Netflix, Inc. $NFLX Holdings Lifted by Keystone Financial Group

Keystone Financial Group boosted its position in shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) by 917.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 29,685 shares of the Internet television network’s stock after buying an additional 26,768 shares during the period. Keystone Financial Group’s holdings in Netflix were worth $2,783,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Echo45 Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Netflix by 936.6% in the 4th quarter. Echo45 Advisors LLC now owns 2,830 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $265,000 after purchasing an additional 2,557 shares during the period. Kingdom Financial Group LLC. boosted its position in shares of Netflix by 258.5% in the 4th quarter. Kingdom Financial Group LLC. now owns 778 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $73,000 after purchasing an additional 561 shares during the period. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Netflix by 1,023.6% in the 4th quarter. Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. now owns 67,752 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $6,352,000 after purchasing an additional 61,722 shares during the period. Addison Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Netflix by 902.8% in the 4th quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 3,540 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $332,000 after purchasing an additional 3,187 shares during the period. Finally, Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Netflix by 6,332.3% in the 4th quarter. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC now owns 76,030 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $7,129,000 after purchasing an additional 74,848 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.93% of the company’s stock.

Netflix Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of NFLX stock opened at $89.30 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $94.00 and its 200 day simple moving average is $94.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a current ratio of 1.41. Netflix, Inc. has a twelve month low of $75.01 and a twelve month high of $134.12. The company has a market capitalization of $376.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.84, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.55.

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

Key Netflix News

Here are the key news stories impacting Netflix this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Netflix and iHeartMedia announced that The Breakfast Club will stream live daily on Netflix, giving the service its first daily live program and strengthening its push into live and podcast-style content. iHeartMedia and Netflix Deepen Partnership with Daily Live Video Stream of Nationally Syndicated Hit Radio Show The Breakfast Club with Charlamagne tha God, DJ Envy and Jess Hilarious
• Positive Sentiment: Netflix’s ad-supported tier now reaches more than 250 million monthly active viewers globally, highlighting strong monetization potential as ad inventory expands across live sports, podcasts, and new formats. Netflix ad-supported tier tops 250M monthly viewers as sports push deepens
• Positive Sentiment: Reed Hastings said entertainment should be among the least affected industries by AI disruption, which may ease investor concerns about long-term content demand and the value of human-driven storytelling. Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hastings Says Entertainment Will Be ‘Least Affected’ As AI Fears Rise — ‘We Like Human Conflict’
• Positive Sentiment: Commentary around Netflix’s ad growth, live sports push, and consistent revenue performance versus Disney continues to support the case for durable growth and a premium valuation. Walt Disney vs. Netflix: What Recent Revenue Trends Reveal

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on NFLX shares. Argus decreased their price target on Netflix from $141.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Erste Group Bank lowered Netflix from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. HSBC increased their price target on Netflix from $106.00 to $114.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Pivotal Research set a $96.00 price objective on Netflix and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities decreased their price objective on Netflix from $96.00 to $95.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-four have issued a Buy rating and sixteen have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $114.82.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Netflix news, insider David A. Hyman sold 5,722 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.08, for a total value of $503,993.76. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 316,100 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,842,088. The trade was a 1.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CFO Spencer Adam Neumann sold 57,260 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.50, for a total value of $5,468,330.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 73,787 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,046,658.50. This represents a 43.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,422,769 shares of company stock worth $135,144,073. 1.24% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.