Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook of DoorDash Q2 Earnings

DoorDash, Inc. (NASDAQ:DASH) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for DoorDash in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $0.29 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.32. The consensus estimate for DoorDash’s current full-year earnings is $2.22 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for DoorDash’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.45 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.94 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on DASH. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on DoorDash from $166.00 to $198.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on DoorDash from $215.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Loop Capital increased their target price on DoorDash from $200.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on DoorDash from $160.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Oppenheimer increased their target price on DoorDash from $180.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $206.52.

DoorDash Trading Down 1.1 %

DASH opened at $178.08 on Thursday. DoorDash has a 12-month low of $99.32 and a 12-month high of $215.24. The company has a market cap of $74.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 659.56 and a beta of 1.70. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $186.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $165.04.

Institutional Trading of DoorDash

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its stake in DoorDash by 302.3% during the 3rd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. bought a new stake in DoorDash during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Denver PWM LLC bought a new stake in DoorDash during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in DoorDash during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, ORG Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in DoorDash during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Institutional investors own 90.64% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at DoorDash

In other news, insider Keith Yandell sold 8,116 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $203.45, for a total value of $1,651,200.20. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 105,162 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,395,208.90. This trade represents a 7.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Andy Fang sold 50,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.66, for a total value of $8,833,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 16,176 shares in the company, valued at $2,857,652.16. This trade represents a 75.56 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 572,062 shares of company stock valued at $101,051,440 over the last quarter. 7.92% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About DoorDash

DoorDash, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates a commerce platform that connects merchants, consumers, and independent contractors in the United States and internationally. The company operates DoorDash Marketplace and Wolt Marketplace, which provide various services, such as customer acquisition, demand generation, order fulfillment, merchandising, payment processing, and customer support.