Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA Increases Holdings in Netflix, Inc. $NFLX

Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA boosted its holdings in Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLXFree Report) by 12.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 226,932 shares of the Internet television network’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,622 shares during the quarter. Netflix comprises approximately 0.8% of Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position. Lombard Odier Asset Management Switzerland SA’s holdings in Netflix were worth $21,820,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in NFLX. Waverly Advisors LLC grew its stake in Netflix by 140.4% during the 1st quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 257,549 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $24,763,000 after buying an additional 150,395 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC increased its stake in Netflix by 8.5% in the first quarter. Wealth Alliance LLC now owns 32,340 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $3,110,000 after purchasing an additional 2,538 shares during the period. Cumberland Partners Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Netflix by 142.0% in the first quarter. Cumberland Partners Ltd now owns 298,074 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $28,660,000 after buying an additional 174,915 shares during the last quarter. Vivaldi Capital Management LP boosted its stake in shares of Netflix by 5.0% during the first quarter. Vivaldi Capital Management LP now owns 9,508 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $914,000 after buying an additional 455 shares during the period. Finally, Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Netflix by 13.6% during the first quarter. Sustainable Insight Capital Management LLC now owns 43,240 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $4,158,000 after buying an additional 5,160 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.93% of the company’s stock.

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Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on NFLX shares. Weiss Ratings cut Netflix from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Friday, June 26th. KGI Securities cut Netflix from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $75.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Guggenheim set a $75.00 target price on Netflix and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $95.00 price target on Netflix and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Erste Group Bank lowered shares of Netflix from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have given a Buy rating, seventeen have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Netflix has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $103.48.

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Insider Activity at Netflix

In other Netflix news, Director Bradford L. Smith sold 35,990 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.52, for a total value of $2,789,944.80. Following the transaction, the director owned 79,690 shares in the company, valued at $6,177,568.80. This trade represents a 31.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Spencer Adam Neumann sold 9,253 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.95, for a total value of $823,054.35. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 73,787 shares in the company, valued at $6,563,353.65. The trade was a 11.14% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 899,839 shares of company stock valued at $80,141,661 over the last 90 days. 1.24% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Netflix Trading Up 1.7%

NASDAQ NFLX opened at $70.09 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $291.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.06, a P/E/G ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.52. Netflix, Inc. has a 12 month low of $65.08 and a 12 month high of $126.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 1.41. The company has a 50-day moving average of $78.34 and a 200-day moving average of $86.05.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLXGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The Internet television network reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $0.01. Netflix had a net margin of 28.22% and a return on equity of 40.02%. The business had revenue of $12.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $12.58 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.72 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Netflix, Inc. will post 3.59 earnings per share for the current year.

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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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