Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) CEO Sells $2,273,450.88 in Stock

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) CEO Gregory Peters sold 27,312 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $83.24, for a total value of $2,273,450.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 122,140 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,166,933.60. The trade was a 18.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Netflix Price Performance

NFLX stock traded down $2.53 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $79.68. The company had a trading volume of 40,731,364 shares, compared to its average volume of 50,559,039. Netflix, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $79.22 and a fifty-two week high of $134.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $90.17 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $107.83. The company has a market cap of $336.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.71.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) 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. The firm had revenue of $12.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.97 billion. Netflix had a return on equity of 43.26% and a net margin of 24.30%.During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.43 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 17.6% on a year-over-year basis. Netflix has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.760 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Netflix, Inc. will post 24.58 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Netflix News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Netflix this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bullish takeaways: analysts and columnists argue recent weakness creates a long-term buying opportunity based on Netflix’s strong margins, content pipeline and subscriber economics. 3 Reasons to Buy Netflix Stock Now
• Positive Sentiment: Buy-the-dip narratives gaining traction: several pieces weigh whether the pullback is a chance to add exposure, emphasizing Netflix’s balance sheet and earnings power despite short-term deal risk. Netflix Stock Is Down 15%. Should You Buy the Dip?
• Neutral Sentiment: Netflix is publicly downplaying regulatory risk from the DOJ probe into its proposed Warner Bros. deal, calling scrutiny “ordinary course of business” — a calming tone but it doesn’t remove the substantive antitrust risk. Netflix exec calls DOJ probe into $82.7B Warner Bros deal ‘ordinary course business’
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/media context: unrelated industry headlines (e.g., testimony in a social?media trial likening platform “addiction” to bingeing) are getting airtime but have limited direct impact on Netflix’s near?term fundamentals. Instagram chief likens social media addiction to being hooked on a Netflix show in trial testimony
• Negative Sentiment: Paramount substantially sweetened its hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery by adding a ticking fee and committing to cover the $2.8B breakup/termination cost — a direct threat to Netflix’s signed deal and the primary catalyst pressuring NFLX. Paramount sweetens Warner Bros bid with offer to pay Netflix break-up cost, other fees
• Negative Sentiment: Activist pressure: Ancora Capital has built a stake in Warner Bros. and is pushing the WBD board to engage with Paramount, signaling a meaningful chance the Netflix agreement could be supplanted or reopened. Ancora Capital builds stake in Warner Bros, plans to oppose Netflix deal
• Negative Sentiment: Market structure: commentary and arbitrage coverage (MarketBeat/others) highlight that Paramount’s ticking?fee structure narrows the spread on WBD and increases the probability of a competing transaction — a clear negative for Netflix’s M&A thesis. Strategic Masterstroke: Paramount Adds a Ticking Fee to Warner Bros. Bid (NFLX)
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Netflix CFO sold ~9,248 shares (disclosed SEC filing), which can be read negatively by some investors even if routine. SEC filing: CFO sells Netflix shares
• Negative Sentiment: Sentiment shift & analyst caution: multiple outlets and analysts point to slowing growth risks, deal uncertainty and higher volatility — a backdrop that keeps downward pressure on the stock until deal outcome or clearer fundamentals emerge. Is Netflix’s 10% Dip a Buying Opportunity or a Warning Sign?

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Netflix

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Netflix by 912.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 390,014,981 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $36,567,805,000 after purchasing an additional 351,493,659 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Netflix by 892.0% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 99,598,678 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $9,305,336,000 after purchasing an additional 89,558,684 shares during the period. Capital World Investors increased its stake in shares of Netflix by 859.1% in the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 89,341,444 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $8,376,656,000 after acquiring an additional 80,025,890 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Netflix during the fourth quarter valued at about $5,803,248,000. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors raised its stake in Netflix by 800.2% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 42,367,807 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $3,972,406,000 after buying an additional 37,661,365 shares during the period. 80.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Phillip Securities upgraded Netflix from a “sell” rating to a “moderate buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $95.00 to $100.00 in a report on Monday, January 26th. Erste Group Bank lowered shares of Netflix from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Netflix and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Susquehanna upgraded Netflix to a “positive” rating and set a $112.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Netflix in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have assigned a Buy rating and seventeen have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Netflix currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $116.08.

Netflix Company 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.