Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) Issues Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. 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.

Netflix Trading Up 9.7 %

NASDAQ:NFLX opened at $953.99 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $886.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $762.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $407.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.27. Netflix has a 1-year low of $481.40 and a 1-year high of $999.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The Internet television network reported $4.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.20 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $10.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10,141,900 billion. Netflix had a net margin of 22.34% and a return on equity of 39.48%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 16.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.11 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that Netflix will post 23.43 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on NFLX. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $1,175.00 price target (up from $1,000.00) on shares of Netflix in a research report on Wednesday. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Netflix from $725.00 to $920.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Netflix from $875.00 to $1,200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Netflix from $1,000.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Guggenheim lifted their price objective on Netflix from $950.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Netflix currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $993.82.

Insider Activity at Netflix

In other Netflix news, insider David A. Hyman sold 267 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $765.67, for a total transaction of $204,433.89. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 31,610 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $24,202,828.70. The trade was a 0.84 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Timothy M. Haley sold 11,090 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $757.96, for a total value of $8,405,776.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 152,198 shares of company stock valued at $127,616,898 in the last three months. Corporate 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.