Roth Capital Forecasts Roblox’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:RBLX)

Roblox Co. (NYSE:RBLX) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Roblox in a research note issued on Monday, January 27th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler forecasts that the company will earn ($0.38) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Roblox’s current full-year earnings is ($1.56) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Roblox’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.31) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.37) EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.36) EPS.

RBLX has been the subject of several other research reports. BTIG Research raised their target price on Roblox from $51.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Benchmark lifted their price objective on shares of Roblox from $44.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on Roblox from $50.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Roblox from $62.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, HSBC began coverage on Roblox in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $63.00 price target on the stock. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Roblox presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $58.81.

Roblox Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of RBLX stock opened at $67.16 on Tuesday. Roblox has a 1 year low of $29.55 and a 1 year high of $67.86. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.64. The business’s fifty day moving average is $58.76 and its 200-day moving average is $48.86.

Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported ($0.37) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.39) by $0.02. Roblox had a negative net margin of 30.90% and a negative return on equity of 986.36%. The business had revenue of $919.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.02 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.45) earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Roblox

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in RBLX. FMR LLC increased its position in Roblox by 24.5% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 20,942,691 shares of the company’s stock worth $926,924,000 after acquiring an additional 4,115,286 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Roblox by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,855,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $480,482,000 after purchasing an additional 240,565 shares during the period. ValueAct Holdings L.P. raised its position in shares of Roblox by 340.7% during the third quarter. ValueAct Holdings L.P. now owns 10,135,921 shares of the company’s stock valued at $448,616,000 after buying an additional 7,835,921 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Roblox by 5.2% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,332,563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $368,003,000 after buying an additional 408,915 shares during the period. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP grew its position in Roblox by 32.9% during the third quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 5,864,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $259,576,000 after buying an additional 1,452,900 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Roblox

In other news, insider Mark Reinstra sold 24,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.89, for a total transaction of $1,581,360.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 281,161 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,525,698.29. This represents a 7.86 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Anthony P. Lee sold 250,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.04, for a total value of $16,260,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 6,254,137 shares in the company, valued at $406,769,070.48. The trade was a 3.84 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 1,417,812 shares of company stock worth $80,070,173 over the last ninety days. 22.15% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Roblox Company Profile

Roblox Corporation develops and operates an online entertainment platform in the United States and internationally. It offers Roblox Studio, a free toolset that allows developers and creators to build, publish, and operate 3D experiences, and other content; Roblox Client, an application that allows users to explore 3D experience; and Roblox Cloud, which provides services and infrastructure that power the platform.