Sovran Advisors LLC raised its position in Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX – Free Report) by 823.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 17,325 shares of the Internet television network’s stock after buying an additional 15,449 shares during the period. Sovran Advisors LLC’s holdings in Netflix were worth $1,525,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Imprint Wealth LLC bought a new position in Netflix in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC bought a new stake in Netflix during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Steph & Co. grew its holdings in Netflix by 188.9% during the 3rd quarter. Steph & Co. now owns 26 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 17 shares during the last quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc increased its position in Netflix by 93.3% in the 3rd quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 29 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the period. Finally, Horizon Financial Services LLC increased its position in Netflix by 480.0% in the 3rd quarter. Horizon Financial Services LLC now owns 29 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares during the period. 80.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of brokerages have recently commented on NFLX. Pivotal Research cut their price target on shares of Netflix from $105.00 to $95.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $125.00 target price on Netflix and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on Netflix from $94.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Citigroup assumed coverage on Netflix in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $115.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Susquehanna raised Netflix to a “positive” rating and set a $112.00 price target for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have issued a Buy rating and thirteen have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $114.57.
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Insider Buying and Selling at Netflix
In other Netflix news, CFO Spencer Adam Neumann sold 28,630 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.00, for a total value of $2,805,740.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 73,787 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,231,126. The trade was a 27.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Cletus R. Willems sold 3,136 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.67, for a total value of $259,253.12. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 1,543,023 shares of company stock valued at $141,145,842 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.37% of the company’s stock.
Key Stories Impacting Netflix
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Netflix Price Performance
NFLX stock opened at $98.66 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm has a market cap of $416.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.04, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.67. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $88.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $99.72. Netflix, Inc. has a 12-month low of $75.01 and a 12-month high of $134.12.
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 20th. The Internet television network reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.01. Netflix had a return on equity of 43.26% and a net margin of 24.30%.The firm had revenue of $12.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.97 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.43 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Netflix has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.760 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Netflix, Inc. will post 24.58 earnings per share for the current year.
Netflix Profile
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Netflix, Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) is a global entertainment company that provides subscription-based streaming of films, television series, documentaries and other video content. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph and headquartered in Los Gatos, California, the company began as a DVD-by-mail rental service and introduced streaming video in 2007. Netflix later expanded into producing and distributing original programming, beginning notable original hits in the 2010s, and now operates a content production and distribution ecosystem alongside its licensing activity.
The company’s primary product is its on-demand streaming service, which can be accessed on a wide range of internet-connected devices and delivered through a suite of apps and web platforms.
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