William Blair Has Positive View of EverQuote FY2025 Earnings

EverQuote, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVER - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for EverQuote in a research report issued on Tuesday, May 6th. William Blair analyst R. Schackart now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $1.39 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $1.29. The consensus estimate for EverQuote's current full-year earnings is $0.72 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for EverQuote's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS.

EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $147.46 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $133.83 million.

Several other analysts have also commented on EVER. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of EverQuote from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their price objective on EverQuote from $35.00 to $30.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a "buy" rating and issued a $38.00 target price on shares of EverQuote in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, EverQuote currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $32.50.

EverQuote Stock Performance

NASDAQ EVER traded up $0.10 on Thursday, reaching $23.23. The company's stock had a trading volume of 438,896 shares, compared to its average volume of 549,677. The firm's 50 day moving average is $24.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $21.35. The stock has a market cap of $829.87 million, a PE ratio of 68.32 and a beta of 0.45. EverQuote has a twelve month low of $16.63 and a twelve month high of $30.03.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of EverQuote by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,016,712 shares of the company's stock worth $40,314,000 after acquiring an additional 24,347 shares during the last quarter. Toronado Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of EverQuote by 59.7% during the 4th quarter. Toronado Partners LLC now owns 718,774 shares of the company's stock worth $14,368,000 after purchasing an additional 268,670 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in shares of EverQuote by 32.8% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 654,152 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,076,000 after buying an additional 161,426 shares during the last quarter. Divisadero Street Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of EverQuote in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $12,311,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in EverQuote by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 600,365 shares of the company's stock worth $12,004,000 after buying an additional 5,210 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.54% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CAO Jon Ayotte sold 7,647 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.72, for a total value of $196,680.84. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 58,045 shares in the company, valued at $1,492,917.40. This represents a 11.64 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, major shareholder Ventures Lllp Link sold 1,022 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.75, for a total transaction of $29,382.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 3,498,667 shares of the company's stock, valued at $100,586,676.25. This trade represents a 0.03 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 193,967 shares of company stock worth $5,278,231. Corporate insiders own 29.79% of the company's stock.

EverQuote Company Profile

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.