SEMrush Holdings Inc (NYSE: SEMR) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -10.50 compared to its previous closing price of 10.86. However, the company has seen a fall of -11.39% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-11 that Semrush Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SEMR ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 8, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Brinlea Johnson – Investor Relations, The Blueshirt Group Bill Wagner – Chief Executive Officer Brian Mulroy – Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Mark Murphy – JPMorgan Chase & Co. Elizabeth Porter – Morgan Stanley Jackson Ader – KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. Adam Hotchkiss – Goldman Sachs Luke Horton – Northland Capital Markets Scott Berg – Needham & Company, LLC Operator Good morning. Thank you for attending today’s Semrush First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call.
Is It Worth Investing in SEMrush Holdings Inc (NYSE: SEMR) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for SEMrush Holdings Inc (NYSE: SEMR) is 209.03x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for SEMR is 1.76. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SEMR is 37.74M and currently, short sellers hold a 6.69% of that float. On May 22, 2025, SEMR’s average trading volume was 682.39K shares.
SEMR’s Market Performance
SEMR’s stock has seen a -11.39% decrease for the week, with a 5.08% rise in the past month and a -42.52% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.66%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.14% for SEMrush Holdings Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -6.86% for SEMR’s stock, with a simple moving average of -24.88% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SEMR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SEMR stocks, with Northland Capital repeating the rating for SEMR by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for SEMR in the upcoming period, according to Northland Capital is $18 based on the research report published on January 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SEMR reach a price target of $20, previously predicting the price at $17. The rating they have provided for SEMR stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on January 13th, 2025.
KeyBanc Capital Markets gave a rating of “Overweight” to SEMR, setting the target price at $17 in the report published on March 21st of the previous year.
SEMR Trading at -0.73% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SEMR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -48.13% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.14%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.66%, as shares surge +0.41% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.25% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SEMR fell by -11.39%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -27.19% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.44. In addition, SEMrush Holdings Inc saw -18.18% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SEMR starting from Oleg Shchegolev, who proposed sale 2,500,000 shares at the price of $10.86 back on May 20 ’25. After this action, Oleg Shchegolev now owns shares of SEMrush Holdings Inc, valued at $27,150,000 using the latest closing price.
Warden Andrew, the Chief Marketing Officer of SEMrush Holdings Inc, sale 10,656 shares at $10.89 during a trade that took place back on May 13 ’25, which means that Warden Andrew is holding 382,999 shares at $116,044 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SEMR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.82 for the gross margin
The net margin for SEMrush Holdings Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 2.81, with 1.83 for asset returns.
Based on SEMrush Holdings Inc (SEMR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.05 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 3.94.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 18.38 million with net debt to EBITDA at -3.18. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.51. The receivables turnover for the company is 35.89for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.95. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.27.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of SEMrush Holdings Inc (SEMR) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
