William Blair Issues Pessimistic Estimate for GSHD Earnings

Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) – Stock analysts at William Blair decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Goosehead Insurance in a report released on Tuesday, October 14th. William Blair analyst A. Klauber now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.24 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.32. The consensus estimate for Goosehead Insurance’s current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Goosehead Insurance’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.36 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on Goosehead Insurance from $92.00 to $79.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Goosehead Insurance from $101.00 to $85.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Goosehead Insurance in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on Goosehead Insurance from $130.00 to $120.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald raised Goosehead Insurance to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $105.09.

Goosehead Insurance Stock Up 2.8%

Shares of GSHD stock opened at $67.02 on Friday. Goosehead Insurance has a twelve month low of $64.89 and a twelve month high of $130.39. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.00 and its 200 day simple moving average is $94.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.31, a P/E/G ratio of 13.07 and a beta of 1.27.

Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.53 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $94.03 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $94.18 million. Goosehead Insurance had a net margin of 8.76% and a negative return on equity of 59.49%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 20.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.43 earnings per share. Goosehead Insurance has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Goosehead Insurance

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Durable Capital Partners LP bought a new stake in shares of Goosehead Insurance during the 2nd quarter valued at about $71,832,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. boosted its position in shares of Goosehead Insurance by 118.7% during the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 556,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,744,000 after purchasing an additional 302,130 shares in the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Goosehead Insurance by 12.6% during the 2nd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 2,275,369 shares of the company’s stock valued at $240,074,000 after purchasing an additional 253,777 shares in the last quarter. 3G Capital Partners LP boosted its position in shares of Goosehead Insurance by 105.6% during the 2nd quarter. 3G Capital Partners LP now owns 462,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,798,000 after purchasing an additional 237,500 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Driehaus Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Goosehead Insurance during the 1st quarter valued at about $22,003,000.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, major shareholder Adrienne Kebodeaux sold 3,000 shares of Goosehead Insurance stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.30, for a total value of $258,900.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Mark E. Jr. Jones acquired 1,149 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 29th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $86.08 per share, for a total transaction of $98,905.92. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief financial officer owned 3,491 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $300,505.28. This trade represents a 49.06% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 244,770 shares of company stock valued at $21,568,721 over the last ninety days. 48.35% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Goosehead Insurance

Goosehead Insurance, Inc operates as a holding company for Goosehead Financial, LLC that engages in the provision of personal lines insurance agency services in the United States. The company offers homeowner’s, automotive, dwelling property, flood, wind, earthquake, excess liability or umbrella, motorcycle, recreational vehicle, general liability, property, and life insurance products and services.