Cantor Fitzgerald Predicts Higher Earnings for Lemonade

Lemonade, Inc. (NYSE:LMND) – Research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Lemonade in a research note issued on Monday, November 17th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst R. Tunis now expects that the company will post earnings of ($2.31) per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of ($2.62). Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Lemonade’s current full-year earnings is ($3.03) per share. Cantor Fitzgerald also issued estimates for Lemonade’s FY2026 earnings at ($1.30) EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on LMND. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Lemonade from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on Lemonade from $60.00 to $55.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 10th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on Lemonade from $23.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Lemonade in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Lemonade from $49.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Lemonade currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $49.33.

Lemonade Trading Up 3.0%

NYSE LMND opened at $69.07 on Wednesday. Lemonade has a 12 month low of $24.31 and a 12 month high of $83.77. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $58.21 and its 200 day moving average is $47.83. The stock has a market cap of $5.16 billion, a PE ratio of -28.90 and a beta of 2.27.

Lemonade (NYSE:LMND) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported ($0.51) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.72) by $0.21. Lemonade had a negative return on equity of 31.86% and a negative net margin of 26.39%.The business had revenue of $194.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $185.06 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.95) earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 42.4% on a year-over-year basis. Lemonade has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider John Sheldon Peters sold 2,718 shares of Lemonade stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.34, for a total value of $136,824.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 102,397 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,154,664.98. The trade was a 2.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, COO Adina Eckstein sold 5,988 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.00, for a total value of $467,064.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 227,987 shares in the company, valued at $17,782,986. The trade was a 2.56% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 48,988 shares of company stock worth $3,538,884. Company insiders own 12.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Lemonade by 1.7% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 153,682 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,830,000 after acquiring an additional 2,496 shares during the period. CWM LLC grew its holdings in Lemonade by 30.2% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,813 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,000 after purchasing an additional 653 shares during the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in Lemonade in the 1st quarter worth about $292,000. BG Investment Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Lemonade in the 1st quarter worth about $817,000. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP lifted its stake in Lemonade by 43.3% in the first quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 51,195 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,609,000 after purchasing an additional 15,458 shares during the last quarter. 80.30% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Lemonade

Lemonade, Inc provides various insurance products through various channels in the United States, Europe, and the United Kingdom. Its insurance products include stolen or damaged property, and personal liability that protects its customers if they are responsible for an accident or damage to another person or their property.