B. Riley Comments on Snap’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:SNAP)

Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Snap in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, January 17th. B. Riley analyst N. Khan now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.04 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.06. B. Riley currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $12.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Snap’s current full-year earnings is ($0.39) per share.

Snap (NYSE:SNAP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The company reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.03. Snap had a negative return on equity of 35.60% and a negative net margin of 18.49%. The business had revenue of $1.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.36 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($0.21) earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $640.00 price objective on shares of Snap in a report on Thursday, December 5th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $16.00 price objective (down from $18.00) on shares of Snap in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on Snap from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on Snap from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $16.00 price objective on shares of Snap in a report on Friday, January 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twenty-two have assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Snap currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $36.99.

Snap Stock Performance

Snap stock opened at $10.57 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $11.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $11.26. The company has a quick ratio of 4.04, a current ratio of 4.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.63. Snap has a 12-month low of $8.29 and a 12-month high of $17.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -18.22 and a beta of 0.98.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Snap

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. HCR Wealth Advisors increased its stake in Snap by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. HCR Wealth Advisors now owns 25,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $269,000 after acquiring an additional 934 shares during the last quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Snap by 6.9% during the third quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 19,352 shares of the company’s stock valued at $207,000 after buying an additional 1,255 shares during the last quarter. Gradient Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Snap by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 142,144 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,531,000 after buying an additional 1,310 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Snap by 1.9% during the third quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 77,592 shares of the company’s stock worth $830,000 after purchasing an additional 1,433 shares during the period. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Snap by 7.7% during the fourth quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 21,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,000 after purchasing an additional 1,513 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 47.52% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO Rebecca Morrow sold 2,812 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.44, for a total value of $32,169.28. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 430,252 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,922,082.88. This represents a 0.65 % 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 link. Also, CTO Robert C. Murphy sold 1,000,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $12.50, for a total value of $12,500,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer now owns 57,210,989 shares in the company, valued at approximately $715,137,362.50. The trade was a 1.72 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,451,618 shares of company stock valued at $17,560,157.

Snap Company Profile

Snap Inc operates as a technology company in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers Snapchat, a visual messaging application with various tabs, such as camera, visual messaging, snap map, stories, and spotlight that enable people to communicate visually through short videos and images.