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

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) – Seaport Res Ptn increased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Netflix in a note issued to investors 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 currently 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 equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $1,150.00 price target (up previously from $950.00) on shares of Netflix in a research report on Wednesday. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $1,175.00 price target (up previously from $1,000.00) on shares of Netflix in a research report on Wednesday. Guggenheim increased their price objective on shares of Netflix from $950.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Macquarie increased their price objective on shares of Netflix from $965.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $1,100.00 price objective (up previously from $950.00) on shares of Netflix in a research note on Wednesday. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $996.94.

Netflix Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NFLX opened at $984.86 on Friday. Netflix has a fifty-two week low of $537.07 and a fifty-two week high of $999.00. The stock has a market cap of $420.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.67, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.27. 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 firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $889.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $763.41.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The Internet television network reported $4.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.20 by $0.07. Netflix had a net margin of 22.34% and a return on equity of 38.32%. The company had revenue of $10.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10,141,900 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.11 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 16.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Insider Transactions at Netflix

In other Netflix news, Chairman Reed Hastings sold 48,363 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $896.60, for a total value of $43,362,265.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now directly owns 114 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $102,212.40. The trade was a 99.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Timothy M. Haley sold 11,090 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $757.96, for a total transaction of $8,405,776.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 146,500 shares of company stock valued at $123,309,210. Insiders own 1.76% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Netflix

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of NFLX. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Netflix by 116,620.0% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 5,753,129 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $4,080,522,000 after acquiring an additional 5,748,200 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its position in shares of Netflix by 154.7% in the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,058,431 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $750,713,000 after acquiring an additional 642,920 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Netflix by 2.6% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 16,951,347 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $12,023,082,000 after acquiring an additional 426,740 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC increased its position in shares of Netflix by 4.7% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 6,990,874 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $4,958,417,000 after acquiring an additional 316,594 shares during the period. Finally, Westfield Capital Management Co. LP purchased a new position in shares of Netflix during the third quarter valued at about $222,871,000. Hedge funds and other 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.