MeridianLink (MLNK) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Monday

Key Points

• MeridianLink is set to announce its Q2 2025 earnings on August 11th, with analysts expecting earnings of $0.09 per share and revenue of $81.58 million.
• The company reported a negative net margin of 9.11% and a negative return on equity of 5.14% in its last earnings release, missing the earnings consensus by $0.02.
• Institutional investors have increased their stakes in MeridianLink, with hedge funds owning 82.65% of the stock, highlighting increased confidence in the company's potential growth.

MeridianLink (NYSE:MLNK - Get Free Report) is expected to announce its Q2 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Monday, August 11th. Analysts expect MeridianLink to post earnings of $0.09 per share and revenue of $81.58 million for the quarter. MeridianLink has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

MeridianLink (NYSE:MLNK - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 12th. The company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.11 by ($0.02). MeridianLink had a negative net margin of 9.11% and a negative return on equity of 5.14%. The business had revenue of $81.49 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $80.47 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.06 EPS. MeridianLink's revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect MeridianLink to post $0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $0 EPS for the next fiscal year.

MeridianLink Stock Down 0.1%

MeridianLink stock traded down $0.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $16.01. The company had a trading volume of 42,698 shares, compared to its average volume of 273,587. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $16.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $17.53. The company has a current ratio of 2.22, a quick ratio of 2.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The company has a market capitalization of $1.24 billion, a PE ratio of -42.05 and a beta of 0.91. MeridianLink has a 12 month low of $15.49 and a 12 month high of $25.33.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On MeridianLink

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in MeridianLink in the first quarter valued at $194,000. Woodline Partners LP raised its stake in shares of MeridianLink by 76.0% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 18,625 shares of the company's stock valued at $345,000 after purchasing an additional 8,041 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in MeridianLink by 141.4% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 45,504 shares of the company's stock valued at $843,000 after buying an additional 26,655 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in MeridianLink by 41.2% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 102,303 shares of the company's stock worth $1,896,000 after purchasing an additional 29,863 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of MeridianLink by 72.2% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 320,012 shares of the company's stock worth $5,930,000 after buying an additional 134,146 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.65% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of MeridianLink from $19.00 to $16.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on MeridianLink from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. Finally, BTIG Research raised shares of MeridianLink to a "strong-buy" rating and set a $20.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, August 1st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, MeridianLink has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $19.50.

About MeridianLink

MeridianLink, Inc, a software and services company, provides software solutions for banks, credit unions, mortgage lenders, specialty lending providers, and consumer reporting agencies in the United States. The company offers MeridianLink One, a multi-product platform that can be tailored to meet the needs of customers as they digitally transform their organizations and adapt to changing business and consumer demands; MeridianLink Portal, a Point of Sale system that allows financial institutions to expand existing lending and deposit account; MeridianLink Opening, a cloud-based online account opening and deposit software solution; MeridianLink Consumer, a full loan solution suite to banks and credit unions; and MeridianLink DecisionLender, a loan origination software (LOS) for finance companies.