Alteri Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 1,453 shares of the Internet television network's stock, valued at approximately $1,295,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Netflix during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $5,019,087,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in Netflix by 123,836.7% in the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,925,977 shares of the Internet television network's stock valued at $1,716,662,000 after purchasing an additional 1,924,423 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in Netflix by 59.3% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,301,098 shares of the Internet television network's stock worth $2,051,016,000 after purchasing an additional 856,307 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in Netflix by 318.9% during the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 976,924 shares of the Internet television network's stock worth $870,752,000 after purchasing an additional 743,724 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in Netflix by 14.3% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,574,006 shares of the Internet television network's stock worth $4,076,903,000 after purchasing an additional 570,674 shares in the last quarter. 80.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
NFLX has been the subject of several research reports. Phillip Securities raised Netflix from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on shares of Netflix from $1,494.00 to $1,514.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Pivotal Research increased their price target on shares of Netflix from $1,250.00 to $1,350.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Loop Capital restated a "hold" rating on shares of Netflix in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, Macquarie increased their target price on Netflix from $1,150.00 to $1,200.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, April 21st. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-six have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $1,084.91.
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Netflix Stock Up 2.0 %
Shares of Netflix stock opened at $1,156.49 on Friday. Netflix, Inc. has a twelve month low of $565.16 and a twelve month high of $1,159.44. The stock has a market cap of $492.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $968.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $917.85.
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 17th. The Internet television network reported $6.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $5.74 by $0.87. Netflix had a net margin of 22.34% and a return on equity of 38.32%. The company had revenue of $10.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.51 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $8.28 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Netflix, Inc. will post 24.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, Director Ann Mather sold 2,682 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $973.00, for a total transaction of $2,609,586.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Spencer Adam Neumann sold 2,601 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,132.38, for a total value of $2,945,320.38. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 3,691 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,179,614.58. This represents a 41.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 182,759 shares of company stock worth $186,744,388. 1.76% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Netflix Company Profile
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Netflix, Inc provides entertainment services. It offers TV series, documentaries, feature films, and games across various genres and languages. The company also provides members the ability to receive streaming content through a host of internet-connected devices, including TVs, digital video players, TV set-top boxes, and mobile devices.
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