Savers Value Village, Inc. (NYSE:SVV) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Savers Value Village, Inc. (NYSE:SVV) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eight ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $14.00.

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on SVV shares. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Savers Value Village from $13.00 to $12.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Savers Value Village from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Piper Sandler increased their target price on shares of Savers Value Village from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Savers Value Village in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $11.00 price target on shares of Savers Value Village in a research note on Friday, August 7th.

Savers Value Village Stock Down 1.9%

NYSE:SVV opened at $10.37 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.28 and a 200 day simple moving average of $9.24. Savers Value Village has a 52-week low of $6.91 and a 52-week high of $13.89. The company has a market cap of $1.60 billion, a PE ratio of 64.82 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a current ratio of 0.84.

Savers Value Village (NYSE:SVV) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.14. Savers Value Village had a return on equity of 14.58% and a net margin of 1.42%.The firm had revenue of $448.22 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $449.00 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.14 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Savers Value Village has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.470-0.530 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Savers Value Village will post 0.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Michael W. Maher sold 49,742 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.33, for a total transaction of $613,318.86. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 20,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $248,609.79. This represents a 71.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, General Counsel Richard A. Medway sold 45,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.98, for a total value of $539,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel owned 14,440 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $172,991.20. This represents a 75.71% 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. Insiders sold a total of 539,742 shares of company stock worth $6,242,986 in the last three months. Insiders own 3.46% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Savers Value Village

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its holdings in Savers Value Village by 281.8% during the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,909 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 1,409 shares during the last quarter. Sandia Investment Management LP acquired a new stake in Savers Value Village in the second quarter valued at $51,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Savers Value Village in the second quarter valued at $57,000. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in shares of Savers Value Village by 801.5% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 11,233 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,000 after acquiring an additional 9,987 shares during the period. Finally, Caxton Associates LLP bought a new position in shares of Savers Value Village in the 1st quarter valued at about $90,000. 98.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Savers Value Village Company Profile

Savers Value Village, Inc (NYSE: SVV) is a publicly traded thrift retailer that operates a network of donation-based retail stores. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, the company specializes in selling second-hand apparel, footwear, household items, accessories and other pre-owned goods. Through its retail stores, SVV offers value-conscious shoppers the opportunity to purchase quality, gently used merchandise at affordable prices.

At the heart of the company’s model is a partnership network with more than 500 nonprofit organizations across North America.