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On Thursday, Citizens JMP analyst Andrew Boone maintained a Market Outperform rating for Ibotta Inc (NYSE:IBTA) with a steady price target of $58.00. The analyst’s statement highlighted Ibotta’s first-quarter 2025 performance, which saw revenue exceed consensus estimates by 3% and EBITDA surpass expectations by approximately 20%. The company has demonstrated strong fundamentals with revenue reaching $369.5M and an impressive gross profit margin of 84.66%, according to InvestingPro data. Additionally, the company’s revenue and EBITDA guidance for the second quarter of 2025 is in line with consensus.
Boone’s analysis focused on Ibotta’s effectiveness in demonstrating the incremental value and performance of its platform to consumer packaged goods (CPG) advertisers. Notably, the first two clients conducting Cost Per Incremental Dollar (CPID) campaigns with Ibotta are experiencing positive early results, leading to significant increases in their spending on the platform. This success is reflected in the company’s financial health, with InvestingPro reporting a "GREAT" overall financial score of 3.26. Three additional CPG companies are slated to begin CPID campaign testing, with further expansion expected in the second half of 2025. However, Ibotta plans a strategic rollout to refine and enhance its new capabilities.
The report also considers the broader market opportunities for Ibotta, citing consumer packaged goods as the second-largest category for digital advertising spend, following retail. Boone pointed out that, with limited options available for performance budget allocation in digital advertising, Ibotta is well-positioned to capture a larger share of advertiser budgets.
In light of emerging platforms such as DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) (DASH, Market Outperform, $225 price target) and Instacart (NASDAQ:CART) (CART, Market Outperform, $55 price target) that offer detailed targeting capabilities, unlike Walmart (NYSE:WMT, No Change), Ibotta’s prospects are further bolstered. The company is also enhancing its sales leadership and developing more sophisticated tools for measuring incrementality, which Boone believes could accelerate growth.
Finally, Boone emphasized the attractive risk/reward profile for Ibotta’s stock, which is currently trading at approximately 10 times its projected 2026 EBITDA. With a current P/E ratio of 12.72 and strong profitability metrics, including a return on assets of 12.48%, the stock appears to be trading close to its Fair Value according to InvestingPro analysis. The affirmation of the Market Outperform rating and the $58 price target reflects confidence in the company’s growth trajectory and market potential. For deeper insights into Ibotta’s valuation and growth prospects, investors can access the comprehensive Pro Research Report, available exclusively to InvestingPro subscribers.
In other recent news, Ibotta Inc reported its Q1 2025 earnings, revealing a revenue of $84.6 million, which represents a 3% year-over-year increase. Despite this growth, the company’s earnings per share (EPS) of $0.36 fell short of the forecasted $0.42. Ibotta’s Redemption Revenue saw an 8% rise from the previous year, reaching $73.4 million, while the third-party publisher redemption revenue increased by 38% year-over-year. However, direct-to-consumer redemption revenue experienced a decline of 24%. Evercore ISI, a research firm, responded by raising its price target for Ibotta to $65 from $56, maintaining an Outperform rating, reflecting confidence in Ibotta’s long-term growth potential. The firm’s analysts highlighted Ibotta’s performance in key financial metrics as a factor in their decision. Ibotta also announced expanded strategic partnerships with Instacart and DoorDash, alongside new product features and machine learning optimizations. These developments contributed to a significant post-market stock surge, despite the EPS miss.
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