iHeartMedia Q4 EPS Forecast Lifted by Barrington Research

iHeartMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:IHRT) – Stock analysts at Barrington Research increased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of iHeartMedia in a research note issued on Tuesday, August 12th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now forecasts that the company will earn $0.20 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.18. The consensus estimate for iHeartMedia’s current full-year earnings is ($0.13) per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for iHeartMedia’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS.

iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 11th. The company reported ($0.54) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.28) by ($0.26). The firm had revenue of $933.65 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $912.35 million. iHeartMedia had a negative net margin of 9.68% and a negative return on equity of 2.84%.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on IHRT. Wall Street Zen downgraded iHeartMedia from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on iHeartMedia from $1.00 to $1.25 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, iHeartMedia presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $2.92.

iHeartMedia Price Performance

NASDAQ IHRT opened at $2.20 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $1.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $1.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $324.77 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.91 and a beta of 1.86. iHeartMedia has a 1-year low of $0.95 and a 1-year high of $2.84.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its position in shares of iHeartMedia by 25.9% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 3,830,745 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,585,000 after buying an additional 789,170 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iHeartMedia by 2.7% during the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 3,307,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,815,000 after buying an additional 85,957 shares during the period. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of iHeartMedia by 20.0% during the fourth quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 3,000,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,940,000 after buying an additional 500,000 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of iHeartMedia by 22.8% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,872,316 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,739,000 after buying an additional 532,414 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of iHeartMedia by 7.1% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,822,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,968,000 after buying an additional 186,402 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.89% of the company’s stock.

iHeartMedia Company Profile

iHeartMedia, Inc operates as an audio media company in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Multiplatform Group, Digital Audio Group, and Audio & Media Services Group. The Multiplatform Group segment offers broadcast radio stations, sponsorship and events, and live and virtual events; and operates Premiere Networks, a national radio network that produces, distributes, or represents syndicated radio programs and services to radio station affiliates.