Fiduciary Alliance LLC boosted its position in Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX – Free Report) by 421.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 28,114 shares of the Internet television network’s stock after purchasing an additional 22,724 shares during the period. Fiduciary Alliance LLC’s holdings in Netflix were worth $2,636,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Netflix by 0.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,521,322 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $46,183,983,000 after acquiring an additional 142,238 shares during the last quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Netflix by 837.2% during the fourth quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. now owns 111,380 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $10,443,000 after acquiring an additional 99,496 shares during the last quarter. Crew Capital Management Ltd lifted its position in Netflix by 1,021.9% during the fourth quarter. Crew Capital Management Ltd now owns 9,031 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $847,000 after acquiring an additional 8,226 shares during the last quarter. Grove Bank & Trust lifted its position in Netflix by 1,379.8% during the fourth quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 25,512 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $2,392,000 after acquiring an additional 23,788 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cidel Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Netflix by 1,031.4% during the fourth quarter. Cidel Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,169 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $766,000 after acquiring an additional 7,447 shares during the last quarter. 80.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
More Netflix News
Here are the key news stories impacting Netflix this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Multiple analyst upgrades and price-target raises lift sentiment — Wedbush bumped its target and kept an Outperform rating, Morgan Stanley raised its target and maintained Overweight, and HSBC lifted its target while keeping a Buy. These moves point to growing confidence in Netflix’s revenue and margin outlook. Wedbush price-target raise
- Positive Sentiment: Ad-supported tier is scaling and lowering churn, which analysts say boosts advertiser confidence and monetization — a key driver for revenue upside and margin expansion. Ad-tier traction
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect stronger operating margins and more buybacks — one analyst notes Netflix could lift its 2026 operating-margin guide toward ~32% while sustaining mid-teens revenue growth, supporting higher EPS and potential share repurchases. Margin/ buyback outlook
- Positive Sentiment: Institutional buying: several high-profile funds increased Netflix positions after the Warner Bros. deal fell through, signaling conviction from big investors. That institutional demand is propping up the stock into earnings. Hedge funds adding
- Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming catalyst: Q1 earnings on April 16 is the immediate event — positive prints on ad revenue, pricing, or margins could extend the rally; a miss could reverse gains. Earnings catalyst
- Neutral Sentiment: Media/market commentary highlights Netflix’s steady revenue growth versus peers and frames the stock as a durable streaming leader; useful context but not immediate price drivers. Industry comparisons
- Negative Sentiment: Balance-sheet nuance: coverage points to roughly $7.4B in stock-option obligations that can act like hidden leverage — a reminder for investors watching capital allocation and net-debt metrics. Hidden option liability
- Negative Sentiment: Post-earnings volatility risk — options-market patterns suggest a “sawtooth” and potential for a sharp move after the print; that raises short-term risk even if fundamentals look sound. Options volatility risk
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Netflix from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Netflix in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Citic Securities cut their price objective on shares of Netflix from $109.00 to $95.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Wedbush raised their price objective on shares of Netflix from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Arete Research upgraded shares of Netflix from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have assigned a Buy rating and twelve have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $115.50.
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Netflix Stock Up 0.9%
NASDAQ NFLX opened at $103.02 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Netflix, Inc. has a 1-year low of $75.01 and a 1-year high of $134.12. The company has a 50 day moving average of $89.88 and a 200-day moving average of $99.14. The company has a market cap of $434.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.77, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.67.
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 20th. The Internet television network reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.01. Netflix had a net margin of 24.30% and a return on equity of 43.26%. The company had revenue of $12.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.97 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.43 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 17.6% on a year-over-year basis. Netflix has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.760 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Netflix, Inc. will post 24.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, insider David A. Hyman sold 23,439 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.11, for a total value of $2,065,210.29. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 316,100 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,851,571. This trade represents a 6.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Bradford L. Smith sold 31,790 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.86, for a total transaction of $2,824,859.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 79,690 shares in the company, valued at $7,081,253.40. This trade represents a 28.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 1,543,023 shares of company stock valued at $141,145,842 over the last three months. 1.37% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Netflix Profile
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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