What is William Blair’s Forecast for Marqeta Q1 Earnings?

Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ:MQ) – Analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Marqeta in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 27th. William Blair analyst C. Kennedy anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($0.03) per share for the quarter. William Blair currently has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Marqeta’s current full-year earnings is $0.06 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Marqeta’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.03) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.03) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.13) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.08) EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Marqeta from $5.00 to $4.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Barclays restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $4.00 price target (down from $5.00) on shares of Marqeta in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Mizuho dropped their price target on shares of Marqeta from $7.00 to $5.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. KeyCorp cut shares of Marqeta from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, Susquehanna cut their price objective on Marqeta from $9.00 to $7.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Marqeta presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $5.33.

Marqeta Price Performance

NASDAQ MQ opened at $4.13 on Monday. Marqeta has a fifty-two week low of $3.37 and a fifty-two week high of $6.44. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $3.79 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $4.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.07 billion, a PE ratio of 206.50 and a beta of 1.52.

Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.10) by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $135.79 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $132.71 million. Marqeta had a net margin of 2.86% and a return on equity of 1.20%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Marqeta

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Arizona State Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of Marqeta by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 116,397 shares of the company’s stock worth $441,000 after purchasing an additional 2,860 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in Marqeta by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 46,670 shares of the company’s stock valued at $174,000 after purchasing an additional 3,155 shares in the last quarter. Xponance Inc. raised its position in shares of Marqeta by 11.5% during the 4th quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 34,314 shares of the company’s stock valued at $130,000 after buying an additional 3,546 shares in the last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA increased its stake in Marqeta by 0.7% in the third quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 488,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,402,000 after acquiring an additional 3,627 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Summit Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Marqeta by 8.6% in the fourth quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 49,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $188,000 after acquiring an additional 3,938 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 78.64% of the company’s stock.

About Marqeta

Marqeta, Inc operates a cloud-based open application programming interface platform that delivers card issuing and transaction processing services. It offers its solutions in various verticals, including financial services, on-demand services, expense management, and e-commerce enablement, as well as buy now, pay later.