Goodman Advisory Group LLC purchased a new position in Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 520 shares of the Internet television network's stock, valued at approximately $485,000.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NFLX. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Netflix by 100.0% in the first quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC now owns 26 shares of the Internet television network's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 13 shares during the period. Brown Shipley& Co Ltd purchased a new position in Netflix during the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Transce3nd LLC purchased a new position in Netflix during the fourth quarter worth approximately $32,000. Copia Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Netflix in the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Stuart Chaussee & Associates Inc. grew its stake in shares of Netflix by 4,500.0% during the 4th quarter. Stuart Chaussee & Associates Inc. now owns 46 shares of the Internet television network's stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.93% of the company's stock.
Netflix Price Performance
Shares of NFLX stock opened at $1,323.12 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $1,183.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $1,024.18. The firm has a market cap of $563.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 62.53, a P/E/G ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 1.59. Netflix, Inc. has a 1-year low of $587.04 and a 1-year high of $1,331.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 1.20.
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 17th. The Internet television network reported $6.61 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.74 by $0.87. The business had revenue of $10.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.51 billion. Netflix had a net margin of 23.07% and a return on equity of 39.61%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $8.28 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Netflix, Inc. will post 24.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Netflix
In other Netflix news, CAO Jeffrey William Karbowski sold 160 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, April 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,000.00, for a total transaction of $160,000.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CFO Spencer Adam Neumann sold 2,601 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $921.72, for a total transaction of $2,397,393.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 3,691 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,402,068.52. The trade was a 41.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 185,280 shares of company stock worth $210,599,866 over the last quarter. 1.37% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several research analysts recently weighed in on NFLX shares. Oppenheimer increased their target price on Netflix from $1,200.00 to $1,425.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 12th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Netflix from $1,150.00 to $1,200.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Citigroup reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $1,250.00 target price (up previously from $1,020.00) on shares of Netflix in a report on Thursday, May 29th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Netflix from $1,175.00 to $1,490.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 30th. Finally, KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of Netflix from $1,000.00 to $1,070.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-five have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Netflix currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $1,172.73.
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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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