Zacks Research Has Bullish Outlook for DoorDash Q3 Earnings

DoorDash, Inc. (NASDAQ:DASH - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for DoorDash in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 28th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.56 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.43. The consensus estimate for DoorDash's current full-year earnings is $2.22 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for DoorDash's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.52 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.22 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.35 EPS.

DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.05. DoorDash had a net margin of 1.15% and a return on equity of 1.67%. The firm had revenue of $3.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.10 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($0.06) earnings per share. DoorDash's revenue for the quarter was up 20.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on DASH. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of DoorDash from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of DoorDash from $197.00 to $196.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Oppenheimer reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of DoorDash in a report on Monday, March 10th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of DoorDash from $217.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, Benchmark boosted their price objective on shares of DoorDash from $220.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-four have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, DoorDash has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $209.97.

DoorDash Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of DoorDash stock traded up $1.56 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $206.14. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,853,384 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,198,377. DoorDash has a 1-year low of $99.32 and a 1-year high of $215.25. The business has a fifty day moving average of $189.04 and a 200 day moving average of $184.97. The company has a market capitalization of $87.35 billion, a PE ratio of 763.48 and a beta of 1.68.

Institutional Trading of DoorDash

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Swedbank AB increased its holdings in DoorDash by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 171,055 shares of the company's stock worth $28,694,000 after buying an additional 5,539 shares during the last quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new position in DoorDash during the fourth quarter worth $240,000. Forsta AP Fonden increased its holdings in DoorDash by 22.8% during the fourth quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 79,200 shares of the company's stock worth $13,286,000 after buying an additional 14,700 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of DoorDash by 24.0% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 9,336 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,566,000 after purchasing an additional 1,807 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Calamos Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of DoorDash by 11.6% in the fourth quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC now owns 173,664 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,132,000 after purchasing an additional 18,100 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.64% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at DoorDash

In related news, CFO Ravi Inukonda sold 14,715 shares of DoorDash stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.52, for a total transaction of $2,891,791.80. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 338,055 shares of the company's stock, valued at $66,434,568.60. This trade represents a 4.17% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, COO Prabir Adarkar sold 62,267 shares of DoorDash stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.67, for a total transaction of $12,619,652.89. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 942,554 shares in the company, valued at approximately $191,027,419.18. The trade was a 6.20% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 222,736 shares of company stock worth $43,334,336. 5.83% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About DoorDash

DoorDash, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates a commerce platform that connects merchants, consumers, and independent contractors in the United States and internationally. The company operates DoorDash Marketplace and Wolt Marketplace, which provide various services, such as customer acquisition, demand generation, order fulfillment, merchandising, payment processing, and customer support.