What is William Blair’s Forecast for GSHD FY2025 Earnings?

Goosehead Insurance, Inc (NASDAQ:GSHD) – Analysts at William Blair upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Goosehead Insurance in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.86 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $0.67. The consensus estimate for Goosehead Insurance’s current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Goosehead Insurance’s FY2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on GSHD. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Goosehead Insurance from $90.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price target on shares of Goosehead Insurance from $110.00 to $127.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Goosehead Insurance from $39.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Goosehead Insurance from $77.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, Truist Financial reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $90.00 target price (up previously from $80.00) on shares of Goosehead Insurance in a research report on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $105.10.

Goosehead Insurance Price Performance

GSHD opened at $121.60 on Friday. Goosehead Insurance has a twelve month low of $50.47 and a twelve month high of $130.39. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.70. The firm has a market cap of $4.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 168.89, a PEG ratio of 5.17 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $108.32 and a 200 day simple moving average of $103.27.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Goosehead Insurance

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GSHD. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Goosehead Insurance by 567.6% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 474 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 403 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Goosehead Insurance by 7,593.8% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 10,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,930,000 after buying an additional 9,872 shares during the last quarter. Jacobson & Schmitt Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Goosehead Insurance by 10.6% during the third quarter. Jacobson & Schmitt Advisors LLC now owns 141,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,649,000 after buying an additional 13,594 shares during the period. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D acquired a new stake in Goosehead Insurance in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,134,000. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Goosehead Insurance during the 3rd quarter valued at $780,000.

Goosehead Insurance Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 21st were given a $5.91 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 21st. This is a positive change from Goosehead Insurance’s previous dividend of $1.63. Goosehead Insurance’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 638.89%.

Goosehead Insurance Company Profile

Goosehead Insurance, Inc operates as a holding company for Goosehead Financial, LLC that engages in the provision of personal lines insurance agency services in the United States. The company offers homeowner’s, automotive, dwelling property, flood, wind, earthquake, excess liability or umbrella, motorcycle, recreational vehicle, general liability, property, and life insurance products and services.