B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Snap Earnings

Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP - Free Report) - B. Riley dropped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Snap in a report released on Friday, January 17th. B. Riley analyst N. Khan now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.04 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.06. B. Riley has a "Neutral" rating and a $12.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Snap's current full-year earnings is ($0.39) per share.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Snap from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Evercore ISI upped their price target on Snap from $12.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price target on Snap from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Royal Bank of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and set a $16.00 price objective on shares of Snap in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Snap from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-two have issued a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Snap currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $36.99.

Snap Price Performance

SNAP stock traded down $0.29 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $10.57. 33,916,520 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 32,551,336. The company has a current ratio of 4.04, a quick ratio of 4.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $11.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $11.26. Snap has a one year low of $8.29 and a one year high of $17.50. The company has a market cap of $17.72 billion, a P/E ratio of -18.22 and a beta of 0.98.

Snap (NYSE:SNAP - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.05 by $0.03. Snap had a negative return on equity of 35.60% and a negative net margin of 18.49%. The firm had revenue of $1.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.36 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned ($0.21) earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Activity at Snap

In other Snap news, CFO Derek Andersen sold 94,164 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.44, for a total transaction of $1,077,236.16. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 2,193,806 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $25,097,140.64. This represents a 4.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, General Counsel Michael J. O'sullivan sold 12,315 shares of Snap stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.54, for a total transaction of $129,800.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel now owns 1,195,567 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,601,276.18. This trade represents a 1.02 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 1,451,618 shares of company stock valued at $17,560,157 in the last 90 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SNAP. Gradient Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of Snap by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 142,144 shares of the company's stock worth $1,531,000 after purchasing an additional 1,310 shares in the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Snap by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 21,187 shares of the company's stock worth $228,000 after acquiring an additional 1,513 shares during the last quarter. Avanza Fonder AB bought a new position in Snap in the fourth quarter valued at about $788,000. RDA Financial Network bought a new stake in Snap during the 4th quarter worth about $123,000. Finally, HCR Wealth Advisors lifted its position in Snap by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. HCR Wealth Advisors now owns 25,016 shares of the company's stock valued at $269,000 after purchasing an additional 934 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 47.52% of the company's stock.

About Snap

Snap Inc operates as a technology company in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers Snapchat, a visual messaging application with various tabs, such as camera, visual messaging, snap map, stories, and spotlight that enable people to communicate visually through short videos and images.