Best Buy Q4 EPS Estimate Lowered by Telsey Advisory Group

Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) – Equities research analysts at Telsey Advisory Group lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Best Buy in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 26th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst J. Feldman now expects that the technology retailer will post earnings of $2.41 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.52. Telsey Advisory Group has a “Outperform” rating and a $110.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Best Buy’s current full-year earnings is $6.28 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Best Buy’s Q1 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.64 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.70 EPS.

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 29th. The technology retailer reported $1.34 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $9.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.23 billion. Best Buy had a net margin of 2.96% and a return on equity of 47.19%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.22 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also commented on BBY. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of Best Buy from $109.00 to $101.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Best Buy from $81.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Best Buy from $95.00 to $89.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Melius Research initiated coverage on shares of Best Buy in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. They issued a “hold” rating and a $100.00 target price for the company. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Best Buy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $100.82.

Best Buy Stock Down 0.4 %

BBY opened at $88.17 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $93.96 and a 200-day moving average price of $89.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.34. Best Buy has a one year low of $68.67 and a one year high of $103.71.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Best Buy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Best Buy by 1.3% during the third quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 8,281 shares of the technology retailer’s stock valued at $855,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Greenleaf Trust raised its stake in Best Buy by 1.2% in the third quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 9,454 shares of the technology retailer’s stock worth $977,000 after buying an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Best Buy by 4.6% in the third quarter. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,675 shares of the technology retailer’s stock worth $276,000 after buying an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Tobam raised its stake in Best Buy by 15.6% in the second quarter. Tobam now owns 895 shares of the technology retailer’s stock worth $75,000 after buying an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hoxton Planning & Management LLC raised its stake in Best Buy by 3.7% in the third quarter. Hoxton Planning & Management LLC now owns 3,481 shares of the technology retailer’s stock worth $360,000 after buying an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. 80.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Best Buy Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.94 per share. This represents a $3.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 17th. Best Buy’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 64.83%.

Best Buy Company Profile

Best Buy Co, Inc engages in the retail of technology products in the United States, Canada, and international. Its stores provide computing and mobile phone products, such as desktops, notebooks, and peripherals; mobile phones comprising related mobile network carrier commissions; networking products; tablets covering e-readers; smartwatches; and consumer electronics consisting of digital imaging, health and fitness products, portable audio comprising headphones and portable speakers, and smart home products, as well as home theaters, which includes home theater accessories, soundbars, and televisions.