Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) Director Sells $179,278.26 in Stock

Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE:CRCL) Director M Michele Burns sold 1,666 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $107.61, for a total transaction of $179,278.26. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 340,206 shares in the company, valued at $36,609,567.66. This represents a 0.49% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

M Michele Burns also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, May 5th, M Michele Burns sold 10,000 shares of Circle Internet Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.15, for a total transaction of $1,201,500.00.
• On Monday, April 6th, M Michele Burns sold 1,666 shares of Circle Internet Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.38, for a total transaction of $153,905.08.
• On Thursday, March 12th, M Michele Burns sold 11,670 shares of Circle Internet Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $112.71, for a total transaction of $1,315,325.70.
• On Wednesday, March 4th, M Michele Burns sold 25,000 shares of Circle Internet Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.00, for a total transaction of $2,625,000.00.
• On Monday, March 2nd, M Michele Burns sold 80,000 shares of Circle Internet Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.88, for a total transaction of $7,590,400.00.
• On Thursday, February 26th, M Michele Burns sold 10,000 shares of Circle Internet Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.00, for a total transaction of $820,000.00.

Circle Internet Group Trading Down 4.6%

NYSE CRCL traded down $5.46 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $114.07. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 22,378,759 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,959,473. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $100.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $90.55. Circle Internet Group, Inc. has a 52 week low of $49.90 and a 52 week high of $298.99. The stock has a market cap of $28.15 billion and a PE ratio of -61.33.

Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $770.23 million during the quarter. The company’s revenue was up 76.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Circle Internet Group, Inc. will post 0.84 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Circle Internet Group in the second quarter worth approximately $27,000. Larson Financial Group LLC grew its position in Circle Internet Group by 3,800.0% in the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 195 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 190 shares during the last quarter. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd acquired a new position in Circle Internet Group in the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Montag A & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in Circle Internet Group in the third quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd acquired a new position in Circle Internet Group in the third quarter worth approximately $35,000.

Key Stories Impacting Circle Internet Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: U.S. lawmakers reached a compromise on the CLARITY Act that preserves key stablecoin reward mechanics, reducing regulatory risk to USDC yield programs — a direct catalyst cited for a double?digit rally in CRCL. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its price target on CRCL from $111 to $142 and moved to an “overweight” rating, giving the stock ~24.5% upside to that target — a fresh institutional buy-side endorsement that likely supported gains. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Unusual options activity: traders bought ~138,703 call options (? +19% vs. normal), signaling elevated bullish positioning that can amplify short?term upside if momentum continues.
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry and market commentary framed CRCL’s move as part of a broader crypto?equity rally (Coinbase, other digital-asset names) as investors rotate back into crypto-linked stocks. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: several executives and directors sold shares in Rule 10b5?1 plans — CFO Jeremy Fox?Geen (4,238 shares at $107.10 on 5/4 and 7,200 at ~$92.64 on 5/1), CAO Tamara L. Schulz (1,194 shares at $107.10 on 5/4), Director Patrick S. Neville (5,000 and 30,000 shares at ~ $92.64–$92.65 on 5/1), and Director M. Michele Burns (1,666 at $107.61 on 5/4 and 10,000 at $120.15 on 5/5). Sales were disclosed on SEC filings and many were flagged as tax?related or executed under pre?arranged plans — but the volume and visibility of those sales can weigh on sentiment. SEC filings: Read More., Read More., Read More., Read More.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have commented on CRCL shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Circle Internet Group from $100.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Circle Internet Group from $79.00 to $88.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Circle Internet Group from $110.00 to $138.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Circle Internet Group in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC dropped their price target on shares of Circle Internet Group from $190.00 to $130.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $129.06.

About Circle Internet Group

Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) is a financial technology company that builds infrastructure to enable businesses and developers to use and move money on public blockchains. Co-founded by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville, the company is best known as a principal issuer and steward of USDC, a dollar-pegged stablecoin developed through the CENTRE Consortium, which Circle co-founded with Coinbase. Jeremy Allaire serves as CEO and has been a visible leader in the company’s strategy and public engagement around digital currency and payments innovation.

Circle’s core products and services center on digital currency issuance and programmable payments.