Zacks Research Estimates NETGEAR’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:NTGR)

NETGEAR, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTGR) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of NETGEAR in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 25th. Zacks Research analyst V. Doshi now forecasts that the communications equipment provider will post earnings of ($0.51) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.48). The consensus estimate for NETGEAR’s current full-year earnings is ($1.84) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for NETGEAR’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.44) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.35) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.22) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($1.53) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.31) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.28) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.27) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.11) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.98) EPS.

NETGEAR (NASDAQ:NTGR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The communications equipment provider reported ($0.24) earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.24). NETGEAR had a net margin of 1.83% and a negative return on equity of 9.24%.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Raymond James upped their target price on NETGEAR from $22.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 6th. StockNews.com upgraded NETGEAR from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st.

NETGEAR Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ NTGR opened at $25.92 on Friday. NETGEAR has a 12 month low of $10.48 and a 12 month high of $31.55. The company has a market cap of $748.28 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.80 and a beta of 0.83. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $27.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $23.22.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NETGEAR

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Quarry LP grew its stake in NETGEAR by 66.5% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,856 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 741 shares in the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System purchased a new stake in NETGEAR in the fourth quarter worth approximately $72,000. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in NETGEAR in the fourth quarter worth $72,000. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in NETGEAR by 19.6% during the 4th quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 2,917 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $81,000 after acquiring an additional 479 shares during the period. Finally, Picton Mahoney Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of NETGEAR during the fourth quarter worth about $92,000. Institutional investors own 82.97% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Charles J. Prober sold 10,929 shares of NETGEAR stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.64, for a total value of $291,148.56. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 507,763 shares in the company, valued at $13,526,806.32. The trade was a 2.11 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Thomas H. Waechter sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.42, for a total value of $60,840.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 61,135 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,859,726.70. The trade was a 3.17 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 7.00% of the company’s stock.

About NETGEAR

NETGEAR, Inc provides connectivity solutions the Americas; Europe, the Middle East, Africa; and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Connected Home, and NETGEAR for Business. The Connected Home segment offers Wi-Fi routers and home Wi-Fi mesh systems, Wi-Fi hotspots, digital displays, broadband modems, Wi-Fi gateways, Wi-Fi range extenders, powerline adapters, and Wi-Fi network adapters; and provides value-added service offerings, including security and privacy, technical support, and parental controls.