William Blair Brokers Raise Earnings Estimates for EverQuote

EverQuote, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVER) – William Blair increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for EverQuote in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 25th. William Blair analyst R. Schackart now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.34 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.17. The consensus estimate for EverQuote’s current full-year earnings is $0.72 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for EverQuote’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS.

EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.18. EverQuote had a return on equity of 13.94% and a net margin of 3.31%. The business had revenue of $147.46 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $133.83 million.

A number of other research analysts also recently commented on the company. Raymond James upgraded EverQuote from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $35.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 26th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on EverQuote from $30.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on EverQuote from $25.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their target price on EverQuote from $35.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Finally, B. Riley lowered their target price on EverQuote from $36.50 to $29.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.33.

EverQuote Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of EVER stock opened at $25.78 on Thursday. EverQuote has a 1-year low of $14.28 and a 1-year high of $28.09. The company has a market capitalization of $911.35 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.82 and a beta of 0.96. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $20.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is $20.17.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director John L. Shields sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.00, for a total transaction of $40,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 28,515 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $570,300. The trade was a 6.55 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CTO David Brainard sold 29,248 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.93, for a total value of $582,912.64. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer now directly owns 116,212 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,316,105.16. This represents a 20.11 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 63,806 shares of company stock valued at $1,262,374 over the last quarter. Insiders own 29.79% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On EverQuote

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its holdings in EverQuote by 65.3% in the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 104,303 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,085,000 after acquiring an additional 41,222 shares in the last quarter. Warm Springs Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in EverQuote during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,499,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its position in EverQuote by 34.2% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 47,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $950,000 after acquiring an additional 12,118 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its holdings in EverQuote by 47.2% during the 4th quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 371,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,428,000 after buying an additional 119,189 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP lifted its holdings in EverQuote by 59.7% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 52,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,053,000 after buying an additional 19,700 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.54% of the company’s stock.

About EverQuote

EverQuote, Inc operates an online marketplace for insurance shopping in the United States. The company offers auto, home and renters, and life insurance. The company serves carriers and agents, as well as indirect distributors. The company was formerly known as AdHarmonics, Inc, and changed its name to EverQuote, Inc in November 2014.