Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS grew its stake in shares of Globant S.A. (NYSE:GLOB – Free Report) by 49.2% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 79,987 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 26,385 shares during the period. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS’s holdings in Globant were worth $5,229,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its position in shares of Globant by 6,875.8% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 929,245 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $84,413,000 after buying an additional 915,924 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Globant by 340.3% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 815,703 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $53,323,000 after buying an additional 630,440 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of Globant by 601.5% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 783,930 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $44,982,000 after buying an additional 672,175 shares during the period. UBS Group AG increased its position in shares of Globant by 44.1% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 667,755 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $43,651,000 after buying an additional 204,443 shares during the period. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP increased its position in shares of Globant by 493.8% during the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 660,296 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $37,888,000 after buying an additional 549,089 shares during the period. 91.60% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Globant Stock Down 6.1%
GLOB stock opened at $39.71 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.82, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The company’s 50 day moving average is $42.91 and its 200 day moving average is $54.01. The stock has a market cap of $1.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.02. Globant S.A. has a 1-year low of $32.50 and a 1-year high of $105.43.
Globant declared that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Monday, May 18th that authorizes the company to repurchase $50.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the information technology services provider to repurchase up to 2.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.
Globant News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Globant this week:
- Negative Sentiment: Multiple law firms issued fresh reminders about the pending securities class action against Globant, including a lead-plaintiff deadline of June 23, 2026, keeping legal risk front and center for shareholders. Article: GLOB DEADLINE: Levi & Korsinsky Reminds Globant S.A. Investors of Upcoming Securities Class Action Deadline
- Negative Sentiment: Faruqi & Faruqi and other firms reiterated outreach to Globant investors who suffered losses, signaling that the litigation campaign is still active and could continue to create overhang on the stock. Article: GLOB EQUITY ACTION REMINDER: Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Reminds Globant S.A. (GLOB) Investors of Securities Class Action Deadline on June 23, 2026
- Negative Sentiment: Pomerantz, Bernstein Liebhard, Rosen, The Gross Law Firm, and Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman all promoted the same class-action claims, underscoring broad legal scrutiny of the company and extending the negative news flow around Globant. Article: INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Reminds Investors with Losses on their Investment in Globant SA of Class Action Lawsuit and Upcoming Deadlines – GLOB
- Neutral Sentiment: Separately, analyst coverage showed an average “Hold” rating on Globant, which suggests Wall Street is cautious but not uniformly bearish. Article: Globant S.A. (NYSE:GLOB) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Analysts
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages have recently weighed in on GLOB. Truist Financial decreased their price target on Globant from $54.00 to $44.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Susquehanna decreased their price target on Globant from $90.00 to $78.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on Globant from $57.00 to $50.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their price target on Globant from $60.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Guggenheim decreased their price target on Globant from $80.00 to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $64.81.
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Globant Profile
Globant is a digitally native technology services company founded in 2003 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Specializing in software development and digital transformation, Globant partners with enterprises to conceive, design and engineer software products and platforms. The company leverages agile methodologies and proprietary delivery frameworks to accelerate projects in areas such as cloud migration, user experience design, data analytics, artificial intelligence and blockchain-enabled solutions.
Globant’s service offerings span strategy consulting, custom software engineering, digital experience design and managed services.
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