SEMrush Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SEMR) Receives Average Recommendation of “Reduce” from Analysts

Shares of SEMrush Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SEMR) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” from the eight research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation and seven have assigned a hold recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $10.80.

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of SEMrush in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st.

SEMrush Trading Up 0.0%

NYSE SEMR opened at $11.94 on Thursday. SEMrush has a 12 month low of $6.56 and a 12 month high of $11.95. The stock has a market cap of $1.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -108.50 and a beta of 1.55. The company’s 50 day moving average is $11.88 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.23.

SEMrush (NYSE:SEMR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $117.66 million during the quarter. SEMrush had a negative return on equity of 3.19% and a negative net margin of 4.27%.

Insider Buying and Selling at SEMrush

In related news, President Eugenie Levin sold 404,249 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.91, for a total transaction of $4,814,605.59. Following the completion of the transaction, the president directly owned 580,712 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,916,279.92. This trade represents a 41.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CTO Oleg Shchegolev sold 200,000 shares of SEMrush stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.93, for a total transaction of $2,386,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer owned 7,174,188 shares in the company, valued at approximately $85,588,062.84. This represents a 2.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 605,648 shares of company stock valued at $7,217,254 over the last ninety days. 55.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On SEMrush

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Amundi lifted its position in shares of SEMrush by 29.3% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 4,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 1,108 shares in the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board grew its holdings in SEMrush by 96.4% during the 2nd quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 5,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 2,700 shares in the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue purchased a new position in SEMrush during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its stake in SEMrush by 56.1% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 6,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 2,259 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd raised its holdings in shares of SEMrush by 2,448.9% during the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 6,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,000 after acquiring an additional 6,661 shares in the last quarter. 32.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About SEMrush

SEMrush is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider specializing in online visibility management and digital marketing analytics. Its cloud-based platform offers tools for search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click (PPC) advertising research, content marketing, social media management, and competitive intelligence. By aggregating data across search engines, advertising networks, and social platforms, the company enables marketers to track keyword rankings, audit websites, analyze backlink profiles, and uncover competitor strategies.

The company’s flagship offering, the SEMrush toolkit, includes modules for keyword research, site auditing, position tracking, backlink analysis, and content optimization.