Capital Wealth Planning LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Netflix, Inc. $NFLX

Capital Wealth Planning LLC lifted its stake in Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) by 179.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,504 shares of the Internet television network’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,102 shares during the quarter. Capital Wealth Planning LLC’s holdings in Netflix were worth $11,395,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Netflix by 0.4% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 38,521,322 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $46,183,983,000 after buying an additional 142,238 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Capital Markets Europe S.A. raised its holdings in Netflix by 171.4% in the 3rd quarter. CIBC Capital Markets Europe S.A. now owns 66,503 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $79,732,000 after acquiring an additional 42,000 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Netflix by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 302,182 shares of the Internet television network’s stock worth $362,292,000 after acquiring an additional 18,837 shares during the last quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Netflix by 64.6% in the 3rd quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC now owns 177,297 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $212,565,000 after acquiring an additional 69,570 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bornite Capital Management LP bought a new position in Netflix in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,973,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.93% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Netflix

In other news, insider David A. Hyman sold 5,727 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $81.06, for a total value of $464,230.62. Following the transaction, the insider owned 316,100 shares in the company, valued at $25,623,066. This represents a 1.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Cletus R. Willems sold 3,136 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.67, for a total transaction of $259,253.12. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,520,133 shares of company stock worth $137,259,786. 1.37% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Key Netflix News

Here are the key news stories impacting Netflix this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Netflix is acquiring InterPositive, Ben Affleck’s AI moviemaking startup, in a deal reported to be as much as $600 million — a strategic move to accelerate AI tools for editing and production that could lower content costs and speed releases. MarketWatch: Netflix is spending up to $600 million to buy Ben Affleck’s AI startup
• Positive Sentiment: Netflix confirmed a sequel to its most-watched film ever, “KPop Demon Hunters,” supporting continued strong content performance and subscriber engagement. Reuters: More demons, more K-pop: Netflix announces ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ sequel
• Positive Sentiment: Netflix is expanding into games and live streaming (hires and tech partnerships reported), signaling new revenue adjacencies beyond SVOD that could improve monetization over time. Yahoo Finance: Netflix Expands Games And Live Streaming
• Neutral Sentiment: The company set its Q1 2026 earnings release for April 16, giving the market a date to reassess growth, margins and guidance — an event risk but also an information catalyst. PR Newswire: Netflix to Announce First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: High investor attention and bullish commentary (e.g., some strategists buying after the company dropped the Warner Bros. Discovery deal) are driving flows and sentiment—but they don’t guarantee fundamentals will beat expectations. Zacks: Netflix is Attracting Investor Attention
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of internal product-team cuts and a reorg could signal cost pressure or execution risk; layoffs can reduce near-term innovation velocity and unsettle employees. Benzinga: Netflix Cuts Dozens Of Product Team Jobs Amid Internal Restructuring
• Negative Sentiment: The sizable InterPositive price tag (reported up to $600M) creates near-term cash outflow and integration risk; investors may worry about payback timing and execution on promised AI cost savings. TechCrunch: Netflix may have paid $600 million for Ben Affleck’s AI startup

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NFLX has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. DZ Bank reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Netflix in a report on Friday, February 27th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Netflix in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Loop Capital set a $104.00 price objective on Netflix in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $98.00 price objective (up from $95.00) on shares of Netflix in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Wolfe Research boosted their target price on Netflix from $95.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-four have given a Buy rating and fourteen have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Netflix presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $114.67.

Netflix Price Performance

NASDAQ NFLX opened at $95.31 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $402.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.72, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.68. Netflix, Inc. has a 1-year low of $75.01 and a 1-year high of $134.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.19. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $86.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $102.80.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 20th. The Internet television network reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $12.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.97 billion. Netflix had a return on equity of 43.26% and a net margin of 24.30%.Netflix’s revenue was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.43 earnings per share. Netflix has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.760-0.760 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Netflix, Inc. will post 24.58 earnings per share for the current 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.