Abacus Planning Group Inc. Grows Stake in Netflix, Inc. $NFLX

Abacus Planning Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) by 866.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,778 shares of the Internet television network’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,180 shares during the quarter. Abacus Planning Group Inc.’s holdings in Netflix were worth $542,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Natural Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Netflix by 0.5% in the third quarter. Natural Investments LLC now owns 1,668 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $1,999,000 after purchasing an additional 9 shares during the period. Hengehold Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Netflix by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC now owns 282 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $338,000 after buying an additional 9 shares during the period. Financial Partners Group Inc lifted its holdings in Netflix by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Financial Partners Group Inc now owns 969 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $1,162,000 after buying an additional 9 shares in the last quarter. Seascape Capital Management boosted its position in Netflix by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Seascape Capital Management now owns 568 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $681,000 after buying an additional 9 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Crews Bank & Trust boosted its position in Netflix by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter. Crews Bank & Trust now owns 164 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $197,000 after buying an additional 9 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.93% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on NFLX. Loop Capital set a $104.00 target price on Netflix in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price target on Netflix from $143.00 to $135.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $120.00 price objective on Netflix in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Barclays began coverage on Netflix in a report on Monday, March 2nd. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $115.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Netflix in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have issued a Buy rating and thirteen have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $114.57.

Key Stories Impacting Netflix

Here are the key news stories impacting Netflix this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company-wide price increases should boost ARPU and near-term revenue; analysts and media largely expect limited subscriber fallout, supporting EPS upside. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and institutional support: President Capital raised its price target and several funds (D.E. Shaw, Paul Tudor Jones cited) are adding exposure — demand from big investors is reinforcing the rally. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Large funds are accumulating shares, which can provide price support even as headlines swirl about management and strategy. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Strategic focus on building franchises after losing some bidding contests — indicates long-term content investment but no immediate hits to revenue. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Commercial distribution deals (e.g., EverPass for a major fight) expand non-consumer revenue channels but are modest in scale versus subscription business. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Director Reed Hastings sold ~420,550 shares under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan (large block, though disclosed as pre-planned), which can alarm some investors when insiders reduce holdings. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Big-deal speculation: coverage on a potential US$42.2B Warner Bros-style acquisition raises questions about growth vs. financial discipline and could increase leverage/risk if pursued. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Macro sensitivity and valuation risk: some analysts caution that repeated price hikes and a slowing economy could pressure subscriber trends and make NFLX vulnerable if macro weakens. Read More.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Reed Hastings sold 420,550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.49, for a total transaction of $40,158,319.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 3,940 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $376,230.60. This represents a 99.07% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Spencer Adam Neumann sold 28,630 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $97.00, for a total transaction of $2,777,110.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 73,787 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,157,339. This trade represents a 27.95% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 1,514,393 shares of company stock valued at $138,340,102 over the last quarter. 1.37% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Netflix Stock Up 3.3%

Shares of Netflix stock opened at $98.66 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. The firm has a market cap of $416.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.67. Netflix, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $75.01 and a fifty-two week high of $134.12. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $88.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $99.87.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 20th. The Internet television network reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 return on equity of 43.26% and a net margin of 24.30%.Netflix’s quarterly revenue was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.43 EPS. Netflix has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.760 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Netflix, Inc. will post 24.58 earnings per share 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.