Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 5.580-5.580 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 5.970. The company issued revenue guidance of $10.4 billion-$10.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $10.5 billion. Netflix also updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NFLX has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Macquarie increased their target price on shares of Netflix from $965.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Loop Capital increased their price target on Netflix from $925.00 to $1,000.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on Netflix from $625.00 to $780.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Guggenheim upped their target price on Netflix from $950.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Netflix from $758.00 to $797.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-six have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $993.82.

Netflix Trading Up 9.7 %

NASDAQ:NFLX opened at $953.99 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $407.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.27. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $886.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $762.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 1.13. Netflix has a 12-month low of $481.40 and a 12-month high of $999.00.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The Internet television network reported $4.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.20 by $0.07. Netflix had a net margin of 22.34% and a return on equity of 39.48%. The company had revenue of $10.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10,141,900 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.11 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that Netflix will post 23.43 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Netflix news, Chairman Reed Hastings sold 48,363 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $896.60, for a total transaction of $43,362,265.80. Following the transaction, the chairman now owns 114 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $102,212.40. This trade represents a 99.76 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Timothy M. Haley sold 11,090 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $757.96, for a total transaction of $8,405,776.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 152,198 shares of company stock valued at $127,616,898. Insiders own 1.76% of the company’s stock.

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.