What is William Blair’s Estimate for Netflix Q2 Earnings?

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) – Analysts at William Blair upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Netflix in a research report issued on Wednesday, January 22nd. William Blair analyst R. Schackart now anticipates that the Internet television network will post earnings of $6.11 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $5.93. The consensus estimate for Netflix’s current full-year earnings is $23.43 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Netflix’s FY2026 earnings at $28.93 EPS.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on NFLX. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Netflix from $725.00 to $920.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Benchmark raised shares of Netflix from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Guggenheim upped their target price on shares of Netflix from $950.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. StockNews.com upgraded Netflix from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 21st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on Netflix from $650.00 to $875.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $993.82.

Netflix Trading Up 9.7 %

Shares of NFLX opened at $953.99 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.13. Netflix has a one year low of $481.40 and a one year high of $999.00. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $889.11 and a 200 day moving average price of $763.41. The company has a market capitalization of $407.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.27.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The Internet television network reported $4.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.20 by $0.07. Netflix had a net margin of 22.34% and a return on equity of 39.48%. The company had revenue of $10.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10,141,900 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.11 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in NFLX. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Netflix in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Netflix by 700.0% during the third quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. now owns 48 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new position in Netflix during the fourth quarter valued at $43,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Netflix in the 3rd quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Netflix during the 3rd quarter worth about $38,000. 80.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Chairman Reed Hastings sold 48,363 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $896.60, for a total transaction 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. This trade represents a 99.76 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Richard N. Barton sold 6,364 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $879.38, for a total value of $5,596,374.32. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 246 shares in the company, valued at $216,327.48. This trade represents a 96.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 152,198 shares of company stock valued at $127,616,898 over the last three months. Company insiders own 1.76% 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.