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Compared to Estimates, Redfin (RDFN) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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Redfin (RDFN - Free Report) reported $221.03 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 2%. EPS of -$0.73 for the same period compares to -$0.57 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.31% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $220.36 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.69, the EPS surprise was -5.80%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Redfin performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Real estate services transactions - Total: 12.26 million compared to the 12.34 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Average number of lead agents: 2,190 compared to the 2,114 average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Real estate services transactions - Partner: 2.39 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of 2.43 million.
  • Real estate services revenue per transaction - Aggregate: $10.30 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $10.47 million.
  • Monthly average visitors: 45.66 million versus 49.72 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Real estate services revenue per transaction - Partner: $2.96 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.41 million.
  • Real estate services transactions - Brokerage: 9.87 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of 10.08 million.
  • Revenue- Rentals: $52.29 million versus $50.05 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.6% change.
  • Revenue- Real estate services: $126.28 million versus $129.03 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3.7% change.
  • Revenue- Brokerage revenue: $119.22 million compared to the $122.56 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -4.5% year over year.
  • Revenue- Partner revenue: $7.06 million compared to the $6.51 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +10.8% year over year.
  • Revenue- Mortgage: $29.32 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $29.03 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -13.3%.
View all Key Company Metrics for Redfin here>>>

Shares of Redfin have returned -5.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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