FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Netflix Issued By William Blair

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Netflix in a report released on Friday, July 18th. William Blair analyst R. Schackart now anticipates that the Internet television network will post earnings per share of $25.82 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $25.02. The consensus estimate for Netflix's current full-year earnings is $24.58 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Netflix's Q1 2026 earnings at $7.85 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $8.36 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $6.59 EPS.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The Internet television network reported $7.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $7.07 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $11.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.04 billion. Netflix had a net margin of 24.58% and a return on equity of 42.50%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.88 earnings per share.

NFLX has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Phillip Securities raised Netflix from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 21st. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Netflix from $1,200.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, May 16th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Netflix from $1,440.00 to $1,450.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday. Loop Capital reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Netflix in a research report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Macquarie boosted their target price on shares of Netflix from $1,150.00 to $1,200.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, April 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating, twenty-three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $1,291.41.

Netflix Stock Down 5.1%

Shares of NFLX opened at $1,209.24 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 1.34. Netflix has a 52 week low of $587.04 and a 52 week high of $1,341.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $514.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.52, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.59. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $1,232.59 and a 200-day moving average of $1,063.17.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Netflix news, Director Bradford L. Smith sold 3,919 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,124.26, for a total value of $4,405,974.94. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,969 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,959,227.94. This trade represents a 32.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jay C. Hoag sold 32,515 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,101.97, for a total transaction of $35,830,554.55. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 79,040 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $87,099,708.80. This trade represents a 29.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 186,563 shares of company stock valued at $223,147,201 over the last 90 days. 1.37% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Netflix

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in NFLX. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Netflix by 100.0% in the first quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC now owns 26 shares of the Internet television network's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 13 shares in the last quarter. Brown Shipley& Co Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Netflix during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Transce3nd LLC acquired a new position in shares of Netflix during the fourth quarter worth approximately $32,000. Copia Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of Netflix in the 4th quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Flaharty Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Netflix in the 1st quarter worth $37,000. 80.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.

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