Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook of EverQuote Q3 Earnings

EverQuote, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVER - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for EverQuote in a report released on Tuesday, January 28th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now anticipates that the company will earn $0.26 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.24. The consensus estimate for EverQuote's current full-year earnings is $0.72 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for EverQuote's FY2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.02 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Raymond James raised EverQuote from an "outperform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and set a $35.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, December 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on EverQuote from $28.00 to $25.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, B. Riley decreased their price target on EverQuote from $36.50 to $29.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $31.67.

EverQuote Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ EVER traded down $0.11 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $20.09. 294,151 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 444,074. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $18.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $20.49. EverQuote has a 1-year low of $13.07 and a 1-year high of $28.09. The firm has a market cap of $710.18 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.09 and a beta of 0.96.

EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.09. EverQuote had a return on equity of 13.94% and a net margin of 3.31%. The firm had revenue of $144.53 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $140.30 million. During the same period last year, the company earned ($0.40) earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 162.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of EverQuote

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EVER. Gladius Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of EverQuote in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Quarry LP lifted its stake in shares of EverQuote by 215.5% during the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,442 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 985 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in shares of EverQuote during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. nVerses Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of EverQuote by 41.2% during the third quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 2,400 shares of the company's stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 700 shares during the period. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its stake in shares of EverQuote by 115.1% during the third quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 3,502 shares of the company's stock valued at $74,000 after buying an additional 1,874 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.54% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other EverQuote news, CTO David Brainard sold 14,590 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.44, for a total value of $254,449.60. Following the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 137,291 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,394,355.04. This represents a 9.61 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director John L. Shields sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total transaction of $40,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 28,515 shares in the company, valued at $570,300. This trade represents a 6.55 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 54,668 shares of company stock worth $1,045,134. 29.79% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About EverQuote

EverQuote, Inc operates an online marketplace for insurance shopping in the United States. The company offers auto, home and renters, and life insurance. The company serves carriers and agents, as well as indirect distributors. The company was formerly known as AdHarmonics, Inc, and changed its name to EverQuote, Inc in November 2014.