B. Riley Estimates Snap's Q4 Earnings (NYSE:SNAP)

Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP - Free Report) - Investment analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Snap in a note issued to investors on Friday, January 17th. B. Riley analyst N. Khan now forecasts that the company will earn $0.04 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.06. B. Riley currently has a "Neutral" rating and a $12.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Snap's current full-year earnings is ($0.39) per share.

Snap (NYSE:SNAP - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.21) EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on shares of Snap from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $640.00 price target on shares of Snap in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Benchmark restated a "hold" rating on shares of Snap in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price 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. Finally, Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Snap from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-two have given a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $36.99.

Snap Stock Performance

SNAP traded down $0.36 during trading on Monday, hitting $10.86. 48,094,588 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 21,002,542. The firm has a market cap of $18.21 billion, a P/E ratio of -18.72 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a quick ratio of 4.04, a current ratio of 4.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63. Snap has a one year low of $8.29 and a one year high of $17.50. The stock's fifty day moving average is $11.51 and its 200 day moving average is $11.26.

Insider Transactions at Snap

In related news, SVP Eric Young sold 112,020 shares of Snap stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.55, for a total value of $1,181,811.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 2,791,048 shares in the company, valued at $29,445,556.40. This trade represents a 3.86 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CTO Robert C. Murphy sold 1,000,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.50, for a total transaction of $12,500,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now directly owns 57,210,989 shares of the company's stock, valued at $715,137,362.50. This represents a 1.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 1,451,618 shares of company stock worth $17,560,157.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Snap

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of SNAP. Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in shares of Snap by 587.3% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 14,667,597 shares of the company's stock valued at $243,629,000 after acquiring an additional 12,533,653 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Snap by 5.2% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 11,697,455 shares of the company's stock worth $124,742,000 after purchasing an additional 575,324 shares during the last quarter. TB Alternative Assets Ltd. increased its holdings in Snap by 105.6% during the 3rd quarter. TB Alternative Assets Ltd. now owns 7,981,847 shares of the company's stock valued at $85,406,000 after purchasing an additional 4,098,847 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Snap by 62.4% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 6,211,360 shares of the company's stock valued at $66,462,000 after purchasing an additional 2,386,519 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. lifted its holdings in Snap by 49.6% in the 3rd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 3,910,459 shares of the company's stock worth $41,842,000 after buying an additional 1,297,348 shares during the period. 47.52% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Snap

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.