Mach 1 Financial Group LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Netflix, Inc. $NFLX

Mach 1 Financial Group LLC raised its position in Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) by 2,396.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,413 shares of the Internet television network’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,076 shares during the quarter. Mach 1 Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Netflix were worth $789,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Trajan Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Netflix by 943.6% in the fourth quarter. Trajan Wealth LLC now owns 183,075 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $17,165,000 after acquiring an additional 165,533 shares during the period. Fortis Group Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Netflix by 1,126.6% in the fourth quarter. Fortis Group Advisors LLC now owns 15,983 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $1,499,000 after acquiring an additional 14,680 shares during the period. Callahan Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Netflix by 10,161.2% in the fourth quarter. Callahan Advisors LLC now owns 44,944 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $4,214,000 after acquiring an additional 44,506 shares during the period. Griffin Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Netflix by 2,586.7% during the fourth quarter. Griffin Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,060 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $756,000 after buying an additional 7,760 shares during the period. Finally, Motco increased its stake in shares of Netflix by 230,102.0% during the fourth quarter. Motco now owns 115,101 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $10,792,000 after buying an additional 115,051 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.93% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Netflix news, CEO Gregory K. Peters sold 27,312 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.69, for a total value of $2,422,301.28. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 120,931 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,725,370.39. This represents a 18.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Reed Hastings sold 407,550 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.13, for a total transaction of $37,955,131.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 3,940 shares in the company, valued at approximately $366,932.20. This trade represents a 99.04% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,422,769 shares of company stock valued at $135,144,073. Insiders own 1.24% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NFLX has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Evercore initiated coverage on Netflix in a research note on Friday, February 27th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $115.00 target price on the stock. Huber Research raised Netflix from a “strong sell” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. New Street Research boosted their target price on Netflix from $96.00 to $102.00 in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Citizens Jmp reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Netflix in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Pivotal Research set a $96.00 price target on shares of Netflix and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-four have given a Buy rating and sixteen have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Netflix presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $114.82.

Netflix News Roundup

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

Netflix Price Performance

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

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

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.