B. Riley Comments on Snap’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:SNAP)

Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) – Investment analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Snap in a research note issued on Friday, January 17th. B. Riley analyst N. Khan now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.04 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.06. B. Riley has a “Neutral” rating and a $12.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Snap’s current full-year earnings is ($0.39) per share.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on SNAP. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and set a $13.00 price objective (up previously from $12.00) on shares of Snap in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Snap in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on shares of Snap from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Loop Capital raised their price objective on shares of Snap from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of Snap from $12.00 to $15.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-two have assigned a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Snap has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.99.

Snap Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:SNAP opened at $10.57 on Monday. Snap has a 12 month low of $8.29 and a 12 month high of $17.50. The stock has a market cap of $17.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -18.22 and a beta of 0.98. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $11.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $11.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63, a current ratio of 4.04 and a quick ratio of 4.04.

Snap (NYSE:SNAP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.36 billion. Snap had a negative return on equity of 35.60% and a negative net margin of 18.49%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.21) earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Snap

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of SNAP. HCR Wealth Advisors boosted its stake in Snap by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. HCR Wealth Advisors now owns 25,016 shares of the company’s stock worth $269,000 after buying an additional 934 shares in the last quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Snap by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 19,352 shares of the company’s stock valued at $207,000 after purchasing an additional 1,255 shares in the last quarter. Gradient Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Snap by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 142,144 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,531,000 after purchasing an additional 1,310 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Snap by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 77,592 shares of the company’s stock valued at $830,000 after purchasing an additional 1,433 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Snap by 7.7% in the 4th quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 21,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $228,000 after purchasing an additional 1,513 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 47.52% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Snap

In other news, CFO Derek Andersen sold 94,164 shares of Snap stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.44, for a total value of $1,077,236.16. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 2,193,806 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $25,097,140.64. This trade represents a 4.12 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Rebecca Morrow sold 11,154 shares of Snap stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.55, for a total transaction of $117,674.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 465,064 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,906,425.20. This represents a 2.34 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,451,618 shares of company stock valued at $17,560,157.

About Snap

Snap Inc operates as a technology company in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers Snapchat, a visual messaging application with various tabs, such as camera, visual messaging, snap map, stories, and spotlight that enable people to communicate visually through short videos and images.