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

NerdWallet, Inc. (NASDAQ:NRDS) – Equities research analysts at William Blair lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of NerdWallet in a report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. William Blair analyst R. Schackart now expects that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.15) for the quarter, down from their prior 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.

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

NRDS has been the subject of several other reports. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of NerdWallet from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on shares of NerdWallet from $15.00 to $12.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their target price on shares of NerdWallet from $18.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, NerdWallet presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $17.00.

NerdWallet Stock Performance

NRDS stock opened at $10.48 on Monday. NerdWallet has a one year low of $9.99 and a one year high of $17.30. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $13.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $13.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $769.65 million, a P/E ratio of 26.20 and a beta of 1.33.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NerdWallet

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Topline Capital Management LLC bought a new position in NerdWallet in the 4th quarter worth about $69,840,000. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in NerdWallet by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 924,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,751,000 after purchasing an additional 19,330 shares during the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. grew its position in NerdWallet by 157.3% in the 4th quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 908,468 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,083,000 after purchasing an additional 555,329 shares during the last quarter. Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of NerdWallet by 3,324.4% in the 4th quarter. Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC now owns 893,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,887,000 after acquiring an additional 867,681 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of NerdWallet by 8.0% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 867,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,537,000 after acquiring an additional 64,366 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 38.81% of the company’s stock.

NerdWallet Company Profile

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.