William Blair Has Optimistic Outlook of Netflix Q2 Earnings

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Netflix in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 21st. William Blair analyst R. Schackart now forecasts that the Internet television network will post earnings of $7.01 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $6.11. The consensus estimate for Netflix's current full-year earnings is $24.58 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Netflix's Q3 2025 earnings at $6.40 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $4.99 EPS.

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

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of Netflix from $1,100.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, April 21st. Seaport Res Ptn raised Netflix from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. KeyCorp lifted their target price on Netflix from $1,000.00 to $1,070.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, April 21st. UBS Group lowered their price target on Netflix from $1,150.00 to $1,140.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Oppenheimer reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $1,200.00 price objective (up previously from $1,150.00) on shares of Netflix in a report on Friday, April 18th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $1,072.12.

Netflix Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of Netflix stock traded up $4.66 on Wednesday, hitting $1,101.53. 3,944,668 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,710,770. Netflix has a one year low of $544.25 and a one year high of $1,106.80. 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 stock has a market capitalization 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 firm's 50-day moving average price is $955.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $903.65.

Institutional Trading of Netflix

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NFLX. West Michigan Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Netflix by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. West Michigan Advisors LLC now owns 776 shares of the Internet television network's stock valued at $692,000 after purchasing an additional 10 shares in the last quarter. Warwick Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Netflix by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Warwick Investment Management Inc. now owns 298 shares of the Internet television network's stock worth $266,000 after buying an additional 10 shares during the period. MRP Capital Investments LLC increased its position in Netflix by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. MRP Capital Investments LLC now owns 1,052 shares of the Internet television network's stock valued at $938,000 after acquiring an additional 10 shares during the period. Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling LLC raised its stake in shares of Netflix by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling LLC now owns 462 shares of the Internet television network's stock valued at $412,000 after acquiring an additional 10 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mission Creek Capital Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Netflix by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Mission Creek Capital Partners Inc. now owns 3,826 shares of the Internet television network's stock worth $3,410,000 after purchasing an additional 10 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.93% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Netflix

In related news, Chairman Reed Hastings sold 25,360 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $921.15, for a total value of $23,360,364.00. Following the transaction, the chairman now owns 394 shares in the company, valued at approximately $362,933.10. This trade represents a 98.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Gregory K. Peters sold 102,228 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $980.74, for a total transaction of $100,259,088.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 12,950 shares in the company, valued at $12,700,583. This trade represents a 88.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 273,855 shares of company stock valued at $267,474,816. 1.76% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.