Savers Value Village (NYSE:SVV) Raised to Hold at Wells Fargo & Company

Savers Value Village (NYSE:SVV) was upgraded by equities researchers at Wells Fargo & Company to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Friday, Zacks reports.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded Savers Value Village from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $11.00 price target on shares of Savers Value Village in a research note on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Savers Value Village from $11.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on shares of Savers Value Village from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $13.62.

Savers Value Village Price Performance

Shares of SVV opened at $9.05 on Friday. 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 has a fifty-two week low of $6.91 and a fifty-two week high of $13.89. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of $9.20. The company has a market capitalization of $1.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.60 and a beta of 1.21.

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

Insider Transactions at Savers Value Village

In other news, CEO Mark Walsh sold 92,059 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.93, for a total transaction of $1,098,263.87. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 47,363 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $565,040.59. This represents a 66.03% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, 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 value of $613,318.86. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 20,163 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $248,609.79. This trade represents a 71.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 520,893 shares of company stock valued at $6,030,305 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 3.46% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new position in Savers Value Village in the second quarter worth $33,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its position in shares of Savers Value Village by 128.2% during the 4th quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 4,357 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 2,448 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of Savers Value Village by 801.5% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 11,233 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 9,987 shares in the last quarter. Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new position in shares of Savers Value Village during the 1st quarter worth $90,000. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new position in shares of Savers Value Village in the 2nd quarter valued at about $125,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.78% of the company’s stock.

About Savers Value Village

Savers Value Village, Inc operates a network of for-profit thrift stores that sell donated and secondhand merchandise. Its product assortment generally includes clothing, accessories, shoes, books, household goods, furniture and other general merchandise. The company serves consumers seeking value-oriented shopping and supports the reuse of products through the resale of pre-owned goods.

The company operates under several retail banners, including Savers, Value Village, Village des Valeurs and Unique.