William Blair Estimates Netflix’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:NFLX)

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) – Investment analysts at William Blair upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Netflix in a report released on Wednesday, January 22nd. William Blair analyst R. Schackart now forecasts that the Internet television network will post earnings of $5.96 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $5.94. The consensus estimate for Netflix’s current full-year earnings is $23.72 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Netflix’s Q3 2025 earnings at $6.74 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $5.68 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $24.50 EPS.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The Internet television network reported $4.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.20 by $0.07. Netflix had a return on equity of 38.32% and a net margin of 22.34%. The business had revenue of $10.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10,141,900 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.11 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 16.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on NFLX. Piper Sandler reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $1,100.00 price target (up previously from $950.00) on shares of Netflix in a report on Wednesday. Seaport Res Ptn raised Netflix from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Netflix from $1,000.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group upped their price target on Netflix from $1,040.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Wolfe Research raised Netflix from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $1,100.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,009.29.

Netflix Trading Down 0.7 %

Netflix stock opened at $977.59 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $892.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $764.95. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The stock has a market cap of $417.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.27. Netflix has a 12 month low of $542.01 and a 12 month high of $999.00.

Institutional Trading of Netflix

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NFLX. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Netflix in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Netflix by 700.0% in the third quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 48 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Netflix in the third quarter valued at about $37,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Netflix during the third quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, First Personal Financial Services bought a new position in Netflix during the third quarter worth about $40,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.93% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Netflix news, CEO Theodore A. Sarandos sold 1,278 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $767.05, for a total value of $980,289.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 2,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,960,579.80. This trade represents a 33.33 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Jay C. Hoag sold 617 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $979.71, for a total value of $604,481.07. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 147,117 shares of company stock worth $123,913,691. 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.