Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) Issues Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) issued an update on its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 6.870-6.870 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 6.642. The company issued revenue guidance of $11.5 billion-$11.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $11.3 billion. Netflix also updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Guggenheim reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $1,150.00 price objective (up from $1,100.00) on shares of Netflix in a research note on Friday, April 18th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Netflix from $1,200.00 to $1,400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn cut shares of Netflix from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, July 6th. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Netflix in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Netflix from $1,450.00 to $1,500.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating, twenty-five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,245.30.

Netflix Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NFLX opened at $1,274.17 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $1,231.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1,058.57. The stock has a market cap of $542.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 60.22, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.59. Netflix has a fifty-two week low of $587.04 and a fifty-two week high of $1,341.15. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The Internet television network reported $7.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.07 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $11.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.04 billion. Netflix had a return on equity of 39.61% and a net margin of 23.07%. The business’s revenue was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $4.88 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Netflix will post 24.58 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Netflix

In other news, Director Reed Hastings sold 26,977 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,133.05, for a total transaction of $30,566,289.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 394 shares in the company, valued at approximately $446,421.70. The trade was a 98.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Jay C. Hoag sold 32,515 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,101.97, for a total value of $35,830,554.55. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 79,040 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $87,099,708.80. This trade represents a 29.15% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 186,723 shares of company stock valued at $223,307,201 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.37% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Netflix

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Netflix stock. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) by 16.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,023 shares of the Internet television network’s stock after buying an additional 144 shares during the quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Netflix were worth $912,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Institutional investors own 80.93% of the company’s stock.

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.