Needham analyst Laura Martin assigned a Buy rating to Roku (ROKU) today and set a price target of $190.00. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $165.42, close to its 52-week high of $176.55.
According to TipRanks.com, Martin is a top 100 analyst with an average return of 21.3% and a 65.8% success rate. Martin covers the Services sector, focusing on stocks such as Peloton Interactive, World Wrestling, and Walt Disney.
The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Roku with a $142.29 average price target, a -13.7% downside from current levels. In a report issued on July 31, RBC Capital also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $171.00 price target.
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Based on Roku’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending March 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $321 million and GAAP net loss of $54.61 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $207 million and had a GAAP net loss of $9.73 million.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 86 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of ROKU in relation to earlier this year.
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Roku, Inc. engages in the provision of a streaming platform for television. It operates through the following business segments: Player and Platform. The Player segment consists of net sales of streaming media players and accessories through retailers and distributors, as well as directly to customers through the company’s website. Its Roku platform allows users to personalize their content selection with cable television replacement offerings and other streaming services that suit their budget and needs. Its product categories include advertising, Roku TVs and Streaming Players. The company was founded by Anthony J. Wood in October 2002 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA.
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