What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for Netflix Q1 Earnings?

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Netflix in a report released on Tuesday, January 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the Internet television network will earn $6.32 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $5.95. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Netflix’s current full-year earnings is $23.72 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Netflix’s Q3 2025 earnings at $6.99 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $24.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $28.15 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on NFLX. Loop Capital upped their target price on shares of Netflix from $925.00 to $1,000.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Netflix from $850.00 to $960.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Rosenblatt Securities raised Netflix from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $680.00 to $1,494.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Canaccord Genuity Group upgraded Netflix from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $940.00 to $1,150.00 in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Netflix from $758.00 to $797.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Netflix presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,021.70.

Netflix Stock Performance

NFLX opened at $977.59 on Friday. Netflix has a 1-year low of $542.01 and a 1-year high of $999.00. The company has a market cap of $417.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.30, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.27. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $895.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $766.98. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The Internet television network reported $4.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.20 by $0.07. Netflix had a return on equity of 38.32% and a net margin of 22.34%. The business had revenue of $10.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10,141,900 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.11 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 16.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Netflix

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NFLX. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Netflix by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,120,690 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $756,945,000 after acquiring an additional 57,567 shares in the last quarter. Employees Retirement System of Texas lifted its holdings in shares of Netflix by 2.2% during the second quarter. Employees Retirement System of Texas now owns 141,527 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $95,514,000 after purchasing an additional 3,062 shares during the last quarter. DigitalBridge Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Netflix by 35.5% in the 2nd quarter. DigitalBridge Group Inc. now owns 36,063 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $24,338,000 after purchasing an additional 9,451 shares in the last quarter. Decatur Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Netflix by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Decatur Capital Management Inc. now owns 4,895 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $3,304,000 after buying an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DE Burlo Group Inc. bought a new position in Netflix during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $220,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.93% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Netflix

In other news, Director Timothy M. Haley sold 11,090 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $757.96, for a total transaction of $8,405,776.40. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Anne M. Sweeney sold 589 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 147,117 shares of company stock worth $123,913,691. Insiders own 1.76% of the company’s stock.

About Netflix

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.