Netflix, Inc. $NFLX Shares Purchased by Temasek Holdings Private Ltd

Temasek Holdings Private Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLXFree Report) by 198.1% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,068,447 shares of the Internet television network’s stock after buying an additional 1,374,587 shares during the period. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd’s holdings in Netflix were worth $198,881,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC raised its stake in Netflix by 875.7% during the 4th quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC now owns 31,143 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $2,920,000 after acquiring an additional 27,951 shares in the last quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Netflix by 837.2% in the fourth quarter. Contravisory Investment Management Inc. now owns 111,380 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $10,443,000 after acquiring an additional 99,496 shares in the last quarter. BNC Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Netflix by 991.3% in the fourth quarter. BNC Wealth Management LLC now owns 41,229 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $3,866,000 after acquiring an additional 37,451 shares in the last quarter. Crew Capital Management Ltd boosted its stake in Netflix by 1,021.9% in the fourth quarter. Crew Capital Management Ltd now owns 9,031 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $847,000 after acquiring an additional 8,226 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Family Capital Trust Co grew its holdings in shares of Netflix by 20,869.5% during the fourth quarter. Family Capital Trust Co now owns 27,470 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $2,576,000 after purchasing an additional 27,339 shares during the last quarter. 80.93% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Netflix Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NFLX opened at $68.67 on Wednesday. Netflix, Inc. has a one year low of $65.08 and a one year high of $126.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $285.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.61, a PEG ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.52. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.42 and a 200-day simple moving average of $86.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a current ratio of 1.14.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLXGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The Internet television network reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $12.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.58 billion. Netflix had a return on equity of 40.02% and a net margin of 28.22%.The business’s revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.72 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that Netflix, Inc. will post 3.6 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently commented on NFLX shares. Wedbush cut their target price on Netflix from $118.00 to $105.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Guggenheim set a $75.00 target price on Netflix and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company set a $80.00 price target on Netflix and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Netflix from an “underweight” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $107.00 price objective on shares of Netflix in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have assigned a Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $104.21.

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Insider Activity at Netflix

In other news, CFO Spencer Adam Neumann sold 9,253 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.95, for a total value of $823,054.35. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 73,787 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,563,353.65. The trade was a 11.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Bradford L. Smith sold 35,990 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.52, for a total value of $2,789,944.80. Following the sale, the director owned 79,690 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,177,568.80. This trade represents a 31.11% 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. Insiders sold 899,839 shares of company stock worth $80,141,661 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.24% of the company’s stock.

About Netflix

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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.

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