What is Seaport Res Ptn’s Forecast for Netflix Q1 Earnings?

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Netflix in a research note issued to investors on Monday, October 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now anticipates that the Internet television network will earn $7.60 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $7.43. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Netflix’s current full-year earnings is $24.58 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Netflix’s Q2 2026 earnings at $8.58 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $37.07 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on NFLX. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Netflix from $1,500.00 to $1,560.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Phillip Securities lowered shares of Netflix from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Netflix in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $1,500.00 price objective on shares of Netflix in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $1,295.00 price objective (up from $1,280.00) on shares of Netflix in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,337.63.

Netflix Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ NFLX opened at $1,231.07 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $1,209.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1,165.56. Netflix has a fifty-two week low of $677.88 and a fifty-two week high of $1,341.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $523.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.45, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 1.34.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 17th. The Internet television network reported $7.19 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.07 by $0.12. Netflix had a net margin of 24.58% and a return on equity of 42.50%. The business had revenue of $11.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.04 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $4.88 earnings per share. Netflix’s revenue was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Netflix has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 6.870-6.870 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Optima Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Netflix by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. Optima Capital LLC now owns 239 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $320,000 after acquiring an additional 8 shares during the period. Unified Investment Management grew its position in shares of Netflix by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Unified Investment Management now owns 474 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $635,000 after acquiring an additional 8 shares during the period. Plancorp LLC grew its position in shares of Netflix by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Plancorp LLC now owns 1,278 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $1,711,000 after acquiring an additional 8 shares during the period. Five Oceans Advisors grew its position in shares of Netflix by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Five Oceans Advisors now owns 751 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $1,006,000 after acquiring an additional 8 shares during the period. Finally, Old Port Advisors grew its position in shares of Netflix by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Old Port Advisors now owns 624 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $836,000 after acquiring an additional 8 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 80.93% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Netflix

In related news, Director Reed Hastings sold 42,176 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,171.92, for a total value of $49,426,897.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 394 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $461,736.48. This trade represents a 99.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Theodore A. Sarandos sold 2,026 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,160.62, for a total transaction of $2,351,416.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 15,168 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,604,284.16. This trade represents a 11.78% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 104,100 shares of company stock valued at $122,710,980 over the last quarter. 1.37% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Netflix Company Profile

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.