Stifel Nicolaus restated their buy rating on shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) in a research note issued to investors on Friday, Marketbeat.com reports. They currently have a $143.00 target price on the Internet television network’s stock.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. SunTrust reaffirmed a hold rating on shares of Netflix in a research report on Saturday, January 16th. Raymond James reaffirmed an outperform rating and set a $130.00 price objective on shares of Netflix in a research report on Friday. Societe Generale reaffirmed a sell rating and set a $95.00 price objective (up previously from $84.00) on shares of Netflix in a research report on Friday. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a market perform rating and set a $115.00 price objective on shares of Netflix in a research report on Wednesday, January 20th. Finally, Drexel Hamilton reaffirmed a buy rating on shares of Netflix in a research report on Wednesday, January 20th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold rating, twenty-seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. The company presently has a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus price target of $123.62.

In other Netflix news, CEO Reed Hastings sold 89,607 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.63, for a total transaction of $11,167,720.41. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Jonathan Friedland sold 3,213 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.09, for a total transaction of $337,654.17. The disclosure for this sale can be found here.

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Personal Capital Advisors Corp raised its stake in Netflix by 12.0% in the fourth quarter. Personal Capital Advisors Corp now owns 80,497 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $9,207,000 after buying an additional 8,621 shares during the last quarter. Piedmont Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Netflix by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Piedmont Investment Advisors LLC now owns 93,703 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $10,718,000 after buying an additional 828 shares during the last quarter. Mizuho Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in Netflix by 18.3% in the fourth quarter. Mizuho Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 4,995 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $571,000 after buying an additional 774 shares during the last quarter. Morgens Waterfall Vintiadis & Co. Inc. raised its stake in Netflix by 50.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgens Waterfall Vintiadis & Co. Inc. now owns 39,000 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $4,461,000 after buying an additional 13,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Appleton Partners Inc. MA purchased a new stake in Netflix during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,388,000.

Shares of Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) traded up 0.152% during midday trading on Friday, reaching $100.873. The company had a trading volume of 9,939,040 shares. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $115.65 and its 200-day moving average price is $111.03. The company has a market capitalization of $43.14 billion and a P/E ratio of 360.261. Netflix has a 12 month low of $58.46 and a 12 month high of $133.27.

Netflix, Inc. is a provider of Internet television network. The Company has over 57 million streaming members in over 50 countries. Its members can watch more than two billion hours of television (NASDAQ:NFLX) shows and movies per month, including original series, documentaries and feature films on Internet-connected screen. The Company has three operating segments: Domestic streaming, International streaming and Domestic DVD. The Domestic and International streaming segments derive revenues from monthly membership fees for services consisting of streaming content. The Domestic DVD segment derives revenues from monthly membership fees for services consisting of DVD-by-mail. Its members can play, pause and resume watching, all without commercials or commitments. Additionally, in the United States, its members can receive DVDs to their homes. The Company offers streaming service both domestically and internationally.

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