Zacks Research Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for NETGEAR

NETGEAR, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTGR) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for NETGEAR in a report released on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst V. Doshi now forecasts that the communications equipment provider will post earnings per share of ($0.51) for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.48). The consensus estimate for NETGEAR’s current full-year earnings is ($1.84) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for NETGEAR’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.44) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.35) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.22) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($1.53) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.31) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.28) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.27) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.11) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.98) EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Raymond James increased their target price on NETGEAR from $22.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com upgraded NETGEAR from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st.

NETGEAR Trading Up 1.5 %

NETGEAR stock opened at $26.30 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $759.25 million, a PE ratio of 65.75 and a beta of 0.83. NETGEAR has a 12 month low of $10.48 and a 12 month high of $31.55. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $27.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $23.30.

NETGEAR (NASDAQ:NTGR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The communications equipment provider reported ($0.24) earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of ($0.24). NETGEAR had a negative return on equity of 9.24% and a net margin of 1.83%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NETGEAR

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NTGR. Quarry LP grew its stake in NETGEAR by 66.5% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,856 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 741 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in NETGEAR in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $72,000. New York State Teachers Retirement System acquired a new stake in NETGEAR in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $72,000. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. grew its stake in NETGEAR by 19.6% in the fourth quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 2,917 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $81,000 after acquiring an additional 479 shares during the period. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in NETGEAR in the third quarter valued at approximately $91,000. 82.97% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at NETGEAR

In other NETGEAR news, Director Thomas H. Waechter sold 2,000 shares of NETGEAR stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.42, for a total value of $60,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 61,135 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,859,726.70. The trade was a 3.17 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Charles J. Prober sold 10,929 shares of NETGEAR stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.64, for a total value of $291,148.56. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 507,763 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,526,806.32. The trade was a 2.11 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 7.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

NETGEAR Company Profile

NETGEAR, Inc provides connectivity solutions the Americas; Europe, the Middle East, Africa; and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Connected Home, and NETGEAR for Business. The Connected Home segment offers Wi-Fi routers and home Wi-Fi mesh systems, Wi-Fi hotspots, digital displays, broadband modems, Wi-Fi gateways, Wi-Fi range extenders, powerline adapters, and Wi-Fi network adapters; and provides value-added service offerings, including security and privacy, technical support, and parental controls.