Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. 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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on NFLX shares. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $680.00 price target on shares of Netflix in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Oppenheimer lowered their price target on Netflix from $1,065.00 to $1,040.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Netflix from $750.00 to $850.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Netflix from $550.00 to $715.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of Netflix from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, twenty-four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Netflix has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $845.06.

Netflix Stock Performance

NASDAQ:NFLX opened at $869.68 on Wednesday. Netflix has a 52 week low of $479.90 and a 52 week high of $941.75. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $885.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $760.81. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The company has a market cap of $371.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.27.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The Internet television network reported $4.27 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.20 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $10.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10,141,900 billion. Netflix had a return on equity of 35.86% and a net margin of 20.70%. Netflix’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.11 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Netflix will post 19.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Netflix

In other news, Director Richard N. Barton sold 5,698 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $756.00, for a total value of $4,307,688.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 246 shares in the company, valued at approximately $185,976. This represents a 95.86 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Theodore A. Sarandos sold 1,278 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $767.05, for a total value of $980,289.90. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 2,556 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,960,579.80. The trade was a 33.33 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 152,198 shares of company stock valued at $127,616,898 over the last 90 days. 1.76% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.