Wedbush Has Negative Outlook of Getty Images Q1 Earnings

Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:GETY) – Equities researchers at Wedbush decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Getty Images in a report released on Tuesday, March 18th. Wedbush analyst M. Pachter now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.01 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.03. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $7.70 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Getty Images’ current full-year earnings is $0.08 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Getty Images’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.11 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “underweight” rating on shares of Getty Images in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. Macquarie reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $3.75 price objective on shares of Getty Images in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Finally, Benchmark lowered their target price on shares of Getty Images from $6.00 to $4.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $5.24.

Getty Images Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GETY opened at $2.25 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $922.86 million, a P/E ratio of 18.71 and a beta of 1.97. Getty Images has a twelve month low of $1.90 and a twelve month high of $5.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84. The company has a 50 day moving average of $2.44 and a 200 day moving average of $2.99.

Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) last issued its earnings results on Monday, March 17th. The company reported ($0.01) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.04 by ($0.05). Getty Images had a return on equity of 6.42% and a net margin of 5.91%. The firm had revenue of $247.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $245.50 million. The firm’s revenue was up 9.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Getty Images

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Getty Images by 12.5% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 524,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,000,000 after buying an additional 58,135 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. purchased a new stake in Getty Images in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $221,000. Barclays PLC raised its stake in Getty Images by 47.1% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 156,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $596,000 after acquiring an additional 49,995 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its holdings in Getty Images by 139.8% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 67,712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $258,000 after purchasing an additional 39,477 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of Getty Images by 46.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,474,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,617,000 after purchasing an additional 466,521 shares during the period. 45.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Getty Images

In other news, CEO Craig Warren Peters sold 32,753 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.20, for a total value of $72,056.60. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 1,212,648 shares in the company, valued at $2,667,825.60. This represents a 2.63 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Jennifer Leyden sold 12,342 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.20, for a total transaction of $27,152.40. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 261,034 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $574,274.80. This trade represents a 4.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 70,521 shares of company stock worth $155,146 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 12.30% of the company’s stock.

About Getty Images

Getty Images Holdings, Inc offers creative and editorial visual content solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Its products include Getty Images that offers creative and editorial content including stills, music and video which focuses on corporate, agency, and media customers; iStock.com, an e-commerce offering where customers have access to creative stills and video; Unsplash.com, a platform offering free stock photo downloads and paid subscriptions targeted to the high-growth prosumer and semi-professional creator segments; and Unsplash+ that provides access to unique model released content with expanded legal protections.