Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Circle Internet Group (CRCL)

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

• 5/19/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $80.00 to $106.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 5/19/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $80.00 to $106.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 5/18/2026 – Circle Internet Group was upgraded by HC Wainwright from “neutral” to “buy”. They now have a $150.00 price target on the stock, up from $85.00.
• 5/12/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They now have a $101.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/12/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its price target raised by Mizuho from $120.00 to $135.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/12/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $130.00 to $150.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/5/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $111.00 to $142.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/21/2026 – Circle Internet Group was upgraded by Freedom Capital to “hold”.
• 4/20/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its “sell (d)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 4/20/2026 – Circle Internet Group was given a new $80.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 4/11/2026 – Circle Internet Group was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 4/9/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its “sell” rating reaffirmed by Compass Point. They now have a $77.00 price target on the stock, down from $79.00.
• 4/8/2026 – Circle Internet Group was downgraded by Compass Point from “neutral” to “sell”. They now have a $77.00 price target on the stock, down from $79.00.
• 3/25/2026 – Circle Internet Group had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.. They now have a $160.00 price target on the stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Circle Internet Group news, Director Rajeev V. Date sold 3,819 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $115.00, for a total value of $439,185.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 152,328 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,517,720. This trade represents a 2.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Jeremy Fox-Geen sold 4,238 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.10, for a total value of $453,889.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 355,611 shares in the company, valued at $38,085,938.10. The trade was a 1.18% 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. Insiders sold a total of 618,664 shares of company stock valued at $60,410,221 in the last three months. 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.