Prospera Financial Services Inc decreased its position in Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE:CRCL – Free Report) by 32.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,547 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,503 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc’s holdings in Circle Internet Group were worth $757,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. General Catalyst Group Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Circle Internet Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $3,647,694,000. Accel XI Associates L.L.C. bought a new stake in Circle Internet Group in the 4th quarter valued at $513,844,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Circle Internet Group by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,653,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $448,292,000 after acquiring an additional 74,414 shares in the last quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Circle Internet Group by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 2,966,940 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,357,000 after acquiring an additional 42,537 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. lifted its position in Circle Internet Group by 98.2% in the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 2,575,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $204,252,000 after acquiring an additional 1,276,310 shares in the last quarter.
More Circle Internet Group News
Here are the key news stories impacting Circle Internet Group this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Seeking Alpha upgraded Circle to Buy, saying the main risks behind the previous cautious stance are easing as distribution bottlenecks fade and operating evidence improves. The article highlighted growth in USDC circulation, Circle-controlled balances, and RLDC margins, while noting that the stock’s valuation has compressed to about 8x forward revenue, improving the risk/reward profile. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Coverage around Circle’s Nium partnership also pointed to a broader push to expand USDC payment infrastructure, which could strengthen adoption and long-term transaction volume for the stablecoin ecosystem. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: KeyCorp released updated earnings estimates for multiple periods through FY2028 and kept a Sector Weight rating, suggesting a mixed but not clearly bearish outlook. The longer-term forecast implies continued earnings growth, but the firm’s near-term estimates are still below the broader consensus for FY2026.
- Negative Sentiment: One Seeking Alpha piece argued Circle could fall 51%, reflecting ongoing investor concern about downside risk and valuation sensitivity after the stock’s strong run. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Recent analyst revisions from HC Wainwright trimmed some 2026 earnings estimates, signaling that profit expectations remain somewhat under pressure even though the firm still has a Buy rating and a $150 price target.
Circle Internet Group Price Performance
Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.27 by ($0.06). Circle Internet Group had a positive return on equity of 2.89% and a negative net margin of 2.76%.The business had revenue of $694.13 million for the quarter. The company’s revenue was up 20.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts anticipate that Circle Internet Group, Inc. will post 1.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity
In other Circle Internet Group news, Director Rajeev V. Date sold 3,819 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $115.00, for a total transaction of $439,185.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 152,328 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,517,720. The trade was a 2.45% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Danita K. Ostling sold 1,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.06, for a total transaction of $158,472.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 22,590 shares in the company, valued at $2,983,235.40. This trade represents a 5.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 463,624 shares of company stock worth $46,757,927. 10.85% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research firms recently commented on CRCL. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $160.00 price objective on shares of Circle Internet Group in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Zacks Research raised shares of Circle Internet Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Circle Internet Group from $100.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Circle Internet Group in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Freedom Capital raised shares of Circle Internet Group to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $137.12.
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Circle Internet Group Company Profile
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.
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