Roth Capital Issues Pessimistic Outlook for GCT Earnings

GigaCloud Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:GCT) – Analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of GigaCloud Technology in a research report issued on Tuesday, March 4th. Roth Capital analyst M. Koranda now expects that the company will earn $0.64 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.75. Roth Capital has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for GigaCloud Technology’s current full-year earnings is $3.10 per share.

GigaCloud Technology (NASDAQ:GCT) last issued its earnings results on Monday, March 3rd. The company reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.14). The firm had revenue of $295.78 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $290.00 million. GigaCloud Technology had a return on equity of 40.32% and a net margin of 11.75%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.87 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on GCT. Roth Mkm downgraded GigaCloud Technology from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $32.00 to $15.00 in a report on Tuesday. Lake Street Capital dropped their target price on shares of GigaCloud Technology from $50.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, GigaCloud Technology has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $36.67.

GigaCloud Technology Stock Performance

GCT opened at $15.53 on Wednesday. GigaCloud Technology has a one year low of $13.60 and a one year high of $45.18. The company has a market cap of $636.30 million, a P/E ratio of 4.91 and a beta of 1.94. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $19.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $21.27.

Institutional Trading of GigaCloud Technology

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Creative Planning acquired a new position in shares of GigaCloud Technology in the third quarter valued at approximately $207,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in GigaCloud Technology in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,083,000. New York State Teachers Retirement System acquired a new position in GigaCloud Technology in the 3rd quarter valued at $49,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in GigaCloud Technology during the 3rd quarter worth $1,442,000. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of GigaCloud Technology by 17.2% in the 3rd quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 102,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,357,000 after acquiring an additional 15,028 shares during the period. 34.94% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other GigaCloud Technology news, insider Marshall Bernes purchased 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 27th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $17.50 per share, for a total transaction of $87,500.00. Following the purchase, the insider now directly owns 45,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $787,500. This trade represents a 12.50 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CTO Xin Wan sold 68,437 shares of GigaCloud Technology stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.43, for a total transaction of $1,398,167.91. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer now owns 1,563 shares in the company, valued at approximately $31,932.09. This represents a 97.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 2,811,979 shares of company stock valued at $61,233,745 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 43.00% of the company’s stock.

GigaCloud Technology Company Profile

GigaCloud Technology Inc provides end-to-end B2B ecommerce solutions for large parcel merchandise in the United States and internationally. The company offers GigaCloud Marketplace integrates product discovery to payments to logistics tools into one easy-to-use platform. Its marketplace connects manufacturers primarily in Asia with resellers in the United States, Asia, and Europe to execute cross-border transactions across furniture, home appliance, fitness equipment, and other large parcel categories.