Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) Price Target Lowered to $130.00 at Guggenheim

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) had its target price cut by Guggenheim from $145.00 to $130.00 in a report issued on Wednesday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. They currently have a buy rating on the Internet television network’s stock.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Hsbc Global Res raised shares of Netflix to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Itau BBA Securities initiated coverage on Netflix in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $151.40 price target on the stock. KeyCorp set a $110.00 price objective on Netflix and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Piper Sandler reaffirmed a “positive” rating and set a $103.00 target price (down from $140.00) on shares of Netflix in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $125.00 price target on shares of Netflix in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Netflix currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $120.72.

Netflix Stock Performance

Shares of NFLX stock opened at $85.36 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $97.34 and a 200-day moving average of $111.91. The company has a market cap of $361.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.78 and a beta of 1.71. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. Netflix has a 52 week low of $81.93 and a 52 week high of $134.12.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 20th. The Internet television network reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $12.05 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.97 billion. Netflix had a net margin of 24.30% and a return on equity of 43.96%. Netflix’s quarterly revenue was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.43 EPS. Netflix has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.760 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Netflix will post 24.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Netflix

In other Netflix news, CEO Gregory K. Peters sold 20,270 shares of Netflix stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.57, for a total transaction of $2,220,943.36. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 127,810 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,003,886.08. This trade represents a 13.69% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Bradford L. Smith sold 31,790 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.86, for a total value of $2,824,859.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 79,690 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,081,253.40. This represents a 28.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,653,599 shares of company stock worth $173,141,263. Company insiders own 1.37% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Netflix

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Netflix by 0.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,521,322 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $46,183,983,000 after buying an additional 142,238 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Netflix by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 17,444,013 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $23,359,801,000 after acquiring an additional 360,604 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Netflix by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 9,926,733 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $13,234,278,000 after acquiring an additional 229,182 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its stake in shares of Netflix by 886.6% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 9,667,997 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $902,798,000 after purchasing an additional 8,688,113 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in shares of Netflix by 983.1% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 6,234,314 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $584,529,000 after purchasing an additional 5,658,740 shares during the period. 80.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Netflix News

Here are the key news stories impacting Netflix this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat consensus on EPS and showed healthy revenue and subscriber gains (Netflix passed ~325M paid members), supporting the underlying streaming business. Reuters: Netflix beats revenue estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Advertising revenue is accelerating (management cited ~$1.5B in ad revenue for 2025), giving Netflix a clear monetization lever beyond subscriptions. Deadline: Ad revenue update
• Positive Sentiment: Heavy option activity has drawn attention — some coverage frames the volume as bullish interest (increased calls alongside puts can signal trader conviction and potential upside positioning). MSN: Options activity
• Neutral Sentiment: Netflix amended its Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) bid to an all‑cash structure — this reduces stock-contingency risk and could speed approval, but concentrates the cash burden on Netflix. Regulators will scrutinize the bids. CNBC: All-cash WBD bid
• Neutral Sentiment: EU antitrust authorities plan to review rival bids for Warner Bros at the same time, creating an unusual regulatory timeline that could affect deal timing and uncertainty. Reuters: EU review
• Negative Sentiment: Conservative near‑term guidance (Q1 EPS guided below some Street expectations) disappointed investors and was the immediate catalyst for the sell‑off despite the quarterly beat. ProactiveInvestors: Guidance misses
• Negative Sentiment: Management paused the share‑buyback program to preserve cash for the WBD transaction — removes a shareholder-friendly capital return and raises near‑term cash allocation concerns. TalkMarkets: Buyback pause
• Negative Sentiment: Company plans to increase content/program spending (~+10% in 2026), which could compress margins in the short term and contributed to a weaker margin outlook cited by analysts. Financial Post: Content spend
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts trimmed price targets and highlighted deal, guidance and margin risk; coupled with recent insider selling, these factors amplified downside momentum. Benzinga: Analyst reactions

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.