NEW YORK, Feb 8, 2026, 05:10 EST — Market closed.
- Snowflake finished Friday’s session 7.5% higher, closing at $168.43.
- Tech stocks snapped back late in the week, bouncing after a shaky run for “AI” trades.
- Director Michael L. Speiser offloaded 50,741 shares on Feb. 6, according to a filing, with the sale executed as part of a pre-set trading plan.
Snowflake Inc (SNOW) popped 7.5% Friday, closing at $168.43 after reaching $170.40 earlier in the day. The stock heads into Monday looking to keep that bounce intact.
Investors are getting pickier about which firms actually benefit from the artificial intelligence spending surge—and which ones might end up on the wrong side of it. “The market is no longer tolerating spending for spending’s sake,” Mark Hawtin, head of global equities at Liontrust, said, as traders scrutinize the returns from increased AI-driven capital expenditure, or capex. 1
Stocks bounced back across the board Friday, pushing the Dow past the 50,000 mark for the first time. Chipmakers rallied—investors see them as key players set to gain from growing AI data-center budgets—even as a few of the tech heavyweights faltered. “There is real demand for AI products and a floor where buyers step in after selloffs,” said Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird. 2
Snowflake’s shares have effectively become a stand-in for investor mood around AI-linked enterprise software. This corner of the market has been on edge over competition, pricing risks, and the question of whether pouring more money into AI will actually deliver better profits.
Snowflake director Michael L. Speiser unloaded 50,741 shares on Feb. 6, according to a Friday regulatory filing. The sales, which included transactions via trusts and partnerships, were carried out under a 10b5-1 trading plan, set up ahead of time. 3
Snowflake’s push to become the go-to “data layer” for AI is heating up. On Feb. 2, the company announced a $200 million partnership with OpenAI to embed advanced models and AI agents into its offerings. The deal lands as Databricks, a major competitor, keeps ramping up its own efforts. 4
Even so, a big snapback like this hardly closes the argument. Should traders keep shifting into hardware suppliers and shy from software names they view as riskier, Snowflake might just lose ground again—and fast—especially with few obvious triggers.
Traders will be eyeing whether Friday’s action draws in more buyers once the regular session starts up again, or if enthusiasm fizzles as the market takes a closer look at AI spending’s price tag and the threat of margin pressure for software.
Looking ahead, Snowflake’s next major event lands after the U.S. close on Feb. 25, when it’s set to roll out fourth-quarter and full-year results for fiscal 2026. The company has a conference call lined up that same day. 5
