Navan, Inc. (NASDAQ:NAVN) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Navan, Inc. (NASDAQ:NAVN) has been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the seventeen research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has issued a hold recommendation, fourteen have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $28.6429.

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on shares of Navan from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Oppenheimer set a $30.00 price target on Navan in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Mizuho upped their price objective on Navan from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Navan from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Finally, Citigroup reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Navan in a research note on Thursday, June 11th.

Key Navan News

Here are the key news stories impacting Navan this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Navan announced its first public-company acquisition, agreeing to buy Smartrips in Brazil. The deal expands Navan’s footprint in Latin America and supports its strategy in the fast-growing corporate travel market. Navan Expands in Latin America with Acquisition of Smartrips, a Leading Travel Management Company in Brazil
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage of Navan’s latest earnings call highlighted a strong quarter, including record bookings, stronger enterprise adoption, expanding AI usage, and a raised fiscal 2027 outlook. That combination suggests improving fundamentals and may be supporting investor confidence. NAVN Q1 Earnings Call Highlights AI Push, Enterprise Gains and Higher Outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: One market commentary argued Navan has strong near-term execution but remains a riskier long-term bet, a view that does not clearly change the stock’s short-term direction. Navan: Strong Near-Term Execution, Risky Long-Term Bet
• Negative Sentiment: Major shareholder and director Arif Janmohamed sold a large block of NAVN shares over two days, including 398,546 shares on June 16 and 77,323 shares on June 17. Heavy insider selling can pressure sentiment, even if it was disclosed properly and may reflect portfolio management rather than a change in outlook.

Navan Stock Up 4.4%

Shares of NAVN opened at $21.91 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 4.31, a quick ratio of 4.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10. Navan has a 12 month low of $8.10 and a 12 month high of $24.50. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $18.25 and its 200-day moving average is $14.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.49 billion and a PE ratio of -10.19.

Navan (NASDAQ:NAVN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June 10th. The company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.12) by $0.20. The company had revenue of $220.23 million during the quarter. Navan’s quarterly revenue was up 39.8% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Navan will post -0.37 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Navan

In related news, Director Arif Janmohamed sold 77,323 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.06, for a total transaction of $1,473,776.38. Following the sale, the director owned 2,280,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,475,650.34. This trade represents a 3.28% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, President Michael Eric Sindicich sold 51,169 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.20, for a total value of $1,033,613.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the president owned 549,251 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,094,870.20. This represents a 8.52% 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. In the last three months, insiders have sold 5,051,169 shares of company stock valued at $100,937,907. 63.39% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Navan

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Royal Bank of Canada bought a new stake in shares of Navan in the fourth quarter worth $35,000. California State Teachers Retirement System acquired a new position in Navan during the 4th quarter worth about $39,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new position in Navan during the 4th quarter worth about $51,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Navan in the 1st quarter valued at about $71,000. Finally, Strs Ohio increased its stake in shares of Navan by 86.4% in the first quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 12,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $163,000 after buying an additional 5,700 shares during the period.

Navan Company Profile

Navan (NASDAQ: NAVN) is a technology company that provides an integrated platform for corporate travel, expense management and business payments. The company combines online travel booking and itinerary management with expense reporting, corporate card services and payment processing to help organizations consolidate travel and T&E (travel and expense) workflows into a single system. Navan emphasizes a mobile-first user experience, automated reconciliation and policy controls to simplify administrative processes for finance and travel teams while improving the experience for travelers.

Navan’s offerings typically include online and mobile travel booking, real-time traveler support and duty-of-care features, automated expense capture and reporting, corporate card and virtual card issuance, and tools for payments and invoice management.