What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for Netflix Q2 Earnings?

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Netflix in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the Internet television network will post earnings per share of $6.32 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $5.99. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Netflix’s current full-year earnings is $23.72 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Netflix’s Q4 2025 earnings at $5.22 EPS.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.20 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $10.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10,141,900 billion. Netflix had a net margin of 22.34% and a return on equity of 38.32%. Netflix’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.11 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Macquarie raised their price target on Netflix from $965.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of Netflix from $650.00 to $875.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Rosenblatt Securities upgraded shares of Netflix from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $680.00 to $1,494.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Netflix from $875.00 to $1,200.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Wolfe Research raised shares of Netflix from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $1,100.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,009.29.

Netflix Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of NFLX stock opened at $977.59 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $417.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.27. Netflix has a 12-month low of $542.01 and a 12-month high of $999.00. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $892.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $764.95.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of NFLX. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Netflix during the third quarter worth $25,000. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Netflix by 700.0% during the 3rd quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 48 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Netflix during the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Netflix in the third quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, First Personal Financial Services acquired a new stake in Netflix in the third quarter worth about $40,000. Institutional investors own 80.93% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Netflix

In other Netflix news, Chairman Reed Hastings sold 48,363 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $102,212.40. The trade was a 99.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Jay C. Hoag sold 617 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $979.71, for a total transaction of $604,481.07. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 147,117 shares of company stock valued at $123,913,691. Company insiders own 1.76% of the company’s stock.

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.