Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) Issues Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 7.030-7.030 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 6.250. The company issued revenue guidance of $11.0 billion-$11.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $10.9 billion. Netflix also updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $1,150.00 price objective on shares of Netflix in a research note on Friday, April 11th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Netflix from $1,150.00 to $1,140.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Sanford C. Bernstein raised Netflix from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $975.00 to $1,200.00 in a research note on Friday, January 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Netflix from $850.00 to $960.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Netflix in a research report on Thursday. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $1,100.00 price objective for the company. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,023.49.

Netflix Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of NFLX stock opened at $973.03 on Friday. Netflix has a 12-month low of $542.01 and a 12-month high of $1,064.50. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $954.87 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $891.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The company has a market capitalization of $416.22 billion, a PE ratio of 49.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.55.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 17th. The Internet television network reported $6.61 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.74 by $0.87. The firm had revenue of $10.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.51 billion. Netflix had a return on equity of 38.32% and a net margin of 22.34%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $8.28 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Netflix will post 24.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Strive Masiyiwa sold 2,813 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,007.87, for a total transaction of $2,835,138.31. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory K. Peters sold 102,228 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $980.74, for a total transaction of $100,259,088.72. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 12,950 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,700,583. This represents a 88.76 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 274,312 shares of company stock worth $267,919,297. Corporate insiders own 1.76% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Netflix

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Netflix stock. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) by 5.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,390 shares of the Internet television network’s stock after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in Netflix were worth $4,804,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Institutional investors own 80.93% 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.