What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for Netflix Q1 Earnings?

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) – Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Netflix in a research note issued on Tuesday, January 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the Internet television network will earn $6.32 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $5.95. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Netflix’s current full-year earnings is $23.72 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Netflix’s Q3 2025 earnings at $6.99 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $24.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $28.15 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Needham & Company LLC upped their target price on Netflix from $800.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Evercore ISI upped their target price on Netflix from $950.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Oppenheimer upped their target price on Netflix from $1,040.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Sanford C. Bernstein raised Netflix from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $975.00 to $1,200.00 in a research report on Friday. Finally, TD Cowen increased their price target on Netflix from $820.00 to $835.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,009.29.

Netflix Price Performance

NASDAQ NFLX opened at $977.59 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $892.06 and its 200 day moving average price is $764.95. Netflix has a 1 year low of $542.01 and a 1 year high of $999.00. The company has a market cap of $417.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.30, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.27.

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

Institutional Trading of Netflix

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NFLX. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Netflix by 116,620.0% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 5,753,129 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $4,080,522,000 after purchasing an additional 5,748,200 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its holdings in Netflix by 154.7% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,058,431 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $750,713,000 after purchasing an additional 642,920 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Netflix by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 16,951,347 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $12,023,082,000 after purchasing an additional 426,740 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its holdings in Netflix by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 6,990,874 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $4,958,417,000 after purchasing an additional 316,594 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westfield Capital Management Co. LP acquired a new stake in Netflix in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $222,871,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.93% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider David A. Hyman sold 267 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $765.67, for a total transaction of $204,433.89. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 31,610 shares in the company, valued at $24,202,828.70. This trade represents a 0.84 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Jay C. Hoag sold 617 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $979.71, for a total transaction of $604,481.07. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 147,117 shares of company stock valued at $123,913,691 in the last ninety days. 1.76% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.