Barrington Research Weighs in on iHeartMedia Q3 Earnings

iHeartMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:IHRT) – Equities research analysts at Barrington Research issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of iHeartMedia in a research note issued on Tuesday, August 12th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl expects that the company will earn $0.02 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for iHeartMedia’s current full-year earnings is ($0.13) per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for iHeartMedia’s FY2025 earnings at ($0.96) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.27) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.29 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on IHRT. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of iHeartMedia from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of iHeartMedia from $1.00 to $1.25 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $2.92.

iHeartMedia Stock Performance

IHRT opened at $2.25 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $1.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1.66. iHeartMedia has a twelve month low of $0.95 and a twelve month high of $2.84. The firm has a market cap of $332.15 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.93 and a beta of 1.86.

iHeartMedia (NASDAQ:IHRT) last posted its earnings results on Monday, August 11th. The company reported ($0.54) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.28) by ($0.26). iHeartMedia had a negative return on equity of 2.84% and a negative net margin of 9.68%. The firm had revenue of $933.65 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $912.35 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Mariner LLC lifted its position in iHeartMedia by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 122,374 shares of the company’s stock worth $242,000 after buying an additional 5,269 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in iHeartMedia by 42.8% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 18,655 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 5,591 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its position in iHeartMedia by 15.0% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 43,613 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,000 after buying an additional 5,684 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its position in iHeartMedia by 11.4% during the 2nd quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 76,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $135,000 after buying an additional 7,857 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its position in iHeartMedia by 51.5% during the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 29,588 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 10,061 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.89% of the company’s stock.

iHeartMedia Company Profile

iHeartMedia, Inc operates as an audio media company in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Multiplatform Group, Digital Audio Group, and Audio & Media Services Group. The Multiplatform Group segment offers broadcast radio stations, sponsorship and events, and live and virtual events; and operates Premiere Networks, a national radio network that produces, distributes, or represents syndicated radio programs and services to radio station affiliates.