LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD) SVP Michael Gamson sold 4,722 shares of LinkedIn Corp stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.08, for a total transaction of $921,167.76. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 40,086 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,819,976.88. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on LNKD shares. Vetr raised shares of LinkedIn Corp from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $225.03 target price for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 12th. Barclays reissued a “buy” rating on shares of LinkedIn Corp in a research note on Sunday, November 1st. Nomura started coverage on shares of LinkedIn Corp in a research note on Friday, December 4th. They set a “buy” rating and a $290.00 target price for the company. SunTrust lifted their target price on shares of LinkedIn Corp from $275.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 28th. Finally, Wedbush assumed coverage on shares of LinkedIn Corp in a research note on Thursday, October 1st. They set a “neutral” rating and a $200.00 target price for the company. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-two have given a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $272.86.

Other hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Saturna Capital boosted its stake in LinkedIn Corp by 30.2% in the third quarter. Saturna Capital now owns 112 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $21,000 after buying an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates boosted its stake in LinkedIn Corp by 0.3% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates now owns 6,390,275 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $1,214,983,000 after buying an additional 19,651 shares in the last quarter. Gerstein Fisher boosted its stake in LinkedIn Corp by 2.3% in the third quarter. Gerstein Fisher now owns 1,135 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $216,000 after buying an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Wunderlich Securities boosted its stake in LinkedIn Corp by 203.8% in the fourth quarter. Wunderlich Securities now owns 3,235 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $728,000 after buying an additional 2,170 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baker Avenue Asset Management boosted its stake in LinkedIn Corp by 47.8% in the third quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management now owns 3,092 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $588,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter.

LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD) opened at 199.46 on Monday. The company’s market capitalization is $26.15 billion. LinkedIn Corp has a 12-month low of $165.57 and a 12-month high of $276.18. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $221.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $212.35.

LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The social networking company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.32. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.52 EPS. The business had revenue of $779.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $754.80 million. The business’s revenue was up 37.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that LinkedIn Corp will post $2.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE:LNKD) is a professional network on the Internet. The Company’s three product lines include Talent Solutions, Marketing Solutions and Premium Subscriptions. All three product lines are sold through two channels, an offline field sales organization, which engages with both large and small enterprise customers, as well as an online, self-serve channel, which includes enterprise customers and individual members purchasing subscriptions. The Company’s solutions include Free Solutions and Monetized Solutions. Its Free Solutions includes the service to manage professional identity, service to build and engage with professional networks, access to knowledge, insights and opportunities and ubiquitous access. The Company also provides other solutions, which provide members, enterprises and professional organizations with functionality and additional benefits.

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