Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.35 in relation to its previous close of 858.10. However, the company has experienced a 3.50% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. pymnts.com reported 2025-01-21 that Netflix closed out Q4 of 2024 with a record 19 million net new subscribers in the fourth quarter. This marked the largest quarterly membership increase in the company’s history.
Is It Worth Investing in Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) is above average at 49.21x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.27.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 19 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 9 as “overweight,” 15 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”
The public float for NFLX is 424.64M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.63% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of NFLX on January 22, 2025 was 3.26M shares.
NFLX’s Market Performance
NFLX’s stock has seen a 3.50% increase for the week, with a -5.38% drop in the past month and a 26.47% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.40%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.61% for Netflix Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.21% for NFLX’s stock, with a 21.38% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NFLX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NFLX stocks, with Seaport Research Partners repeating the rating for NFLX by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for NFLX in the upcoming period, according to Seaport Research Partners is $955 based on the research report published on January 16, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Oppenheimer, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NFLX reach a price target of $1040, previously predicting the price at $1065. The rating they have provided for NFLX stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 15th, 2025.
BMO Capital Markets gave a rating of “Outperform” to NFLX, setting the target price at $1000 in the report published on January 15th of the current year.
NFLX Trading at -0.94% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NFLX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.65% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.61%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.40%, as shares sank -2.23% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.85% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NFLX rose by +3.50%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +38.03% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $880.33. In addition, Netflix Inc saw -2.43% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NFLX starting from BARTON RICHARD N, who sale 6,364 shares at the price of $879.38 back on Jan 07 ’25. After this action, BARTON RICHARD N now owns 246 shares of Netflix Inc, valued at $5,596,374 using the latest closing price.
BARTON RICHARD N, the Director of Netflix Inc, proposed sale 6,364 shares at $879.38 during a trade that took place back on Jan 07 ’25, which means that BARTON RICHARD N is holding shares at $5,596,374 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NFLX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.27 for the present operating margin
- 0.46 for the gross margin
The net margin for Netflix Inc stands at 0.22. The total capital return value is set at 0.24. Equity return is now at value 34.71, with 15.29 for asset returns.
Based on Netflix Inc (NFLX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.39 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.48. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.63. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 29.26.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 10.42 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.35. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.74. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.2for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.73. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.13.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Netflix Inc (NFLX) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “sell” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
