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NASDAQ · NFLX
Netflix, Inc.
Communication Services · Entertainment
$62.08
Up+$0.03 (+0.05%)
Updated Nov 1, 2026, 8:34 AM
SID Score
5.5/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
48/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 398.73B
- P/E ratio
- 38.4
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- 52-week range
- $61.39 – $108.95
- Volume
- 52.33M
- Avg. volume
- 42.16M
Price performance · NFLX
NFLX price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 30, 2026
NFLX closed at $62.08 after 20 trading sessions, down 8.03% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $62.08
- Period change
- -8.03%
- Period low
- $61.99
- Period high
- $72.61
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | $62.66 | $63.05 | $61.64 | $62.08 | 52.33M |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $62.475 | $62.5896 | $61.3922 | $62.05 | 45.3M |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $61.95 | $62.65 | $61.51 | $61.99 | 41.89M |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $63.40 | $63.87 | $62.48 | $62.52 | 48.81M |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $65.16 | $65.50 | $62.8635 | $63.90 | 54.42M |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $67.01 | $67.82 | $65.78 | $65.85 | 37.86M |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $65.11 | $67.49 | $65.02 | $67.05 | 58.75M |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $64.15 | $67.12 | $64.10 | $65.04 | 101.39M |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $69.84 | $70.66 | $68.20 | $68.69 | 67.04M |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $69.75 | $70.22 | $69.02 | $69.85 | 33.96M |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $69.865 | $71.90 | $69.76 | $70.53 | 44.15M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $71.55 | $73.07 | $71.335 | $72.61 | 40.4M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $70.77 | $71.26 | $69.37 | $70.57 | 40.03M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $71.16 | $71.52 | $70.415 | $70.46 | 27.79M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $71.33 | $71.55 | $70.56 | $70.61 | 24.2M |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $70.51 | $72.0996 | $70.19 | $70.30 | 29.12M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $70.09 | $71.615 | $69.72 | $71.57 | 46.13M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $68.80 | $69.795 | $68.405 | $69.70 | 30.21M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $67.51 | $68.78 | $67.31 | $68.69 | 35.24M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $67.05 | $67.50 | $66.54 | $67.50 | 36.82M |
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Company profile
Netflix's relatively simple business model involves only one business, its streaming service. It has the biggest television entertainment subscriber base in both the United States and the collective international market, with more than 300 million subscribers globally. Netflix has exposure to nearly the entire global population outside of China. The firm has traditionally avoided a regular slate of live programming or sports content, instead focusing on on-demand access to episodic television, movies, and documentaries. The firm introduced ad-supported subscription plans in 2022, giving the firm exposure to the advertising market in addition to the subscription fees that have historically accounted for nearly all its revenue.
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Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $135.70
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 31
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | Pivotal Research | Hold | — |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Argus Research | Buy | — |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | — |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | — |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | — |
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Yahoo · Oct 31, 2026
Netflix Slides to a 52-Week Low as Its Ad Business Runs “a Bit Behind” Its $3 Billion Target
Key TakeawaysNetflix shares fell 5. 3% after Q3 results and closed Friday at $62, near a 52-week low, after the company cut its 2026 ad revenue target to $2.
Yahoo · Oct 31, 2026
Down 33.3% This Year, Is Netflix the Best Value Stock to Buy in November?
It's time to embrace Netflix as a high-quality value stock rather than an industry-disrupting growth stock.
Yahoo · Oct 31, 2026
Netflix's Problem Isn't Profits. It's Viewing Time.
The stock is falling even though earnings keep climbing to new highs.
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Interpretive context generated from the platform’s current data sources.
Netflix, Inc. Stock Performance
Netflix, Inc. shares closed at $62.08, reflecting a daily gain of 1.42% but masking deeper weakness across longer timeframes, per SID market data. The stock has declined 8.5% over the past month and 15.34% over the trailing three months, while the one-year return stands at a negative 31.52%. NFLX is trading significantly below both its 50-day moving average of $72.67 and its 200-day moving average of $82.15, confirming a sustained downtrend according to Massive/Polygon technical indicators. The 14-day relative strength index reads 25.0, placing the stock firmly in oversold territory. Netflix carries a beta of 1.706, indicating substantially higher volatility relative to the broader market. Average daily trading volume sits at approximately 42.16 million shares, suggesting robust liquidity. The company's market capitalization currently stands at approximately $398.7 billion despite the prolonged sell-off across recent quarters.
Netflix, Inc. Valuation Analysis
Netflix, Inc. trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.40, reflecting a premium valuation relative to the broader Communication Services sector, per SID market data. The PEG ratio stands at 18.43, suggesting that the current P/E multiple is elevated relative to the company's expected earnings growth rate, according to SEC filings. The price-to-book ratio registers at 15.44, indicating the market continues to price in significant intangible value and future cash flow generation beyond Netflix's book assets. The company does not pay a dividend, maintaining a yield of zero as it channels capital toward content investment and operational expansion. Despite the stock's 31.52% decline over the past year, these valuation metrics remain stretched, reflecting persistent investor expectations for long-term revenue and subscriber growth. The absence of a dividend return places the entire investment thesis on capital appreciation, which adds context to the current valuation framework for prospective shareholders.
Smart Money Activity for NFLX
Netflix, Inc. registers a composite smart money score of 48 with a neutral signal, per SID market data. Institutional ownership scores a perfect 25 out of 25, indicating maximum conviction from large fund managers, according to 13F institutional filings. In contrast, the insider activity score stands at just 4.3 out of 25, reflecting limited directional conviction from company executives. SEC Form 4 filings reveal 20 insider transactions over the past 90 days, comprising 12 purchases and 8 sales, showing a modest net buying bias among corporate insiders. The dark pool activity score is 9.2 out of 25, suggesting below-average off-exchange institutional accumulation. Congressional trading activity scores 9.4 out of 25, indicating relatively muted interest from elected officials with disclosed positions. The divergence between the strong institutional score and the weak insider score creates a mixed picture, with large asset managers maintaining heavy allocations while insiders demonstrate more restrained positioning in the current price environment.
Netflix, Inc. Earnings Outlook
Netflix, Inc. has demonstrated an improving earnings trajectory across four recent quarters, per company earnings reports. The most recent quarter reported actual earnings per share of $0.87 against an estimate of $0.82, representing a positive surprise of $0.05. The prior quarter delivered EPS of $0.80 versus a $0.79 consensus estimate, a modest beat of $0.01. However, two quarters ago Netflix reported a miss, posting $0.70 in actual EPS against analyst estimates of $0.76, a negative surprise of $0.06. The earliest reported quarter showed EPS of $0.56 versus estimates of $0.55, per analyst estimates. The sequential EPS progression from $0.56 to $0.87 across the four-quarter span represents a 55.4% increase, signaling accelerating profitability. Netflix has beaten consensus estimates in three of the four reported periods, with the single miss occurring in the April reporting period. The upward trajectory in absolute earnings suggests strengthening operational execution.
Wall Street Analyst Ratings for NFLX
Wall Street analysts present a divided outlook on Netflix, Inc., with recent rating actions reflecting a range of convictions, per SID consensus data. On October 22, Pivotal Research maintained its Hold rating, while Argus Research reiterated a Buy recommendation, according to Wall Street analyst reports. Notably, Wolfe Research downgraded NFLX from Outperform to Peer Perform on the same date, representing the only directional change among recent coverage updates. On October 21, Evercore ISI Group maintained its Outperform rating, and Barclays reiterated its Equal-Weight stance. Across the five most recent analyst actions, two firms hold bullish positions at Buy or Outperform, two maintain neutral stances at Hold, Equal-Weight, or Peer Perform, and one issued a downgrade. The Wolfe Research downgrade is particularly notable given the stock's already oversold RSI reading of 25.0, suggesting fundamental concerns beyond the recent price decline. No analyst initiated new coverage during this period.
