Brookstone Capital Management Grows Position in Netflix, Inc. $NFLX

Brookstone Capital Management raised its stake in shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLXFree Report) by 8.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 112,230 shares of the Internet television network’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,217 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management’s holdings in Netflix were worth $10,791,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of NFLX. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Netflix by 912.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 390,014,981 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $36,567,805,000 after acquiring an additional 351,493,659 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Netflix by 927.6% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 176,780,995 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $16,574,986,000 after acquiring an additional 159,578,053 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Netflix by 892.0% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 99,598,678 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $9,305,336,000 after acquiring an additional 89,558,684 shares during the period. Capital World Investors raised its stake in Netflix by 859.1% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 89,341,444 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $8,376,656,000 after acquiring an additional 80,025,890 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised its stake in Netflix by 903.0% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 85,349,973 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $8,002,414,000 after acquiring an additional 76,840,318 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.93% of the company’s stock.

Netflix Trading Down 5.8%

NFLX stock opened at $72.88 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 1.41 and a quick ratio of 1.41. Netflix, Inc. has a 1-year low of $71.81 and a 1-year high of $134.12. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $88.30 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $89.75. The company has a market capitalization of $306.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.54, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.50.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLXGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 16th. The Internet television network reported $1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.47. Netflix had a net margin of 28.52% and a return on equity of 40.92%. The firm had revenue of $12.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.17 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $6.61 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Netflix has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.780-0.780 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Netflix, Inc. will post 3.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. Phillip Securities upped their price target on shares of Netflix from $100.00 to $110.00 in a research report on Monday, April 20th. New Street Research raised their price objective on shares of Netflix from $96.00 to $102.00 in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Citizens Jmp restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Netflix in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “buy” rating on shares of Netflix in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Pivotal Research set a $96.00 target price on shares of Netflix and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, April 17th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have assigned a Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $114.26.

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Insider Activity at Netflix

In other Netflix news, CFO Spencer Adam Neumann sold 28,630 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.00, for a total value of $2,805,740.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 73,787 shares in the company, valued at $7,231,126. The trade was a 27.95% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Gregory K. Peters sold 27,312 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.69, for a total transaction of $2,422,301.28. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 120,931 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,725,370.39. This trade represents a 18.42% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 1,349,019 shares of company stock valued at $123,105,721 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.24% of the company’s stock.

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Netflix Profile

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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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