United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund purchased a new stake in shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 2,000 shares of the Internet television network’s stock, valued at approximately $1,783,000.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of NFLX. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Netflix by 13.3% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,692,563 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $1,200,485,000 after purchasing an additional 198,148 shares in the last quarter. Algert Global LLC bought a new position in shares of Netflix in the third quarter worth about $2,475,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. raised its stake in Netflix by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 4,356 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $3,090,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the period. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new position in Netflix in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $240,000. Finally, Associated Banc Corp boosted its stake in Netflix by 374.2% in the 3rd quarter. Associated Banc Corp now owns 6,312 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $4,477,000 after purchasing an additional 4,981 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.93% of the company’s stock.
Insider Transactions at Netflix
In other Netflix news, Director Strive Masiyiwa sold 2,813 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,007.87, for a total transaction of $2,835,138.31. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO Jeffrey William Karbowski sold 480 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $986.75, for a total transaction of $473,640.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 288,103 shares of company stock valued at $279,142,041 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 1.76% of the company’s stock.
Netflix Stock Up 2.6 %
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 21st. The Internet television network reported $4.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.20 by $0.07. Netflix had a return on equity of 38.32% and a net margin of 22.34%. The company had revenue of $10.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.14 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.11 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that Netflix, Inc. will post 24.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
NFLX has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on shares of Netflix from $800.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $1,100.00 price objective (up previously from $950.00) on shares of Netflix in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Argus lifted their target price on Netflix from $840.00 to $1,040.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $1,150.00 price target (up from $950.00) on shares of Netflix in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price target on Netflix from $875.00 to $1,200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,016.78.
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Netflix Profile
Netflix, Inc provides entertainment services. It offers TV series, documentaries, feature films, and games across various genres and languages. The company also provides members the ability to receive streaming content through a host of internet-connected devices, including TVs, digital video players, TV set-top boxes, and mobile devices.
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