B. Riley Equities Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for Snap

Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) – Analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Snap in a research note issued to investors on Friday, January 17th. B. Riley analyst N. Khan now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.04 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.06. B. Riley has a “Neutral” rating and a $12.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Snap’s current full-year earnings is ($0.39) per share.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on SNAP. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Snap from $13.00 to $11.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 14th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on Snap from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $13.00 price target (up previously from $12.00) on shares of Snap in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their price objective on shares of Snap from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Evercore ISI boosted their target price on shares of Snap from $12.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-two have assigned a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Snap presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.99.

Snap Stock Performance

NYSE:SNAP opened at $10.86 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 4.04, a current ratio of 4.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63. Snap has a twelve month low of $8.29 and a twelve month high of $17.50. The stock has a market cap of $18.21 billion, a P/E ratio of -18.72 and a beta of 0.98. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $11.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $11.26.

Snap (NYSE:SNAP) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.05 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.36 billion. Snap had a negative return on equity of 35.60% and a negative net margin of 18.49%. Snap’s quarterly revenue was up 15.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($0.21) earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Snap

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of SNAP. V Square Quantitative Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Snap in the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. Paladin Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Snap in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Snap by 141.9% during the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,782 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 1,632 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new position in Snap during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Finally, Quest Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Snap during the third quarter worth $81,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 47.52% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Snap news, General Counsel Michael J. O’sullivan sold 12,315 shares of Snap stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.54, for a total value of $129,800.10. Following the transaction, the general counsel now owns 1,195,567 shares in the company, valued at $12,601,276.18. The trade was a 1.02 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Eric Young sold 112,020 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.55, for a total transaction of $1,181,811.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 2,791,048 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,445,556.40. The trade was a 3.86 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 1,451,618 shares of company stock valued at $17,560,157 over the last three months.

About Snap

Snap Inc operates as a technology company in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers Snapchat, a visual messaging application with various tabs, such as camera, visual messaging, snap map, stories, and spotlight that enable people to communicate visually through short videos and images.