Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Netflix Q2 Earnings

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX - Free Report) - Research analysts at Wedbush boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Netflix in a report released on Monday, April 21st. Wedbush analyst A. Reese now expects that the Internet television network will earn $7.18 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $6.17. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $1,200.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Netflix's current full-year earnings is $24.58 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Netflix's FY2025 earnings at $25.80 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $7.88 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $8.32 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $31.15 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $37.00 EPS.

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

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on Netflix from $1,150.00 to $1,200.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday. Arete Research raised shares of Netflix to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and set a $1,126.00 price target on shares of Netflix in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Macquarie increased their price objective on shares of Netflix from $1,150.00 to $1,200.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Netflix from $850.00 to $960.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-seven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $1,072.12.

Netflix Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:NFLX traded up $4.66 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $1,101.53. 3,944,668 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,710,772. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.22. Netflix has a 12 month low of $544.25 and a 12 month high of $1,105.89. The company has a market cap of $471.19 billion, a PE ratio of 55.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.55. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $954.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $901.03.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Netflix

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in NFLX. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Netflix by 13.3% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,692,563 shares of the Internet television network's stock worth $1,200,485,000 after buying an additional 198,148 shares during the last quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC boosted its position in Netflix by 13.8% in the third quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 247 shares of the Internet television network's stock worth $175,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Resource Group grew its stake in shares of Netflix by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Advisory Resource Group now owns 1,746 shares of the Internet television network's stock valued at $1,238,000 after purchasing an additional 12 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC increased its position in shares of Netflix by 356.5% during the 3rd quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 13,879 shares of the Internet television network's stock valued at $9,844,000 after purchasing an additional 10,839 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. lifted its stake in shares of Netflix by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 1,515 shares of the Internet television network's stock worth $1,075,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 80.93% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Gregory K. Peters sold 4,939 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,030.00, for a total value of $5,087,170.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 12,950 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,338,500. This represents a 27.61 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider David A. Hyman sold 41,121 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $979.01, for a total value of $40,257,870.21. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 31,610 shares of the company's stock, valued at $30,946,506.10. This represents a 56.54 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 273,855 shares of company stock worth $267,474,816. Company insiders own 1.76% of the company's stock.

Netflix Company Profile

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.