Prospera Financial Services Inc Sells 4,503 Shares of Circle Internet Group, Inc. $CRCL

Prospera Financial Services Inc trimmed its position in Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE:CRCL) by 32.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 9,547 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,503 shares during the quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc’s holdings in Circle Internet Group were worth $757,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of CRCL. Creative Planning bought a new stake in shares of Circle Internet Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $295,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new stake in shares of Circle Internet Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,474,000. Invesco Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Circle Internet Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $47,640,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Circle Internet Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Circle Internet Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,649,000.

Circle Internet Group News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Circle Internet Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Seeking Alpha upgraded Circle to Buy, saying the main risks behind the previous cautious stance are easing as distribution bottlenecks fade and operating evidence improves. The article highlighted growth in USDC circulation, Circle-controlled balances, and RLDC margins, while noting that the stock’s valuation has compressed to about 8x forward revenue, improving the risk/reward profile. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage around Circle’s Nium partnership also pointed to a broader push to expand USDC payment infrastructure, which could strengthen adoption and long-term transaction volume for the stablecoin ecosystem. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: KeyCorp released updated earnings estimates for multiple periods through FY2028 and kept a Sector Weight rating, suggesting a mixed but not clearly bearish outlook. The longer-term forecast implies continued earnings growth, but the firm’s near-term estimates are still below the broader consensus for FY2026.
• Negative Sentiment: One Seeking Alpha piece argued Circle could fall 51%, reflecting ongoing investor concern about downside risk and valuation sensitivity after the stock’s strong run. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Recent analyst revisions from HC Wainwright trimmed some 2026 earnings estimates, signaling that profit expectations remain somewhat under pressure even though the firm still has a Buy rating and a $150 price target.

Insider Activity at Circle Internet Group

In related news, Director Patrick Sean Neville sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.04, for a total value of $2,941,200.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 30,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,941,200. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, President Heath Tarbert sold 122,007 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $94.23, for a total transaction of $11,496,719.61. Following the transaction, the president owned 599,156 shares in the company, valued at approximately $56,458,469.88. The trade was a 16.92% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 463,624 shares of company stock worth $46,757,927 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 10.85% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CRCL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Circle Internet Group from $111.00 to $142.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Clear Str raised shares of Circle Internet Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 16th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Circle Internet Group from $80.00 to $106.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Circle Internet Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, April 11th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Circle Internet Group in a report on Monday, April 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Circle Internet Group has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $137.12.

Circle Internet Group Stock Performance

Shares of CRCL opened at $113.11 on Friday. Circle Internet Group, Inc. has a 52 week low of $49.90 and a 52 week high of $298.99. The firm has a market cap of $28.12 billion and a P/E ratio of -35.35. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $105.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $89.44.

Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by ($0.06). Circle Internet Group had a negative net margin of 2.76% and a positive return on equity of 2.89%. The company had revenue of $694.13 million during the quarter. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.0% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Circle Internet Group, Inc. will post 1.02 earnings per share for the current year.

Circle Internet Group Company Profile

Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) is a financial technology company that builds infrastructure to enable businesses and developers to use and move money on public blockchains. Co-founded by Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville, the company is best known as a principal issuer and steward of USDC, a dollar-pegged stablecoin developed through the CENTRE Consortium, which Circle co-founded with Coinbase. Jeremy Allaire serves as CEO and has been a visible leader in the company’s strategy and public engagement around digital currency and payments innovation.

Circle’s core products and services center on digital currency issuance and programmable payments.