Roth Capital Estimates Roblox’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:RBLX)

Roblox Co. (NYSE:RBLX) – Analysts at Roth Capital boosted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Roblox in a research note issued to investors on Monday, January 27th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now expects that the company will post earnings of ($1.42) per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of ($1.46). The consensus estimate for Roblox’s current full-year earnings is ($1.56) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Roblox’s FY2026 earnings at ($1.55) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($1.37) EPS.

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

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on RBLX. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price objective on Roblox from $50.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Roblox from $65.00 to $75.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of Roblox from $45.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. CICC Research assumed coverage on shares of Roblox in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Roblox from $62.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $59.14.

Roblox Price Performance

RBLX stock opened at $68.46 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $59.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $49.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.64, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. Roblox has a twelve month low of $29.55 and a twelve month high of $69.12.

Institutional Trading of Roblox

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of RBLX. ValueAct Holdings L.P. boosted its position in shares of Roblox by 340.7% in the 3rd quarter. ValueAct Holdings L.P. now owns 10,135,921 shares of the company’s stock worth $448,616,000 after purchasing an additional 7,835,921 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its holdings 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 buying an additional 4,115,286 shares during the last quarter. Whale Rock Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Roblox during the third quarter worth about $107,491,000. Greenvale Capital LLP acquired a new position in shares of Roblox during the 2nd quarter worth about $89,304,000. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP increased its stake in shares of Roblox by 32.9% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 5,864,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $259,576,000 after acquiring an additional 1,452,900 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Amy Marie Rawlings sold 2,186 shares of Roblox stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.90, for a total transaction of $115,639.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 91,062 shares in the company, valued at $4,817,179.80. The trade was a 2.34 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Manuel Bronstein sold 37,846 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.03, for a total transaction of $1,969,127.38. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 674,259 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $35,081,695.77. This trade represents a 5.31 % 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 in the last quarter. Insiders own 22.15% of the company’s stock.

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.