What is William Blair’s Forecast for NerdWallet Q1 Earnings?

NerdWallet, Inc. (NASDAQ:NRDS) – Equities researchers at William Blair reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for NerdWallet in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. William Blair analyst R. Schackart now forecasts that the company will earn ($0.15) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.03). The consensus estimate for NerdWallet’s current full-year earnings is $0.36 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for NerdWallet’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.03 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.89 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on NRDS. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of NerdWallet from $15.00 to $12.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. KeyCorp upped their price target on shares of NerdWallet from $18.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on shares of NerdWallet from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $17.00.

NerdWallet Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NRDS opened at $10.48 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $769.65 million, a PE ratio of 26.20 and a beta of 1.33. NerdWallet has a 52 week low of $9.99 and a 52 week high of $17.30. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.24.

NerdWallet (NASDAQ:NRDS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.01 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.01. The business had revenue of $183.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $168.33 million. NerdWallet had a net margin of 4.42% and a negative return on equity of 2.08%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NRDS. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new position in shares of NerdWallet during the 4th quarter worth $80,000. US Bancorp DE acquired a new position in shares of NerdWallet during the 3rd quarter worth $86,000. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of NerdWallet during the 3rd quarter worth $135,000. AXQ Capital LP acquired a new position in shares of NerdWallet during the 4th quarter worth $138,000. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of NerdWallet by 3,417.4% during the 4th quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 10,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,000 after purchasing an additional 10,218 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.81% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at NerdWallet

In other NerdWallet news, insider Samuel Yount sold 65,167 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $13.79, for a total value of $898,652.93. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 581,419 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,017,768.01. This represents a 10.08 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Lauren Stclair sold 11,856 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.04, for a total transaction of $166,458.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 313,100 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,395,924. This represents a 3.65 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 822,353 shares of company stock worth $11,051,439. 45.93% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About NerdWallet

NerdWallet, Inc operates a digital platform that provides consumer-driven advice about personal finance by connecting individuals and small and mid-sized businesses with financial products providers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. Its platform offers guidance to consumers through educational content, tools and calculators, and product marketplaces, as well as through NerdWallet app for various financial products, including credit cards, mortgages, insurance, SMB products, personal loans, banking, investing, and student loans.