Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for GSHD Q2 Earnings

Goosehead Insurance, Inc (NASDAQ:GSHD - Free Report) - Analysts at William Blair issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Goosehead Insurance in a report released on Thursday, April 24th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber expects that the company will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Goosehead Insurance's current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Goosehead Insurance's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS.

Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $75.58 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $78.59 million. Goosehead Insurance had a return on equity of 284.41% and a net margin of 6.77%. Goosehead Insurance's quarterly revenue was up 17.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.28 earnings per share.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on GSHD. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of Goosehead Insurance from $148.00 to $142.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Goosehead Insurance from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. JMP Securities reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating and issued a $150.00 price objective on shares of Goosehead Insurance in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. UBS Group cut their price objective on Goosehead Insurance from $145.00 to $140.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Goosehead Insurance from $100.00 to $98.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Goosehead Insurance has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $115.40.

Goosehead Insurance Price Performance

Goosehead Insurance stock traded down $0.20 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $97.01. 99,786 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 275,264. Goosehead Insurance has a 12 month low of $54.80 and a 12 month high of $130.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.70, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a current ratio of 1.55. The business's 50-day moving average is $112.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $111.32. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 134.54, a P/E/G ratio of 5.17 and a beta of 1.48.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Goosehead Insurance

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Whitebark Investors LP bought a new position in Goosehead Insurance during the 4th quarter valued at $55,326,000. American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in shares of Goosehead Insurance by 51.4% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 649,104 shares of the company's stock worth $69,597,000 after purchasing an additional 220,267 shares during the period. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. raised its stake in shares of Goosehead Insurance by 89.5% during the 4th quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 203,969 shares of the company's stock worth $21,870,000 after purchasing an additional 96,309 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in shares of Goosehead Insurance by 312.2% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 109,621 shares of the company's stock worth $11,754,000 after purchasing an additional 83,028 shares during the period. Finally, Great Lakes Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Goosehead Insurance during the 4th quarter worth $8,737,000.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Chairman Mark Evan Jones sold 40,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $119.04, for a total transaction of $4,761,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now owns 38,951 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,636,727.04. This trade represents a 50.66 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Mark E. Jr. Jones acquired 1,010 shares of Goosehead Insurance stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 28th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $118.02 per share, with a total value of $119,200.20. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 2,342 shares in the company, valued at approximately $276,402.84. This trade represents a 75.83 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 308,812 shares of company stock valued at $37,392,258. 48.35% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Goosehead Insurance Company Profile

Goosehead Insurance, Inc operates as a holding company for Goosehead Financial, LLC that engages in the provision of personal lines insurance agency services in the United States. The company offers homeowner's, automotive, dwelling property, flood, wind, earthquake, excess liability or umbrella, motorcycle, recreational vehicle, general liability, property, and life insurance products and services.