William Blair Estimates Netflix’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:NFLX)

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) – Stock analysts at William Blair increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Netflix in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 22nd. William Blair analyst R. Schackart now expects that the Internet television network will earn $5.96 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $5.94. The consensus estimate for Netflix’s current full-year earnings is $23.72 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Netflix’s Q3 2025 earnings at $6.74 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $5.68 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $24.50 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of Netflix from $780.00 to $800.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. Oppenheimer increased their price target on shares of Netflix from $1,040.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Netflix from $1,040.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. KeyCorp raised their price objective on shares of Netflix from $1,000.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Netflix from $875.00 to $1,200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-five have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Netflix has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $996.94.

Netflix Stock Performance

Shares of Netflix stock opened at $984.86 on Friday. Netflix has a 52 week low of $537.07 and a 52 week high of $999.00. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $889.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $763.41. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $420.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.67, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.27.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The Internet television network reported $4.27 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.20 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $10.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10,141,900 billion. Netflix had a net margin of 22.34% and a return on equity of 38.32%. Netflix’s revenue was up 16.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.11 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Netflix

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Netflix in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in Netflix by 700.0% in the third quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 48 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Netflix in the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Netflix in the third quarter valued at approximately $38,000. Finally, First Personal Financial Services acquired a new position in Netflix in the third quarter valued at approximately $40,000. 80.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Netflix

In other Netflix news, Chairman Reed Hastings sold 48,363 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $896.60, for a total value of $43,362,265.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 114 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $102,212.40. The trade was a 99.76 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Theodore A. Sarandos sold 1,278 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $767.05, for a total value of $980,289.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,960,579.80. This represents a 33.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 146,500 shares of company stock valued at $123,309,210 in the last three months. 1.76% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Netflix Company Profile

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.