What is KeyCorp’s Estimate for Symbotic Q1 Earnings?

Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYM) – KeyCorp issued their Q1 2028 earnings per share estimates for Symbotic in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 19th. KeyCorp analyst K. Newman anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.59 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Symbotic’s current full-year earnings is $0.13 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Symbotic’s FY2028 earnings at $3.12 EPS.

SYM has been the subject of a number of other reports. DA Davidson increased their target price on shares of Symbotic from $53.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Symbotic in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $83.00 price objective on shares of Symbotic in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. UBS Group set a $70.00 target price on Symbotic in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Symbotic from $55.00 to $58.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Symbotic presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $60.57.

Symbotic Stock Performance

NASDAQ SYM opened at $53.79 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $32.39 billion, a PE ratio of -537.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.17 and a beta of 2.13. Symbotic has a 52-week low of $16.32 and a 52-week high of $87.88. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $60.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of $60.54.

Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.08 by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $629.99 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $622.58 million. Symbotic had a negative net margin of 0.45% and a negative return on equity of 1.88%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.03) earnings per share.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Maria G. Freve sold 8,306 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.11, for a total value of $457,743.66. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 539 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $29,704.29. This trade represents a 93.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Rollin L. Ford sold 60,000 shares of Symbotic stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $57.51, for a total value of $3,450,600.00. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 7,204,212 shares of company stock valued at $385,123,962. 8.16% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Symbotic

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SYM. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its stake in Symbotic by 100.0% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 536 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 268 shares during the last quarter. MAI Capital Management grew its holdings in shares of Symbotic by 833.3% during the third quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 560 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of Symbotic during the fourth quarter worth about $36,000. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Symbotic by 67.3% in the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its stake in Symbotic by 1,500.0% in the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 660 shares in the last quarter.

Symbotic News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Symbotic this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KeyBanc/KeyCorp raised expectations and published bullish forward estimates (K. Newman sees Q1 2028 ~ $0.59 EPS and FY2028 ~ $3.12 EPS), and KeyBanc upgraded the stock — a catalyst that supports a higher medium‑term earnings trajectory and underpins analyst-driven buying. KeyBanc upgrades Symbotic (SYM)
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks moved its rating from “strong sell” to “hold,” and several brokerages now show a consensus “hold.” These changes reduce bearish pressure but stop short of a clear buy signal, leaving sentiment mixed. Zacks Research Brokerage Consensus: Hold
• Negative Sentiment: A senior insider, Maria G. Freve (VP, Controller & CAO), sold 8,306 shares (~93.9% of her direct holdings) in late January for roughly $457.7k, materially reducing her direct stake — a signal some investors interpret as a near‑term selling cue. Symbotic Insider Sells 8,306 Shares

About Symbotic

Symbotic Inc (NASDAQ: SYM) is a provider of advanced warehouse automation and robotics systems designed to improve throughput, space utilization and labor productivity in distribution centers and fulfillment operations. The company develops integrated hardware and software solutions that automate the storage, retrieval, sorting and palletizing of goods, positioning itself as a systems integrator for material handling challenges faced by large-scale retailers, wholesalers and third-party logistics providers.

Products and services typically include autonomous robotic vehicles and shuttle systems, automated storage-and-retrieval equipment, robotic picking and palletizing cells, conveyors and sortation, together with control and management software that coordinates fleet operations and inventory flow.