Insider Selling: Klaviyo (NYSE:KVYO) CFO Sells $199,640.00 in Stock

Klaviyo, Inc. (NYSE:KVYO) CFO Amanda Whalen sold 14,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.26, for a total transaction of $199,640.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 895,141 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,764,710.66. The trade was a 1.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 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.

Amanda Whalen also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, April 16th, Amanda Whalen sold 14,000 shares of Klaviyo stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.54, for a total transaction of $259,560.00.
• On Thursday, March 12th, Amanda Whalen sold 14,000 shares of Klaviyo stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.58, for a total transaction of $274,120.00.

Klaviyo Trading Up 2.4%

KVYO opened at $15.05 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $18.15 and a 200 day simple moving average of $23.11. The firm has a market cap of $4.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -376.26 and a beta of 0.79. Klaviyo, Inc. has a twelve month low of $13.53 and a twelve month high of $36.76.

Klaviyo (NYSE:KVYO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $358.01 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $348.57 million. Klaviyo had a negative net margin of 0.66% and a positive return on equity of 4.16%. The business’s revenue was up 27.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.14 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Klaviyo, Inc. will post 0.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of KVYO. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in shares of Klaviyo by 59.4% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 10,008 shares of the company’s stock worth $303,000 after buying an additional 3,730 shares during the last quarter. Amundi lifted its position in shares of Klaviyo by 109.7% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 14,361 shares of the company’s stock worth $400,000 after buying an additional 7,514 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Klaviyo in the 1st quarter worth about $359,000. Woodline Partners LP lifted its position in shares of Klaviyo by 54.5% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 12,419 shares of the company’s stock worth $376,000 after buying an additional 4,379 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its position in shares of Klaviyo by 40.9% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 148,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,483,000 after buying an additional 42,980 shares during the last quarter. 45.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KVYO has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group set a $25.00 price objective on shares of Klaviyo in a report on Saturday, May 9th. KeyCorp decreased their price objective on shares of Klaviyo from $40.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Robert W. Baird set a $34.00 price objective on shares of Klaviyo in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Klaviyo from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, March 22nd. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Klaviyo from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $31.40.

About Klaviyo

Klaviyo, Inc is a cloud-based marketing automation platform that enables businesses to leverage customer data for targeted email and SMS campaigns. The company’s platform centralizes first-party data from various sources—including e-commerce storefronts, websites, and CRM systems—to help organizations deliver personalized marketing across the customer lifecycle. Klaviyo’s core offerings include segmented email marketing, automated messaging workflows, and performance analytics designed to drive customer engagement and revenue growth.

The platform provides a suite of tools for campaign creation and management, including drag-and-drop email and SMS builders, dynamic content rendering, and A/B testing capabilities.