Credo Technology Group (NASDAQ:CRDO) Trading Up 9% – Here’s Why

Shares of Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ:CRDOGet Free Report) were up 9% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $274.90 and last traded at $271.83. 9,178,010 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 22% from the average daily volume of 7,543,447 shares. The stock had previously closed at $249.33.

Key Headlines Impacting Credo Technology Group

Here are the key news stories impacting Credo Technology Group this week:

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on CRDO. Bank of America upped their price objective on Credo Technology Group from $210.00 to $252.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Credo Technology Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Rosenblatt Securities upped their price target on shares of Credo Technology Group from $175.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Credo Technology Group in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their target price on Credo Technology Group from $200.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $248.41.

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Credo Technology Group Stock Performance

The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $193.31 and its 200 day moving average price is $152.66. The firm has a market cap of $50.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 109.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 3.22.

Credo Technology Group (NASDAQ:CRDOGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, June 1st. The company reported $1.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.02 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $437.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $431.80 million. Credo Technology Group had a net margin of 35.37% and a return on equity of 32.30%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 157.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.20 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. will post 4.84 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Credo Technology Group

In related news, Director Fariba Danesh sold 1,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $236.34, for a total transaction of $259,974.00. Following the sale, the director owned 7,017 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,658,397.78. This trade represents a 13.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Daniel W. Fleming sold 40,000 shares of Credo Technology Group stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.48, for a total value of $9,979,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 501,873 shares in the company, valued at $125,207,276.04. This trade represents a 7.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 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. In the last three months, insiders have sold 416,884 shares of company stock worth $72,809,943. 11.84% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Credo Technology Group

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CRDO. Crewe Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Credo Technology Group by 163.1% in the 4th quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new stake in Credo Technology Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Credo Technology Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Credo Technology Group in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Credo Technology Group in the fourth quarter worth $36,000. 80.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Credo Technology Group

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Credo Technology Group, Inc (NASDAQ: CRDO) is a fabless semiconductor company that develops high?speed connectivity solutions for cloud, enterprise and telecommunications infrastructure. The company focuses on semiconductors and related IP that enable reliable, low?latency movement of large volumes of data between servers, switches and optical modules in data centers and network equipment.

Credo’s product portfolio centers on high?speed analog and mixed?signal devices designed to preserve signal integrity and extend reach over copper and optical links.

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