Wedbush Has Positive Outlook for Netflix Q2 Earnings

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) – Stock analysts at Wedbush raised their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Netflix in a research report issued on Monday, April 21st. Wedbush analyst A. Reese now expects that the Internet television network will post earnings per share of $7.18 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $6.17. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $1,200.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Netflix’s current full-year earnings is $24.58 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Netflix’s FY2025 earnings at $25.80 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $7.88 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $8.32 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $31.15 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $37.00 EPS.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Pivotal Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $1,350.00 price target (up from $1,250.00) on shares of Netflix in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and set a $1,200.00 price target (up from $1,175.00) on shares of Netflix in a research report on Friday. Argus raised their target price on shares of Netflix from $840.00 to $1,040.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $1,200.00 price objective (up previously from $1,150.00) on shares of Netflix in a research note on Friday. Finally, Bank of America increased their price objective on Netflix from $1,000.00 to $1,175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-seven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,070.65.

Netflix Stock Up 5.3 %

Shares of NFLX opened at $1,040.34 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.22. Netflix has a 1 year low of $544.25 and a 1 year high of $1,064.97. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $954.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $897.26. The firm has a market cap of $445.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.55.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 17th. The Internet television network reported $6.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.74 by $0.87. Netflix had a net margin of 22.34% and a return on equity of 38.32%. The company had revenue of $10.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.51 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $8.28 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Netflix

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. AssuredPartners Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Netflix by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. AssuredPartners Investment Advisors LLC now owns 360 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $336,000 after buying an additional 13 shares during the period. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Netflix by 5.7% during the first quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 217,906 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $203,204,000 after purchasing an additional 11,741 shares in the last quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Netflix by 6.4% during the first quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC now owns 781 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $728,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Vantage Point Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Netflix by 5.3% in the first quarter. Vantage Point Financial LLC now owns 377 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $352,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares during the period. Finally, Continuum Advisory LLC increased its stake in Netflix by 9.4% during the 1st quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 862 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $804,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.93% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Netflix news, Director Strive Masiyiwa sold 2,813 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,007.87, for a total value of $2,835,138.31. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Jay C. Hoag sold 617 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $979.71, for a total transaction of $604,481.07. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 274,472 shares of company stock valued at $268,079,297 in the last three months. 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.