JPMorgan Chase & Co. Begins Coverage on Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX)

Analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on shares of Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) in a research report issued on Monday, MarketBeat reports. The brokerage set an “overweight” rating and a $120.00 price target on the Internet television network’s stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price target would suggest a potential upside of 22.82% from the stock’s previous close.

NFLX has been the subject of several other reports. Barclays restated a “neutral” rating and set a $110.00 price objective on shares of Netflix in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $125.00 price objective on Netflix and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Netflix in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Cfra downgraded shares of Netflix from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $100.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, KeyCorp set a $110.00 target price on shares of Netflix and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-four have issued a Buy rating and fourteen have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Netflix presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $116.01.

Netflix Trading Up 0.6%

NASDAQ:NFLX opened at $97.70 on Monday. Netflix has a 52-week low of $75.01 and a 52-week high of $134.12. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $85.99 and a 200-day simple moving average of $104.07. The company has a market capitalization of $412.51 billion, a PE ratio of 38.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.68.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 20th. The Internet television network reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.01. Netflix had a net margin of 24.30% and a return on equity of 43.26%. The firm had revenue of $12.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.97 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.43 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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 will post 24.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Netflix news, insider Cletus R. Willems sold 3,136 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $82.67, for a total value of $259,253.12. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory K. Peters sold 27,312 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.24, for a total transaction of $2,273,450.88. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 122,140 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,166,933.60. This represents a 18.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 1,520,133 shares of company stock valued at $137,259,786. 1.37% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Netflix

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Netflix in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Netflix in the second quarter worth $31,000. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC purchased a new position in shares of Netflix in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Steph & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Netflix by 188.9% during the 3rd quarter. Steph & Co. now owns 26 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bare Financial Services Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Netflix by 93.3% during the 3rd quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 29 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.93% of the company’s stock.

More Netflix News

Here are the key news stories impacting Netflix this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management walked away from the Warner Bros. Discovery bid, signaling balance-sheet discipline and a renewed focus on organic growth — a key driver of the rally. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Netflix said it will redeploy capital into content and buybacks (a reported $20B content push), which investors interpret as shareholder-friendly and growth-focused. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street is upgrading coverage and raising targets — JPMorgan initiated/overweight with a $120 target and President Capital raised its target to $133 — providing near-term upside signals. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Management frames the exit as preplanned (financial discipline, not political), which clarifies intent but shifts scrutiny to execution of content and monetization plans. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market action has been volatile — a sharp rebound from lows followed by profit-taking; higher-than-average volume shows conviction but also short-term repositioning by investors. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Large insider sales: Director Reed Hastings sold ~410,550 shares and CFO Spencer Neumann sold tens of thousands of shares recently — a potential investor concern about insider sentiment or diversification. Read More. / Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Paramount’s acquisition of Warner and planned combination of HBO Max/Paramount+ creates a scaled competitor; FCC comments that that deal is “cleaner” could speed approvals and increase competitive pressure on content and pricing. Read More. / Read More.

About Netflix

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.