Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.580-5.580 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 5.970. The company issued revenue guidance of $10.4 billion-$10.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $10.5 billion. Netflix also updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NFLX has been the subject of a number of research reports. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on Netflix from $760.00 to $940.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Guggenheim lifted their price target on Netflix from $825.00 to $950.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Netflix in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price objective on Netflix from $625.00 to $780.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Evercore ISI lifted their price target on shares of Netflix from $775.00 to $950.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating, twenty-four have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $845.06.

Netflix Stock Performance

NFLX stock traded up $11.58 on Tuesday, reaching $869.68. 8,736,499 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,555,946. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $371.75 billion, a PE ratio of 49.22, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.27. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $885.64 and its 200 day moving average price is $760.81. Netflix has a 12 month low of $479.90 and a 12 month high of $941.75.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The Internet television network reported $4.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.21 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $10.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10,141,900 billion. Netflix had a net margin of 20.70% and a return on equity of 35.86%. Netflix’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.11 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Netflix will post 19.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Netflix

In related news, Chairman Reed Hastings sold 48,363 shares of the company’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 sale, the chairman now owns 114 shares in the company, valued at $102,212.40. This represents a 99.76 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Anne M. Sweeney sold 589 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $880.00, for a total value of $518,320.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 152,198 shares of company stock worth $127,616,898 over the last quarter. 1.76% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.