Wedbush Comments on Getty Images’ Q1 Earnings (NYSE:GETY)

Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:GETY) – Analysts at Wedbush lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Getty Images in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, March 18th. Wedbush analyst M. Pachter now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.01 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.03. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $7.70 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Getty Images’ current full-year earnings is $0.08 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Getty Images’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.11 EPS.

GETY has been the subject of a number of other reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “underweight” rating on shares of Getty Images in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Benchmark reduced their price target on shares of Getty Images from $6.00 to $4.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Macquarie restated a “neutral” rating and set a $3.75 price target on shares of Getty Images in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Getty Images presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $5.24.

Getty Images Stock Down 2.0 %

Getty Images stock opened at $2.21 on Wednesday. Getty Images has a 1-year low of $1.90 and a 1-year high of $5.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $906.42 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.38 and a beta of 1.97. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $2.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $2.98.

Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 17th. The company reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04 by ($0.05). Getty Images had a return on equity of 6.42% and a net margin of 5.91%. The company had revenue of $247.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $245.50 million. The firm’s revenue was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Getty Images

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its stake in Getty Images by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 125,421 shares of the company’s stock worth $271,000 after purchasing an additional 4,359 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in shares of Getty Images by 15.0% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 36,897 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,000 after acquiring an additional 4,826 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its stake in shares of Getty Images by 5.0% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 166,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $633,000 after acquiring an additional 7,897 shares during the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Getty Images by 49.0% during the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 28,255 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after acquiring an additional 9,297 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Getty Images by 25.4% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 46,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,000 after acquiring an additional 9,434 shares during the last quarter. 45.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Getty Images

In other Getty Images news, CEO Craig Warren Peters sold 32,753 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.20, for a total value of $72,056.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,212,648 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,667,825.60. The trade was a 2.63 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Jennifer Leyden sold 12,342 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.20, for a total transaction of $27,152.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 261,034 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $574,274.80. This represents a 4.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 70,521 shares of company stock valued at $155,146. Insiders own 12.30% of the company’s stock.

About Getty Images

Getty Images Holdings, Inc offers creative and editorial visual content solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Its products include Getty Images that offers creative and editorial content including stills, music and video which focuses on corporate, agency, and media customers; iStock.com, an e-commerce offering where customers have access to creative stills and video; Unsplash.com, a platform offering free stock photo downloads and paid subscriptions targeted to the high-growth prosumer and semi-professional creator segments; and Unsplash+ that provides access to unique model released content with expanded legal protections.