Weekly Recap | Lemonade -4.68%, CFO moves to board
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Lemonade closed the week at $47.09, down 4.68%, underperforming the S&P 500 by about 4.6 percentage points. It was a failed rally: the stock opened Monday at $48.65, touched a high of $50.62, then drifted lower and hit a low of $47.00 on Friday. Weekly amplitude was 7.46% and average daily volume was about 0.93m shares, roughly 7% below the 60-day median.
Key Events
The week’s most relevant company update arrived on Friday: Lemonade said it is targeting its first EBITDA-positive quarter, while CFO Tim Bixby transitions to the board. That reads as a clear signal on the profitability path. Earlier in the week, news flow was mostly about tech capital markets and job cuts, with limited direct relevance to Lemonade.
Analyst Ratings
Among 12 brokers covering Lemonade, 2 rate it buy, 1 rate it overweight, 6 rate it hold, 2 rate it sell, and 1 has no opinion. The consensus rating is hold, with a consensus target of $59.22, about 25.8% above the latest price. Individual targets range from $37 to $92, showing wide disagreement. Within property and casualty insurance, Lemonade ranks 11th out of 59 peers.
The Week Ahead
Macro data picks up next week: the Richmond Fed composite index on Tuesday, EIA crude inventories on Wednesday, and jobless claims, the current account balance, new home sales, and EIA natural gas storage on Thursday. There are no Lemonade earnings scheduled. After the freshly announced EBITDA target, the focus will be on whether upcoming quarters confirm that path.
In Short
Lemonade fell this week while setting out a first EBITDA-positive quarter as its goal. Broker consensus is neutral, with the target price above spot but a very wide target range, reflecting divided expectations. In the latest session, large-lot money leaned toward the sell side while smaller flows leaned the other way. The next test is whether the profitability target shows up in actual results and how macro data shifts risk appetite.
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