Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Netflix Q1 Earnings

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX - Free Report) - Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Netflix in a report released on Monday, April 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now expects that the Internet television network will post earnings of $5.78 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $6.32. Seaport Res Ptn has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Netflix's current full-year earnings is $24.58 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Netflix's Q4 2025 earnings at $5.73 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $24.82 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $32.27 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $36.10 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $39.07 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on NFLX. BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $1,200.00 price target (up previously from $1,175.00) on shares of Netflix in a report on Friday. Benchmark reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Netflix in a report on Monday. Guggenheim reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $1,150.00 price target (up from $1,100.00) on shares of Netflix in a report on Friday. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Netflix from $1,000.00 to $1,175.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Pivotal Research restated a "buy" rating and set a $1,350.00 price target (up from $1,250.00) on shares of Netflix in a research report on Thursday. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $1,067.71.

Netflix Stock Up 2.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ NFLX traded up $22.97 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $996.00. 5,494,756 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,680,992. The stock has a market cap of $426.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.23, a PEG ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.22. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $954.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $894.38. Netflix has a 1-year low of $542.01 and a 1-year high of $1,064.50.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 17th. The Internet television network reported $6.61 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.74 by $0.87. The business had revenue of $10.54 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.51 billion. Netflix had a net margin of 22.34% and a return on equity of 38.32%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $8.28 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Netflix

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in NFLX. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Netflix by 109,524.3% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 8,835,722 shares of the Internet television network's stock worth $8,239,576,000 after buying an additional 8,827,662 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Netflix during the fourth quarter worth approximately $5,019,087,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Netflix by 123,836.7% during the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,925,977 shares of the Internet television network's stock worth $1,716,662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,924,423 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in Netflix by 59.3% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,301,098 shares of the Internet television network's stock worth $2,051,016,000 after acquiring an additional 856,307 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its position in Netflix by 318.9% during the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 976,924 shares of the Internet television network's stock worth $870,752,000 after buying an additional 743,724 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.93% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Netflix news, CAO Jeffrey William Karbowski sold 160 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,000.00, for a total transaction of $160,000.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Chairman Reed Hastings sold 25,360 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $921.15, for a total transaction of $23,360,364.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now owns 394 shares of the company's stock, valued at $362,933.10. This trade represents a 98.47 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 274,312 shares of company stock worth $267,919,297. Corporate insiders own 1.76% of the company's stock.

About Netflix

Netflix, Inc provides entertainment services. It offers TV series, documentaries, feature films, and games across various genres and languages. The company also provides members the ability to receive streaming content through a host of internet-connected devices, including TVs, digital video players, TV set-top boxes, and mobile devices.