Rhumbline Advisers cut its stake in DexCom, Inc. (NASDAQ:DXCM – Free Report) by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 800,557 shares of the medical device company’s stock after selling 9,731 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers owned approximately 0.21% of DexCom worth $53,869,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in DexCom by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 48,322,405 shares of the medical device company’s stock valued at $4,218,063,000 after purchasing an additional 866,506 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its stake in DexCom by 9.4% during the second quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 11,517,546 shares of the medical device company’s stock valued at $1,005,367,000 after buying an additional 994,300 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in DexCom by 3.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 10,766,356 shares of the medical device company’s stock worth $936,100,000 after acquiring an additional 358,617 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in DexCom by 106.8% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,605,687 shares of the medical device company’s stock worth $576,610,000 after acquiring an additional 3,410,858 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in DexCom in the second quarter worth about $453,279,000. Institutional investors own 97.75% of the company’s stock.
Key Stories Impacting DexCom
Here are the key news stories impacting DexCom this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations: DexCom reported $0.68 EPS vs. $0.65 consensus and $1.26B in revenue (≈13% YoY); management reiterated 2026 guidance, supporting near-term outlook. Dexcom beats quarterly estimates
- Positive Sentiment: G7 15‑day sensor rollout and margin gains cited as growth drivers — management pointed to product adoption and improving margins as catalysts for revenue and profitability expansion. G7 rollout drives growth
- Positive Sentiment: Mizuho raised its price target to $90 (outperform), signaling confidence in longer‑term upside and helping buy‑side sentiment. Mizuho price target raise
- Positive Sentiment: BTIG reaffirmed a Buy rating with an $85 target, adding to analyst support that underpins the rally. BTIG reaffirmation
- Positive Sentiment: Product/AI initiative — the Stelo AI upgrade aims to deepen consumer metabolic-health engagement, which could expand recurring usage and ARPU over time. Stelo AI upgrade
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst activity is mixed overall: several firms maintained or raised targets while at least one adjusted its price target (see below). This creates both support and some variability in near-term expectations. Wall Street analyst targets
- Neutral Sentiment: Trading indicators: intraday volume is notably above the stock’s average, which amplifies price moves but can increase short-term volatility. (Background market data)
- Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest notices in the data feed show anomalous zero/NaN values and a 0.0 days‑to‑cover figure — the data appears unreliable and should be treated cautiously by traders monitoring short activity.
- Negative Sentiment: Wells Fargo trimmed its price target from $93 to $85 despite keeping an Overweight rating, a modest negative signal that reduces the high‑end analyst consensus. Wells Fargo target cut
DexCom Stock Performance
DexCom (NASDAQ:DXCM – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The medical device company reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.25 billion. DexCom had a return on equity of 32.84% and a net margin of 17.94%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.45 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that DexCom, Inc. will post 2.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of analysts recently commented on the stock. Barclays reiterated an “underweight” rating and issued a $72.00 target price (up from $71.00) on shares of DexCom in a report on Friday. Argus cut their price objective on DexCom from $100.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $86.00 price objective (up from $84.00) on shares of DexCom in a research note on Friday, January 9th. UBS Group cut their target price on DexCom from $106.00 to $95.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of DexCom in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, DexCom currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $85.27.
DexCom Profile
DexCom, Inc is a medical device company that develops, manufactures and distributes continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems for people with diabetes. Its products are designed to provide near real-time glucose readings, trend information and alerts to help patients and clinicians manage insulin dosing and reduce hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia. The company’s offerings combine wearable glucose sensors, wireless transmitters and software applications that deliver data to smartphones, dedicated receivers and cloud-based platforms for remote monitoring.
Founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Diego, California, DexCom has focused its business on advancing CGM technology and expanding clinical use beyond traditional insulin-dependent populations.
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