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

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) – Equities researchers at William Blair boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Netflix in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 22nd. William Blair analyst R. Schackart now expects that the Internet television network will post earnings of $5.96 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast 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 earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The Internet television network reported $4.27 EPS 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 period in the previous year, the business earned $2.11 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 16.0% on a year-over-year basis.

NFLX has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Netflix from $758.00 to $797.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Rosenblatt Securities raised Netflix from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $680.00 to $1,494.00 in a research note on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Netflix from $850.00 to $960.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Seaport Res Ptn raised Netflix from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised Netflix from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $940.00 to $1,150.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $996.94.

Netflix Trading Up 3.2 %

NASDAQ NFLX opened at $984.86 on Friday. Netflix has a 1-year low of $537.07 and a 1-year high of $999.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $889.11 and a 200-day moving average of $763.41. The firm has a market cap of $420.99 billion, a PE ratio of 49.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.27.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Netflix

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. DigitalBridge Group Inc. increased its position in Netflix by 35.5% during the second quarter. DigitalBridge Group Inc. now owns 36,063 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $24,338,000 after acquiring an additional 9,451 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its stake in Netflix by 22.7% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 848,150 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $760,918,000 after acquiring an additional 156,958 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Netflix by 1.2% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,579,404 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $1,829,494,000 after acquiring an additional 29,726 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Netflix by 2.0% in the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 612,458 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $434,398,000 after acquiring an additional 11,921 shares during the period. Finally, M&T Bank Corp lifted its stake in Netflix by 4.2% in the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 41,946 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $29,751,000 after acquiring an additional 1,684 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 80.93% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Netflix

In other news, Chairman Reed Hastings sold 41,601 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $758.06, for a total value of $31,536,054.06. Following the transaction, the chairman now owns 85 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $64,435.10. The trade was a 99.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Timothy M. Haley sold 11,090 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $757.96, for a total transaction of $8,405,776.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 146,500 shares of company stock valued at $123,309,210. 1.76% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.