279.92. This represents a 41.04% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 55.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of SEMrush

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Amundi grew its stake in SEMrush by 29.3% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 4,890 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 1,108 shares in the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board grew its stake in SEMrush by 96.4% during the 2nd quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 5,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 2,700 shares in the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue purchased a new stake in SEMrush during the 3rd quarter valued at about $41,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its stake in SEMrush by 56.1% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 6,284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,000 after acquiring an additional 2,259 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its stake in SEMrush by 2,448.9% during the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 6,933 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,000 after acquiring an additional 6,661 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 32.86% of the company’s stock.

About SEMrush

SEMrush is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider specializing in online visibility management and digital marketing analytics. Its cloud-based platform offers tools for search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC) advertising research, content marketing, social media management, and competitive intelligence. By aggregating data across search engines, advertising networks, and social platforms, the company enables marketers to track keyword rankings, audit websites, analyze backlink profiles, and uncover competitor strategies.

The company’s flagship offering, the SEMrush toolkit, includes modules for keyword research, site auditing, position tracking, backlink analysis, and content optimization.