Netflix, Inc. $NFLX Stock Sold by Mcdonald Capital Investors Inc. CA

Mcdonald Capital Investors Inc. CA decreased its holdings in shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) by 10.9% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 932,397 shares of the Internet television network’s stock after selling 113,900 shares during the quarter. Netflix comprises about 5.3% of Mcdonald Capital Investors Inc. CA’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Mcdonald Capital Investors Inc. CA’s holdings in Netflix were worth $64,876,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. American Capital Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of Netflix by 0.8% in the first quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC now owns 13,990 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $1,345,000 after buying an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. CWS Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in Netflix by 3.2% during the first quarter. CWS Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,612 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $347,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Warner Group LLC grew its stake in Netflix by 2.2% during the 1st quarter. Warner Group LLC now owns 5,230 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $503,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. Financial Avengers Inc. grew its stake in Netflix by 9.8% during the 1st quarter. Financial Avengers Inc. now owns 1,290 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $124,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PAX Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Netflix by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. PAX Financial Group LLC now owns 4,847 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $466,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.93% of the company’s stock.

Netflix News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Netflix this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Netflix exceeded third-quarter earnings expectations, reporting $0.87 in EPS versus the $0.82 consensus estimate. Revenue of $12.87 billion matched forecasts and increased 11.9% year over year. Record margins and improving economics provide fundamental support for the shares. Netflix Just Posted a Record Margin. So Why Is Wall Street Panicking?
• Positive Sentiment: Some research argues that Netflix’s wider margins, international revenue growth and disciplined economics could create a long-term opportunity, even as near-term engagement metrics weaken. Netflix: Not Winning On Attention, Winning On Economics
• Neutral Sentiment: Director Bradford Smith sold 17,980 shares for approximately $1.15 million under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale reduces his holdings by 18.4%, but the planned nature of the transaction limits its significance as a signal about management’s outlook. Netflix Director SEC Filing
• Negative Sentiment: The main catalyst for the selloff is weak fourth-quarter revenue guidance and an implied full-year growth rate of roughly 13%. Investors viewed the outlook as insufficient despite the EPS beat, while Netflix also reduced its 2026 advertising-revenue outlook to approximately $2 billion.
• Negative Sentiment: Concerns that Netflix is losing watch-hour share and cultural relevance have raised questions about its ability to sustain subscriber engagement in its mature U.S. market. Management acknowledged that U.S. engagement can improve, adding to worries about competition from short-form video and artificial intelligence. Netflix Stock Falls on Report That Viewers Watch Less
• Negative Sentiment: Wall Street analysts have lowered their assessments, with Needham moving Netflix to Hold, Wolfe Research to Peer Perform, and UBS, Piper Sandler and Rosenblatt trimming price targets. The downgrades reinforce the view that the stock’s prior valuation assumed faster growth. Needham Downgrades Netflix

Insider Activity at Netflix

In other news, CFO Spencer Neumann sold 9,248 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.79, for a total value of $700,905.92. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 73,787 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,592,316.73. This represents a 11.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Richard Barton sold 720 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.27, for a total value of $54,194.40. Following the transaction, the director owned 2,460 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $185,164.20. This represents a 22.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 197,025 shares of company stock valued at $14,283,453 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.24% of the company’s stock.

Netflix Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NFLX opened at $62.52 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $256.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.07 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $73.71 and a 200-day simple moving average of $81.99. Netflix, Inc. has a 1 year low of $62.48 and a 1 year high of $116.73.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 20th. The Internet television network reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $12.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.87 billion. The company’s revenue was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.59 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Netflix, Inc. will post 3.59 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NFLX has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Netflix in a report on Wednesday, October 21st. Itau BBA Securities lowered their target price on Netflix from $151.40 to $96.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Morgan Stanley set a $77.00 price target on Netflix and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 21st. Loop Capital cut their price target on Netflix from $115.00 to $95.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Pivotal Research reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $65.00 price objective (down from $70.00) on shares of Netflix in a research report on Wednesday, October 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have issued a Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Netflix presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $89.14.

About Netflix

Netflix, Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) is a global entertainment company that provides subscription-based streaming services. Its platform offers a broad selection of television series, films, documentaries, stand-up specials and other programming, including content produced by Netflix and licensed from third-party studios and creators.

The company also develops and distributes original productions under the Netflix brand and has expanded into additional entertainment offerings, including mobile and cloud-based games in select markets and live programming.