Unpacking Spotify Technology's (SPOT) Recent Stock Surge

Spotify Technology surged to $451.24 per share this morning, but it remains 12.11% above its mean target price of $402.5. There may still be room for more downwards movement — even after today's 7.6% drop. Analysts are giving the Large-Cap Broadcasting stock on average rating of buy, with target prices ranging from $244.92 to $509.82 per share.

The stock has an average amount of shares sold short at 3.0%, and a short ratio of 2.86. The company's insiders own 25.99% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that an average number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 62.5% of Spotify Technology's shares being owned by this investor type.

Institutions Invested in Spotify Technology

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2024-09-30 Baillie Gifford and Company 8% 15,570,335 $7,022,222,510
2024-06-30 Morgan Stanley 4% 8,235,875 $3,714,380,379
2024-06-30 Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc 3% 5,583,241 $2,518,042,202
2024-06-30 Wellington Management Group, LLP 2% 4,727,399 $2,132,057,381
2024-09-30 JP Morgan Chase & Company 2% 4,395,085 $1,982,183,737
2024-06-30 Blackrock Inc. 2% 4,246,203 $1,915,037,941
2024-09-30 WCM Investment Management, LLC 2% 3,873,625 $1,747,005,229
2024-09-30 Massachusetts Financial Services Co. 2% 3,492,170 $1,574,968,989
2024-06-30 Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership 1% 2,219,860 $1,001,157,063
2024-06-30 T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 1% 2,067,673 $932,520,712

Besides an analyst belief that shares are overpriced, other market factors point to there being mixed market sentiment on Spotify Technology.

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