What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for NETGEAR Q2 Earnings?

NETGEAR, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTGR) – Analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for NETGEAR in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the communications equipment provider will post earnings per share of ($0.25) for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of ($0.27). Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for NETGEAR’s current full-year earnings is ($1.84) per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for NETGEAR’s Q4 2027 earnings at ($0.05) EPS and FY2028 earnings at ($0.63) EPS.

NETGEAR (NASDAQ:NTGR) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.05 by $0.21. NETGEAR had a negative return on equity of 2.40% and a negative net margin of 2.56%.The business had revenue of $182.47 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.26 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.06) EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up .0% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of NETGEAR in a report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of NETGEAR from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Sunday, March 1st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $36.00 price objective on shares of NETGEAR in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $36.00.

NETGEAR Trading Up 1.8%

NTGR stock opened at $21.57 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $606.33 million, a P/E ratio of -34.79 and a beta of 1.16. NETGEAR has a twelve month low of $18.75 and a twelve month high of $36.86. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $21.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $26.07.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NETGEAR

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in NTGR. Windward Management LP purchased a new stake in NETGEAR during the 4th quarter worth $35,468,000. Concentric Capital Strategies LP acquired a new position in shares of NETGEAR during the fourth quarter worth about $7,020,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of NETGEAR by 87.6% during the third quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 548,911 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $17,779,000 after purchasing an additional 256,266 shares in the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of NETGEAR by 43.7% in the third quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 717,973 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $23,255,000 after buying an additional 218,347 shares during the period. Finally, Cinctive Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of NETGEAR in the third quarter valued at about $6,433,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.97% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NETGEAR news, insider Pramod Badjate sold 3,000 shares of NETGEAR stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.97, for a total transaction of $62,910.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 144,586 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,031,968.42. The trade was a 2.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 2.30% of the company’s stock.

NETGEAR Company Profile

NETGEAR, Inc (NASDAQ: NTGR) is a global provider of networking solutions for consumer, business and service provider markets. The company designs, develops and markets a comprehensive portfolio of products that enable high-speed connectivity, data storage and network security for homes, small to medium-sized businesses and large enterprises.

Its product lineup includes Wi-Fi routers, mesh networking systems, cable modems, mobile broadband gateways and Ethernet switches—offered in both managed and unmanaged configurations.