B. Riley Equities Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for Snap

Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) – B. Riley lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Snap in a research note issued on Friday, January 17th. B. Riley analyst N. Khan now anticipates that the company will earn $0.04 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.06. B. Riley has a “Neutral” rating and a $12.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Snap’s current full-year earnings is ($0.39) per share.

Snap (NYSE:SNAP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.05 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.36 billion. Snap had a negative return on equity of 35.60% and a negative net margin of 18.49%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($0.21) EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Snap from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $16.00 target price on shares of Snap in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Evercore ISI upped their price target on shares of Snap from $12.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price objective on Snap from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $640.00 target price on shares of Snap in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-two have issued a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $36.99.

Snap Trading Down 3.2 %

Snap stock opened at $10.86 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 4.04 and a current ratio of 4.04. The stock has a market cap of $18.21 billion, a PE ratio of -18.72 and a beta of 0.98. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $11.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of $11.30. Snap has a one year low of $8.29 and a one year high of $17.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Snap during the third quarter worth about $29,000. Paladin Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Snap in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Snap by 141.9% during the third quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,782 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 1,632 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in shares of Snap in the 3rd quarter worth $41,000. Finally, Quest Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Snap in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $81,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 47.52% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Joanna Coles sold 6,434 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.00, for a total value of $77,208.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 54,761 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $657,132. This represents a 10.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, General Counsel Michael J. O’sullivan sold 18,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.84, for a total transaction of $195,120.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the general counsel now owns 498,498 shares in the company, valued at $5,403,718.32. This represents a 3.49 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 1,451,618 shares of company stock worth $17,560,157 over the last 90 days.

Snap Company Profile

Snap Inc operates as a technology company in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers Snapchat, a visual messaging application with various tabs, such as camera, visual messaging, snap map, stories, and spotlight that enable people to communicate visually through short videos and images.