Zacks Research Has Pessimistic View of EverQuote Q1 Earnings

EverQuote, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVER) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of EverQuote in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 25th. Zacks Research analyst T. De now expects that the company will earn $0.29 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.30. The consensus estimate for EverQuote’s current full-year earnings is $0.72 per share.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price target on shares of EverQuote from $35.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on EverQuote from $25.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Raymond James raised EverQuote from an “outperform” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $35.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 26th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on EverQuote from $30.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $32.33.

EverQuote Stock Down 4.3 %

EVER stock opened at $26.88 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $20.81. The company has a market capitalization of $960.26 million, a P/E ratio of 79.06 and a beta of 1.01. EverQuote has a fifty-two week low of $16.63 and a fifty-two week high of $30.03.

EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $147.46 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $133.83 million. EverQuote had a return on equity of 13.94% and a net margin of 3.31%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On EverQuote

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in EverQuote in the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Quarry LP increased its stake in shares of EverQuote by 100.7% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,894 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 1,452 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its position in shares of EverQuote by 115.1% during the 3rd quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 3,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 1,874 shares during the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new stake in EverQuote during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $90,000. Finally, Asset Management One Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in EverQuote by 80.4% in the 4th quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 4,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,000 after buying an additional 2,042 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 91.54% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other EverQuote news, CTO David Brainard sold 3,675 shares of EverQuote stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.52, for a total transaction of $71,736.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 108,244 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,112,922.88. This trade represents a 3.28 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director David B. Blundin sold 77,600 shares of EverQuote stock in a transaction on Friday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.67, for a total value of $2,224,792.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 97,920 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,807,366.40. The trade was a 44.21 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 180,548 shares of company stock worth $4,967,872. 29.79% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

EverQuote Company Profile

EverQuote, Inc operates an online marketplace for insurance shopping in the United States. The company offers auto, home and renters, and life insurance. The company serves carriers and agents, as well as indirect distributors. The company was formerly known as AdHarmonics, Inc, and changed its name to EverQuote, Inc in November 2014.