Online insurance comparison site EverQuote (NASDAQ: EVER) will be announcing earnings results this Monday after market close. Here’s what to look for.
EverQuote beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $173.9 million, up 20.3% year on year. It was an exceptional quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and revenue guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations.
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This quarter, the market is expecting EverQuote’s revenue to grow 20% year on year, slowing from the 165% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. EverQuote rarely misses Wall Street’s revenue estimates.
Looking at EverQuote’s peers in the online marketplace segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Shutterstock’s revenues decreased 12% year on year, missing analysts’ expectations by 12.7%, and Instacart reported revenues up 12.3%, topping estimates by 2%. Shutterstock traded down 12.7% following the results while Instacart was up 9.2%.
Read our full analysis of Shutterstock’s results here and Instacart’s results here.
The outlook for 2025 remains clouded by potential trade policy changes and corporate tax discussions, which could impact business confidence and growth. Investors in online marketplace stocks have been spared in this environment as share prices are down 16.8% on average over the last month. EverQuote is down 34.4% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $31.80 (compared to the current share price of $15.51).
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