William Blair Brokers Boost Earnings Estimates for EverQuote

EverQuote, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVER) – Research analysts at William Blair upped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of EverQuote in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 6th. William Blair analyst R. Schackart now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.39 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $1.29. The consensus estimate for EverQuote’s current full-year earnings is $0.72 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for EverQuote’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS.

EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 24th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.15 by $0.18. EverQuote had a return on equity of 13.94% and a net margin of 3.31%. The firm had revenue of $147.46 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $133.83 million.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $38.00 target price on shares of EverQuote in a report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on EverQuote from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their target price on EverQuote from $35.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, February 24th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, EverQuote has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.50.

EverQuote Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of EVER opened at $23.23 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $24.48 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $21.33. EverQuote has a twelve month low of $16.63 and a twelve month high of $30.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $829.87 million, a P/E ratio of 68.32 and a beta of 0.45.

Institutional Trading of EverQuote

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in EVER. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in EverQuote in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new position in shares of EverQuote in the 4th quarter worth about $90,000. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in EverQuote by 80.4% in the 4th quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 4,582 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,000 after purchasing an additional 2,042 shares in the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in EverQuote during the 1st quarter valued at about $157,000. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC increased its stake in EverQuote by 53.9% during the 4th quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 7,704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,000 after purchasing an additional 2,698 shares in the last quarter. 91.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at EverQuote

In related news, Director David B. Blundin sold 77,600 shares of EverQuote stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.67, for a total transaction of $2,224,792.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 97,920 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,807,366.40. This trade represents a 44.21 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director John L. Shields sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.93, for a total transaction of $41,860.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 26,515 shares in the company, valued at approximately $554,958.95. This trade represents a 7.01 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 193,967 shares of company stock valued at $5,278,231. Corporate insiders own 29.79% of the company’s stock.

About EverQuote

EverQuote, Inc operates an online marketplace for insurance shopping in the United States. The company offers auto, home and renters, and life insurance. The company serves carriers and agents, as well as indirect distributors. The company was formerly known as AdHarmonics, Inc, and changed its name to EverQuote, Inc in November 2014.