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Symbotic Inc.

$SYM·$26B·Industrial - Machinery·Industrials
$38.50-2.9%YTD-22.0%1Y-13.0%
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2026-08-22: 15 posts2026-08-23: 13 posts141+3%
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SYSYM
$SYMSymbotic Inc.
$38.50-2.95%141 posts+3%
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $SYM, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

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Driven by hypeSelling offAI verdict · as of 2026-08-31

Falling on heavy selling — points lower unless it turns around.

Warehouse-automation name at 3% of 52-week range — a fresh 13D/A activist stake, insider selling, and Amazon warehouse-automation echoes weighing on the tape.

Symbotic Inc. provides warehouse-automation robotics and software to retail/wholesale customers — Walmart is the anchor account, and consensus underwrites a large multi-year revenue ramp. The equity is down 22% YTD and 19% T12M, sitting at just 3% of its 52-week range as the tape absorbs a specific set of negative catalysts.

  • Revenue growth is unequivocally there: Q1 revenue grew 23% year-over-year to $676M, prior quarters ran 10-29%, and consensus models $2.79B FY26 revenue growing to $4.53B FY28 — the operating story is healthy, and gross margins have expanded from 18% to 22% over four quarters.
  • The margin picture is where the tension lives: operating margins run -3% to +1%, and the last four EPS prints were mixed (misses of -27% to -31% recently after prior big beats) — the pattern is a business scaling into losses that consensus keeps mis-modeling on quarterly cadence.
  • The 13D/A activist filing (Aug 7) is what changes the equity thesis: a 5%+ activist position in a name already trading near lows adds capital-allocation and strategic-review optionality — the Aug 14 A-Award grant to new director Pagliuca (Bain Capital) formalizes board-level engagement.
  • Insider tape is negative on the officer side: CTO James Kuffner sold $160K after option exercise, plus other officer activity — for a stock 25% below its 200-day, the officer selling is exactly the kind of signal that keeps the breakdown extending, though the activist involvement provides a partial offset.

The path if the setup resolves higher is a Nov 23 Q4 print showing revenue above +25% year-over-year plus explicit activist-driven capital-return guidance — the tape breaks the breakdown and the MACD-flip pattern the technicians name plays out toward the $67 target. What extends the drop is a Q4 print with continuing margin misses; that's when a stock at 3% of its 52-week range keeps making lower lows and Amazon warehouse-automation competition becomes a real narrative pressure.

Agrees with X sentimentThe bullish X take — technicians watching a MACD flip that last preceded a 300% run, a strong support build around the 0.786 fibonacci with the 50 EMA as the next hurdle into a $67 target, blue-chip customers, a massive backlog and accelerating profitability, framing the Amazon warehouse-automation announcement as a competitive nudge rather than a real threat — captures the coiled-bottom setup exactly; the activist 13D/A adds a specific optionality dimension the crowd underweights.

What to watch: The Nov 23 Q4 print — revenue above +25% YoY plus explicit activist-driven capital-return guidance breaks the breakdown toward the $67 target; a Q4 with continuing margin misses is what extends the drop and validates the Amazon competition framing.

On the calendar: 2026-11-23 — Q4 fiscal 2026 earnings

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X sentiment

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Bullish sentiment7 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-30

Symbotic is being pitched as a favored physical-AI play, with technicians watching a MACD flip that last preceded a 300% run and a strong support build around the 0.786 fibonacci with the 50 EMA as the next hurdle into a $67 target. Bulls point to blue-chip customers, a massive backlog and accelerating profitability, framing the Amazon warehouse-automation announcement as a competitive nudge rather than a real threat.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Sells AI-powered robotic warehouse automation systems using mobile robots to automate case picking and storage.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Industrial - Machinery sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $SYM.

Industrial - Machinery · Industrials

Manufacturing reshoring and automation capex are the dual demand drivers; AI-powered robotics and CNC equipment are the fastest-growing segments. Order books remain healthy, though a soft global industrial PMI is a leading risk.

What this means for $SYM

Direct beneficiary — AI-native product or platform captures spend from the same capex cycle driving the industry; Sells AI-powered robotic warehouse automation systems using mobile robots to automate case picking and storage.

Industry benchmark

33-name peer basket
+26.2%YTD
+26.1%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-1113.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-1.4%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-0.8%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.7%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
11.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-1.1%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
20.6%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.09$0.13-31.4%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$0.09$0.12-26.7%
Q4 2025Feb 4, 2026$0.12$0.08+63.0%
Q3 2025Nov 24, 2025$0.53$0.06+732.5%
Next earningsMon, Nov 23·consensus EPS $0.16

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$676.5M+23.1%22.2%0.9%$0.02$218.0M
Q1 FY26$630.0M+29.4%21.2%1.5%$0.02$189.5M
Q4 FY25$618.5M+9.5%20.6%-2.5%$-0.03$494.4M
Q3 FY25$592.1M+25.9%18.2%-3.4%$-0.05$-153.2M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 14 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$2.8B$2.8B – $2.8B$0.51$0.46 – $0.5713
FY27$3.6B$3.3B – $4.2B$0.83$0.72 – $0.9914
FY28$4.5B$4.5B – $4.6B$0.91$0.71 – $1.118
FY29$5.4B$5.1B – $6.0B$2.96$2.74 – $3.347
FY30$6.8B$6.4B – $7.5B$3.25$3.01 – $3.667

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.3%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-5.3%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-25.0%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

β1.965-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 24James KuffnerCTO4.0K sh$160KSellAug 3Charles KaneDirector2.0K sh$86KSellAug 3Todd KrasnowDirector2.0K sh$91KSellJul 27Izilda P MartinsCFO27.5K sh$1.1MSellJul 27William M BoydChief Strategy Officer9.2K sh$377KSellJul 24James KuffnerCTO19.0K sh$767KSellJul 24Alexander Brian DanielSVP, Commercial9.1K sh$368KSellJul 24Maria G FreveSee Remarks2.2K sh$90KSellJul 6Todd KrasnowDirector2.0K sh$88KSellJul 1Charles KaneDirector2.0K sh$90K
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 143
AI summary

Stephen G. Pagliuca filed an initial Form 3 as a newly appointed director of Symbotic Inc., with an event date of August 4, 2026. The filing reports no securities beneficially owned at the time of the event. Routine Section 16(a) director disclosure; no market impact.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentAug 7SC 13D/A
AI summary

an activist holder amended its 13D filing disclosing a beneficial ownership position of a 5%+ stake in SYM (SYM) as of 2026-08-07. This is a material ownership disclosure indicating significant shareholder interest that may signal activist or strategic intent. Investors should monitor for further 13D amendments, which could indicate evolving positions or demands on management.

8-KOfficer or director changeAug 58-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

SYM filed an 8-K (Item 2.02) reporting its financial results, filed 2026-08-05. The actual financial figures are in the attached press release (Exhibit 99.1), not reproduced in the body excerpt. This is a material disclosure; investors should review the press release for beat/miss details and guidance.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentMay 29SC 13D/A
AI summary

SoftBank Group Corp. filed Amendment No. 4 to its Schedule 13D for Symbotic Inc. on May 27, 2026, reporting beneficial ownership of 39,825,312 shares (31.3%) through shared voting and dispositive power. The filing group also includes affiliated entities SB Investment Advisers (US) Inc. and SB Global Advisers Limited. SoftBank remains the largest single shareholder of Symbotic; the amendment reflects updates to the filing following the May 27 triggering event. The continued 31.3% stake signals SoftBank's ongoing strategic alignment with Symbotic's AI-powered warehouse automation platform.

SC 13DActivist position (5%+)May 19SC 13D
AI summary

Ronald M. Wright filed a new Schedule 13D for Symbotic Inc. (SYM) as of May 15, 2026, disclosing beneficial ownership of 10,857,484 shares representing 7.9% of Class A common stock (based on 132,068,895 pro-forma shares assuming conversion). The position consists of 4,000 Class A shares held directly and 10,853,484 Class V-3 shares through The Goose Pond Trust (Wright as sole trustee). Class V-3 shares carry 3 votes per share and convert 1-for-1 to Class A. Wright appears to be an insider or founding-family affiliate; the filing reflects a reporting obligation triggered on May 15, 2026, with no activist intent indicated.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentMay 19SC 13D/A
AI summary

David A. Ladensohn filed Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D for Symbotic Inc. (SYM) as of May 15, 2026, reporting aggregate beneficial ownership of 176,936,842 shares (58.2% of Class A common stock) held as co-trustee or trustee of multiple Cohen family trusts, including The RBC Millennium Trust (151.6M Class V-3 shares), The Tilia Mill Trust (13.9M Class V-3 + 520,835 Class V-1), and The Serenade QSST Trust (10.6M Class V-3 + 375,378 Class V-1). This represents a controlling founding-family stake; the amendment updates ownership records following a May 15, 2026 triggering event with no change in control or activist intent.

8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 68-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

SYM reported period ending 2026-05-06 financial results (8-K Item 2.02). Investors should review the full earnings press release and any management guidance for forward outlook.

8-KShareholder voteMar 98-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

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