Online legal service provider LegalZoom (NASDAQ: LZ) will be reporting earnings this Thursday after market hours. Here’s what investors should know.

LegalZoom beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 3.9% last quarter, reporting revenues of $190.2 million, up 12.8% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with revenue guidance for next quarter beating analysts’ expectations and a decent beat of analysts’ revenue estimates. It reported 1.96 million users, up 14.1% year on year.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting LegalZoom’s revenue to grow 14.2% year on year to $184.6 million, improving from the 1.9% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.18 per share.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. LegalZoom has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years by 2.2% on average.

Looking at LegalZoom’s peers in the consumer internet segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Shutterstock’s revenues decreased 12% year on year, missing analysts’ expectations by 12.7%, and Instacart reported revenues up 12.3%, topping estimates by 2%. Instacart traded up 7.7% following the results.

Read our full analysis of Shutterstock’s results here and Instacart’s results here.

Debates around the economy’s health and the impact of potential tariffs and corporate tax cuts have caused much uncertainty in 2025. Unfortunately, consumer internet stocks have struggled in this environment as share prices are down 18.7% on average over the last month. LegalZoom is down 21.1% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $11.96 (compared to the current share price of $6.87).

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