Seaport Res Ptn Has Pessimistic View of DoorDash Q1 Earnings

DoorDash, Inc. (NASDAQ:DASH) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for DoorDash in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Kessler now forecasts that the company will earn $0.52 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.59. The consensus estimate for DoorDash’s current full-year earnings is $0.29 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for DoorDash’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.31 EPS.

Several other research firms have also commented on DASH. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on shares of DoorDash from $119.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Roth Mkm lifted their price target on shares of DoorDash from $165.00 to $193.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Piper Sandler reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $210.00 price objective (up from $160.00) on shares of DoorDash in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on DoorDash from $215.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on DoorDash from $180.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $203.79.

DoorDash Stock Performance

NASDAQ DASH opened at $200.89 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $178.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $156.37. DoorDash has a fifty-two week low of $99.32 and a fifty-two week high of $201.17. The company has a market cap of $83.45 billion, a P/E ratio of -446.42, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.72.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in DASH. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its stake in DoorDash by 31.8% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 224 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its position in shares of DoorDash by 34.0% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 272 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Avestar Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of DoorDash by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Avestar Capital LLC now owns 6,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,110,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of DoorDash by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 11,744 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,970,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pallas Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of DoorDash by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,465 shares of the company’s stock valued at $414,000 after buying an additional 88 shares during the last quarter. 90.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Tony Xu sold 115,432 shares of DoorDash stock in a transaction on Monday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.01, for a total transaction of $20,432,618.32. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 1,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $265,515. The trade was a 98.72 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, COO Prabir Adarkar sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $180.83, for a total value of $3,616,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 925,222 shares in the company, valued at $167,307,894.26. This trade represents a 2.12 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,040,758 shares of company stock worth $181,434,201. Company insiders own 7.92% of the company’s stock.

About DoorDash

DoorDash, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates a commerce platform that connects merchants, consumers, and independent contractors in the United States and internationally. The company operates DoorDash Marketplace and Wolt Marketplace, which provide various services, such as customer acquisition, demand generation, order fulfillment, merchandising, payment processing, and customer support.