LinkedIn Q4 Earnings Preview

LinkedIn Corp LNKD reports Q4 earnings on Thursday. The Street expects revenue of $616.83 million and EPS of $0.53.

Cantor expected solid results with revenue of $610.5 million and EPS of $0.51.

JP Morgan believed “the company has built a strong moat with limited direct vertical competition in an increasingly competitive landscape for Internet peers.” The firm modeled Q4 revenue of $616.5 million with EPS of 0.49.

Wedbush modeled Q4 revenue of $629.4 million and EPS of $0.57. The firm remained “optimistic on the company’s long-term market opportunity and positioning” but awaited “more clarity around the timing of uptake for the newer growth drivers (Sales Navigator, Sponsored Updates, China).”

Needham expected revenue of $620 million and EPS of $0.57. The firm also estimated Talent Solutions “net new customer adds of 2,685, pushing total enterprise customers to 33,000, which is higher than consensus ending customers of 32,280.”

Heading into earnings, shares of LinkedIn were moving higher and recently traded at $236.82, up 2.06 percent.