Shares of digital transformation consultancy Grid Dynamics (NASDAQ:GDYN) jumped 9% in the morning session after Jefferies initiated coverage on the digital consulting company with a "Buy" rating and an $11 price target.

The investment firm highlighted the stock's attractive valuation, noting it had declined 66% year-to-date and was trading near its 52-week low. Jefferies viewed current concerns around AI disruption as temporary. The firm's positive outlook was also built on the expectation that Grid Dynamics' organic growth would improve from high single-digits this year to low double-digits next year. Jefferies projected revenues of $416 million in 2025, representing 19% year-over-year growth. This bullish stance followed a period of strong performance for the company, which had posted revenue growth of nearly 22% as of the last reported quarter.

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Grid Dynamics’s shares are very volatile and have had 21 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 11 days ago when the stock gained 3.5% on the news that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report bolstered expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut despite showing persistent inflation.

The August CPI data, a key measure of inflation, showed prices rose 2.9% annually, slightly more than economists expected. While inflation remains above the Federal Reserve's 2% target, investors were focusing on other signs of a cooling economy, particularly a weakening labor market. As a result, the market widely anticipated that the Fed would cut interest rates at its September meeting to support the economy. Investors priced in multiple rate cuts by year-end, which boosted market sentiment and sent Treasury yields lower.

Grid Dynamics is down 63.2% since the beginning of the year, and at $8.10 per share, it is trading 66.3% below its 52-week high of $24.05 from February 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Grid Dynamics’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,125.

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