ORG Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX - Free Report) by 41.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,072 shares of the Internet television network's stock after buying an additional 312 shares during the quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC's holdings in Netflix were worth $995,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Netflix by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,488,005 shares of the Internet television network's stock worth $33,413,809,000 after purchasing an additional 171,712 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Netflix by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 20,887,090 shares of the Internet television network's stock worth $18,617,081,000 after purchasing an additional 375,234 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Netflix by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 9,323,952 shares of the Internet television network's stock worth $8,287,823,000 after purchasing an additional 175,596 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of Netflix by 109,524.3% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 8,835,722 shares of the Internet television network's stock worth $8,239,576,000 after purchasing an additional 8,827,662 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Netflix in the 4th quarter worth approximately $5,019,087,000. Institutional investors own 80.93% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Netflix from $1,175.00 to $1,490.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 30th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $1,126.00 price target on shares of Netflix in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $1,150.00 price target (up previously from $1,100.00) on shares of Netflix in a report on Friday, April 18th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Netflix from $1,200.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, May 16th. Finally, Macquarie lifted their price target on shares of Netflix from $1,150.00 to $1,200.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, April 21st. Eleven investment 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. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $1,156.73.
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Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, CFO Spencer Adam Neumann sold 2,601 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $921.72, for a total transaction of $2,397,393.72. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 3,691 shares in the company, valued at $3,402,068.52. This trade represents a 41.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Jeffrey William Karbowski sold 480 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $978.18, for a total transaction of $469,526.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 185,140 shares of company stock worth $210,271,552. 1.37% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Netflix Stock Performance
Shares of NFLX opened at $1,222.29 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $520.17 billion, a PE ratio of 57.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.20 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $1,138.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1,006.33. Netflix, Inc. has a one year low of $587.04 and a one year high of $1,262.81.
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 17th. The Internet television network reported $6.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.74 by $0.87. Netflix had a net margin of 23.07% and a return on equity of 39.61%. The company had revenue of $10.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.51 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $8.28 earnings per share. On average, analysts anticipate that Netflix, Inc. will post 24.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.
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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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