Roblox Co. Forecasted to Earn Q1 2025 Earnings of ($0.42) Per Share (NYSE:RBLX)

Roblox Co. (NYSE:RBLX – Get Rating) – Investment analysts at Wedbush issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Roblox in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 10th. Wedbush analyst N. Mckay expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.42) per share for the quarter. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $37.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Roblox’s current full-year earnings is ($1.82) per share.

Roblox (NYSE:RBLX – Get Rating) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 15th. The company reported ($0.48) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.55) by $0.07. The company had revenue of $899.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $884.71 million. Roblox had a negative net margin of 41.54% and a negative return on equity of 200.01%. Roblox’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.25) EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Benchmark upgraded shares of Roblox from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $45.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on shares of Roblox in a report on Wednesday, January 25th. They set a “market perform” rating on the stock. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Roblox from $48.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 16th. Needham & Company LLC reduced their target price on shares of Roblox from $53.00 to $48.00 in a research report on Thursday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Roblox from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, February 16th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $39.72.

Roblox Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:RBLX opened at $39.36 on Friday. Roblox has a 52 week low of $23.88 and a 52 week high of $53.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.06 billion, a P/E ratio of -25.39 and a beta of 1.76. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $41.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $36.97. The company has a quick ratio of 1.55, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.24.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Manuel Bronstein sold 28,722 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.85, for a total value of $1,087,127.70. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 712,337 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,961,955.45. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. In other news, CAO Amy Marie Rawlings sold 3,178 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.85, for a total transaction of $120,287.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 90,745 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,434,698.25. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Manuel Bronstein sold 28,722 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.85, for a total transaction of $1,087,127.70. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 712,337 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,961,955.45. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 639,381 shares of company stock worth $24,436,353. Corporate insiders own 27.67% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Roblox

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of RBLX. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. lifted its stake in Roblox by 4.9% during the first quarter. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. now owns 6,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $280,000 after purchasing an additional 291 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its stake in Roblox by 62.5% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 292 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Roblox by 27.2% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 297 shares in the last quarter. Wetherby Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Roblox by 7.4% in the 1st quarter. Wetherby Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,366 shares of the company’s stock valued at $202,000 after buying an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Roblox by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 11,902 shares of the company’s stock worth $550,000 after purchasing an additional 342 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 72.36% of the company’s stock.

Roblox Company Profile

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Roblox Corporation develops and operates an online entertainment platform. The company offers Roblox Studio, a free toolset that allows developers and creators to build, publish, and operate 3D experiences, and other content; Roblox Client, an application that allows users to explore 3D digital world; Roblox Education for learning experiences; and Roblox Cloud, which provides services and infrastructure that power the human co-experience platform.