Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Netflix Q1 Earnings

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) – Analysts at William Blair boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Netflix in a 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.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Netflix from $1,000.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Macquarie upped their price objective on Netflix from $965.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Wolfe Research raised Netflix from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $1,100.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Netflix from $780.00 to $800.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Netflix from $1,050.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-five have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Netflix has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,021.70.

Netflix Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NFLX opened at $977.59 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $895.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $766.98. Netflix has a 1-year low of $542.01 and a 1-year high of $999.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The company has a market cap of $417.88 billion, a PE ratio of 49.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.27.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The Internet television network reported $4.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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% 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 added to or reduced their stakes in NFLX. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Netflix in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Netflix by 700.0% during the third 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 in the last quarter. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Netflix in the third quarter worth $37,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Netflix in the third quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, First Personal Financial Services bought a new position in Netflix during the 3rd quarter valued at $40,000. 80.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Jay C. Hoag sold 617 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $979.71, for a total transaction of $604,481.07. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Timothy M. Haley sold 11,090 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were 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. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 147,117 shares of company stock valued at $123,913,691. Company 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.