What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for BR Q2 Earnings?

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $1.33 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.20. The consensus estimate for Broadridge Financial Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $8.53 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Broadridge Financial Solutions’ Q3 2025 earnings at $2.45 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.50 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.74 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.91 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.35 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.26 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.17 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on BR. StockNews.com downgraded Broadridge Financial Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 9th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $246.00 target price on shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Broadridge Financial Solutions from $224.00 to $225.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. UBS Group started coverage on Broadridge Financial Solutions in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $250.00 target price for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Broadridge Financial Solutions from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $222.43.

Broadridge Financial Solutions Stock Performance

NYSE BR opened at $235.80 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $27.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.88 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.39. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $218.43 and a two-hundred day moving average of $209.84. Broadridge Financial Solutions has a 1-year low of $186.19 and a 1-year high of $237.74.

Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 5th. The business services provider reported $1.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.48 billion. Broadridge Financial Solutions had a return on equity of 41.79% and a net margin of 10.57%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.09 EPS.

Broadridge Financial Solutions Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.88 per share. This represents a $3.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.49%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 13th. Broadridge Financial Solutions’s payout ratio is 60.90%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Broadridge Financial Solutions news, Chairman Richard J. Daly sold 21,938 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.66, for a total value of $4,555,645.08. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now owns 105,094 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,823,820.04. The trade was a 17.27 % 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 hyperlink. Also, VP Thomas P. Carey sold 10,757 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $226.82, for a total value of $2,439,902.74. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 12,689 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,878,118.98. This represents a 45.88 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 78,294 shares of company stock worth $16,944,095 over the last 90 days. 1.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Broadridge Financial Solutions

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BR. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions by 157.0% in the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 275 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions by 44.4% in the first quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 4,777 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $979,000 after purchasing an additional 1,469 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions by 1.4% in the first quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 196,655 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $40,287,000 after purchasing an additional 2,698 shares during the period. Tidal Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions by 99.6% in the first quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 17,707 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,627,000 after purchasing an additional 8,837 shares during the period. Finally, Comerica Bank increased its holdings in shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions by 5.0% in the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 45,797 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $9,382,000 after purchasing an additional 2,182 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.03% of the company’s stock.

Broadridge Financial Solutions Company Profile

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc provides investor communications and technology-driven solutions for the financial services industry. The company's Investor Communication Solutions segment processes and distributes proxy materials to investors in equity securities and mutual funds, as well as facilitates related vote processing services; and distributes regulatory reports, class action, and corporate action/reorganization event information, as well as tax reporting solutions.