Circle Internet Group (CRCL) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) recently:

• 8/12/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $82.00 to $87.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/6/2026 – Circle Internet Group was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “sell (d)” to “sell (d+)”.
• 8/6/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $38.00 to $37.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/6/2026 – Circle Internet Group was given a new $71.00 price target by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc..
• 8/6/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its price target lowered by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from $160.00 to $130.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/6/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $38.00 to $37.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/6/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its price target lowered by Needham & Company LLC from $150.00 to $127.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/6/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its price target lowered by HC Wainwright from $115.00 to $104.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/5/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by William Blair.
• 8/3/2026 – Circle Internet Group was downgraded by Morgan Stanley from “overweight” to “equal weight”. They now have a $38.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/3/2026 – Circle Internet Group is now covered by TD Cowen. They set a “buy” rating and a $82.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/3/2026 – Circle Internet Group is now covered by TD Cowen. They set a “buy” rating and a $82.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/1/2026 – Circle Internet Group was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “strong sell”.
• 7/31/2026 – Circle Internet Group was given a new $45.00 price target by Mizuho. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/31/2026 – Circle Internet Group was upgraded by Mizuho from “strong sell” to “hold”.
• 7/29/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have a $140.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/21/2026 – Circle Internet Group is now covered by Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/17/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its “sell (d)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/15/2026 – Circle Internet Group was given a new $62.00 price target by Compass Point.
• 7/14/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its “underperform” rating reaffirmed by Mizuho. They now have a $50.00 price target on the stock, down from $85.00.
• 7/13/2026 – Circle Internet Group was downgraded by Mizuho from “neutral” to “underperform”. They now have a $50.00 price target on the stock, down from $85.00.
• 7/13/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its price target lowered by Robert W. Baird from $138.00 to $100.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/2/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its price target lowered by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $111.00 to $96.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – Circle Internet Group is now covered by Susquehanna. They set a “neutral” rating and a $69.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – Circle Internet Group is now covered by Susquehanna. They set a “neutral” rating and a $69.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – Circle Internet Group was upgraded by Compass Point from “sell” to “neutral”. They now have a $55.00 price target on the stock, down from $97.00.

Insider Activity

In other Circle Internet Group news, CAO Tamara L. Schulz sold 1,194 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.08, for a total transaction of $71,735.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 99,205 shares in the company, valued at $5,960,236.40. The trade was a 1.19% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 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. Also, insider Hossein Razzaghi sold 1,829 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.08, for a total transaction of $109,886.32. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 659,310 shares in the company, valued at approximately $39,611,344.80. This represents a 0.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 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. In the last three months, insiders sold 2,027,497 shares of company stock valued at $157,496,368. 10.85% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.