Why Snowflake (SNOW) Stock Is Falling Today

What Happened?

Shares of cloud data platform provider Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) fell 5.5% in the afternoon session after Barclays downgraded the stock to Equal Weight from Overweight and lowered its price target. 

The firm adjusted its price target for the shares to $250 from $290. Analysts at the bank noted that while they still saw Snowflake as a top-tier software company, there was limited room for the stock to grow after its strong performance in the previous year, when it rallied 42%. The downgrade was attributed to concerns over the stock's high valuation, rising investor expectations, and growing competition for new business, which created a less favorable outlook for the shares. The stock's decline also occurred amid a broader retreat in technology stocks.

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What Is The Market Telling Us

Snowflake’s shares are somewhat volatile and have had 14 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.

The previous big move we wrote about was 7 days ago when the stock gained 3.8% on the news that a broader market rally drove investor optimism in artificial intelligence and big tech stocks. 

The S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq all pushed higher, approaching record levels set late last year. Much of the positive momentum was linked to the technology sector, with a particular focus on companies advancing artificial intelligence, a key theme at the annual CES trade show in Las Vegas. This continued a powerful trend from 2025, when AI-related developments were a primary catalyst for the market's bull run. The upbeat sentiment was further supported by hopes for easier monetary policy from the Federal Reserve following a weaker-than-expected US Services PMI reading.

Snowflake is down 4.1% since the beginning of the year, and at $207.80 per share, it is trading 25% below its 52-week high of $277.14 from November 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Snowflake’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $700.73.

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