Analyst Ratings February 11, 2026

TD Cowen Cuts Klaviyo Price Target to $35, Keeps Buy Rating After Strong Q4 Results

Analyst trims valuation but highlights durable infrastructure and early AI momentum as reasons to retain a positive view

By Priya Menon KVYO
TD Cowen Cuts Klaviyo Price Target to $35, Keeps Buy Rating After Strong Q4 Results
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TD Cowen lowered its price target on Klaviyo Inc. (KVYO) to $35 from $40 while keeping a Buy rating following the company’s fourth-quarter results and fiscal 2026 guidance. The quarter delivered 30% revenue growth and a one-point improvement in net revenue retention to 110%. Klaviyo also posted stronger-than-expected EPS and revenue versus consensus, while Stephens separately cut its target to $31 but kept an Overweight rating.

Key Points

  • TD Cowen lowered Klaviyo's price target to $35 from $40 but kept a Buy rating, citing the company’s quarter and strategic positioning.
  • Klaviyo reported 30% revenue growth in Q4, beating TD Cowen's 24% estimate, with net revenue retention rising to 110% and a trailing-12-month revenue increase of 32.8% with a 75.2% gross margin.
  • Stephens cut its price target to $31 from $43 while maintaining an Overweight rating; both firms highlighted positive operational developments and early momentum in services and AI.

TD Cowen has reduced its target price for Klaviyo Inc. (NYSE:KVYO) to $35.00 from $40.00, while leaving its Buy rating intact. The change comes after Klaviyo reported fiscal fourth-quarter results that outperformed several expectations, even as the shares trade well below their 52-week peak.

At the time of the update the stock was trading at $21.12, a notable drop from a 52-week high of $49.55 and representing a year-to-date decline of nearly 35%.

TD Cowen's revision follows Klaviyo's Q4 performance, which produced 30% revenue growth - ahead of TD Cowen's own estimate of 24% for the period. The company also posted a one percentage point improvement in its net revenue retention rate, which reached 110% in the quarter.

Over the trailing twelve months Klaviyo recorded 32.8% revenue growth, supported by a gross profit margin of 75.2%, figures TD Cowen referenced in its analysis. Looking ahead, Klaviyo's fiscal 2026 guidance calls for revenue growth in a range of 21.5% to 22.5%, which TD Cowen notes sits 50 basis points above the firm's earlier forecast range.

TD Cowen also pointed to Klaviyo's services and artificial intelligence offerings as contributing factors to the quarter's results, saying those initiatives are "off to a strong start." In characterizing the company, the firm described Klaviyo as an "underappreciated story with difficult to replicate infrastructure roots and compelling AI value proposition for users," language that underpinned its decision to sustain a Buy rating despite trimming the price target.

Additional company-reported results for the fourth quarter of 2025 show that Klaviyo exceeded earnings expectations, posting earnings per share of $0.19 versus the $0.15 that analysts had anticipated. Revenue for the quarter came in at $350.2 million, ahead of the $320.74 million consensus figure.

Those beats translate to a 26.67% positive surprise on EPS and a 9.19% upside relative to revenue forecasts, based on the comparisons cited above.

Separately, Stephens has adjusted its own valuation assumptions for Klaviyo, lowering its price target to $31.00 from $43.00 and attributing the change to a valuation reset. Stephens continues to carry an Overweight rating on Klaviyo and highlighted several favorable developments in the company's operating results.


Taken together, the analyst actions reflect a market in which Klaviyo's recent operating progress - including robust gross margins, strong retention metrics, and early traction in services and AI - is balanced against a share price that remains well below its recent highs and prompted downward adjustments to some price targets.

Risks

  • Share-price volatility - The stock is trading at $21.12, significantly below its 52-week high of $49.55 and down nearly 35% year to date, which reflects market sensitivity to valuation and momentum in the software sector.
  • Valuation reset - Analysts including Stephens have lowered price targets (to $31 from $43), indicating uncertainty around appropriate valuation levels despite positive operating trends, which affects investor sentiment in the tech and marketing-automation segments.
  • Guidance execution - Fiscal 2026 growth guidance of 21.5-22.5% exceeds prior guidance by 50 basis points, but delivering on that guidance will be required to sustain analyst convictions and influence the software and AI services supply chain of customer adoption.

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