Dynasty Wealth Management LLC lessened its stake in shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX - Free Report) by 44.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,882 shares of the Internet television network's stock after selling 1,515 shares during the quarter. Dynasty Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Netflix were worth $1,755,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Fullcircle Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Netflix by 2.5% in the first quarter. Fullcircle Wealth LLC now owns 369 shares of the Internet television network's stock valued at $344,000 after purchasing an additional 9 shares during the last quarter. MRP Capital Investments LLC grew its position in shares of Netflix by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. MRP Capital Investments LLC now owns 1,052 shares of the Internet television network's stock valued at $938,000 after purchasing an additional 10 shares during the last quarter. Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling LLC grew its position in shares of Netflix by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Bedell Frazier Investment Counselling LLC now owns 462 shares of the Internet television network's stock valued at $412,000 after purchasing an additional 10 shares during the last quarter. Mission Creek Capital Partners Inc. grew its position in Netflix by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Mission Creek Capital Partners Inc. now owns 3,826 shares of the Internet television network's stock worth $3,410,000 after buying an additional 10 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Continuum Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Netflix by 4.4% during the first quarter. Continuum Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 235 shares of the Internet television network's stock worth $219,000 after buying an additional 10 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.93% of the company's stock.
Insider Activity at Netflix
In related news, CFO Spencer Adam Neumann sold 2,601 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 transaction, the chief financial officer owned 3,691 shares in the company, valued at $4,179,614.58. The trade was a 41.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Reed Hastings sold 26,977 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,133.05, for a total transaction of $30,566,289.85. Following the sale, the director directly owned 394 shares of the company's stock, valued at $446,421.70. This represents a 98.56% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 186,723 shares of company stock worth $223,307,201. Company insiders own 1.37% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Seaport Res Ptn downgraded Netflix from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, July 6th. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Netflix in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on Netflix from $1,514.00 to $1,515.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. UBS Group lifted their target price on Netflix from $1,450.00 to $1,495.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Loop Capital reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Netflix in a research report on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating, twenty-five have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Netflix currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $1,275.30.
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Netflix Trading Down 5.1%
NFLX stock traded down $64.93 during trading on Friday, hitting $1,209.24. The company had a trading volume of 10,678,762 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,802,076. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $1,231.20 and a 200-day moving average price of $1,058.57. Netflix, Inc. has a 12 month low of $587.04 and a 12 month high of $1,341.15. The stock has a market cap of $514.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.15, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.59.
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 17th. The Internet television network reported $7.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $7.07 by $0.12. Netflix had a net margin of 23.07% and a return on equity of 39.61%. The firm had revenue of $11.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $11.04 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.88 EPS. Netflix's revenue was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that Netflix, Inc. will post 24.58 earnings per share for the current year.
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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