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

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Netflix in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 21st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now forecasts that the Internet television network will earn $6.32 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $5.95. Seaport Res Ptn 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.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price target on Netflix from $625.00 to $780.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. TD Cowen increased their price target on Netflix from $820.00 to $835.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Macquarie increased their price target on Netflix from $965.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Wolfe Research raised Netflix from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $1,100.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on Netflix from $725.00 to $920.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-five have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $996.94.

Netflix Stock Up 3.2 %

NASDAQ:NFLX opened at $984.86 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $889.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $763.41. Netflix has a 52-week low of $537.07 and a 52-week high of $999.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.22. The company has a market cap of $420.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.27.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $10.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10,141,900 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.11 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Netflix by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,802 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $5,171,000 after buying an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Blossom Wealth Management increased its holdings in Netflix by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Blossom Wealth Management now owns 1,248 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $1,112,000 after purchasing an additional 11 shares during the period. KG&L Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Netflix in the fourth quarter valued at $224,000. Manuka Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Netflix during the 4th quarter worth about $331,000. Finally, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC grew its holdings in Netflix by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 3,137 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $2,745,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares during the period. 80.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Netflix

In other news, insider David A. Hyman sold 267 shares of the company’s 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 transaction, the insider now directly owns 31,610 shares in the company, valued at approximately $24,202,828.70. This represents a 0.84 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Anne M. Sweeney sold 589 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $880.00, for a total transaction of $518,320.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 146,500 shares of company stock worth $123,309,210. Company 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.