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MarketBeat's Top Pick for 4/28/2025

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Here is the Idea Engine's top pick for this week:

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Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX)

Idea Engine Score: 16
Price on Recommendation Date: $1,101.53
Current Price: $1,125.64
ROI Since Recommendations: 2.2% (Does not include reinvested dividends)
Current Analyst Recommendations: 28 Buy Ratings, 9 Hold Ratings, 0 Sell Ratings.
Current Consensus Price Target: $1,072.12 (-4.8% Upside)
Netflix, Inc. provides entertainment services. It offers TV series, documentaries, feature films, and games across various genres and languages. The company also provides members the ability to receive streaming content through a host of internet-connected devices, including TVs, digital video players, TV set-top boxes, and mobile devices. It has operations in approximately 190 countries. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.

Recommendation Factors:
  • Netflix was upgraded by analysts at Phillip Securities from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating.The current price is $1,101.53. Read More: Zacks.com
  • Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX - Free Report) - Equities researchers at William Blair boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Netflix in a report issued on Monday, April 21st. William Blair analyst R. Schackart now expects that the Internet television network will post earnings per share of $7.01 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $6.11. The consensus estimate for Netflix's current full-year earnings is $24.58 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Netflix's Q3 2025 earnings at $6.40 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $4.99 EPS.
  • Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX - Free Report) - Research analysts at Wedbush raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Netflix in a research report issued on Monday, April 21st. Wedbush analyst A. Reese now anticipates that the Internet television network will post earnings of $7.18 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $6.17. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $1,200.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Netflix's current full-year earnings is $24.58 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Netflix's FY2025 earnings at $25.80 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $7.88 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $8.32 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $31.15 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $37.00 EPS.
  • Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX - Free Report) - Research analysts at William Blair boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Netflix in a report released on Monday, April 21st. William Blair analyst R. Schackart now forecasts that the Internet television network will earn $25.02 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $24.50. The consensus estimate for Netflix's current full-year earnings is $24.58 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Netflix's Q1 2026 earnings at $7.78 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $7.90 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $7.49 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $6.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $29.24 EPS.
  • Netflix had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $1,150.00 to $1,200.00. They now have an "overweight" rating on the stock. This represents a 8.9% upside from the current price of $1,101.53. Read More: Benzinga, Briefing.com Automated Import, Finviz
  • Netflix had its price target raised by analysts at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from $1,150.00 to $1,200.00. They now have a "buy" rating on the stock. This represents a 8.9% upside from the current price of $1,101.53. Read More: Benzinga, Briefing.com Automated Import, Finviz
  • Netflix had its price target raised by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities from $1,494.00 to $1,514.00. They now have a "buy" rating on the stock. This represents a 44.2% upside from the current price of $1,049.94. Read More: Benzinga, Tickerreport.com
  • Netflix had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $1,025.00 to $1,150.00. They now have an "overweight" rating on the stock. This represents a 4.4% upside from the current price of $1,101.53. Read More: Benzinga, Briefing.com Automated Import, Finviz
  • Netflix had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $1,210.00 to $1,222.00. They now have an "overweight" rating on the stock. This represents a 10.9% upside from the current price of $1,101.53. Read More: Benzinga, Briefing.com Automated Import, Finviz, Tickerreport.com
  • Netflix had its price target raised by analysts at KeyCorp from $1,000.00 to $1,070.00. They now have an "overweight" rating on the stock. This represents a 2.9% downside from the current price of $1,101.53. Read More: Benzinga, Briefing.com Automated Import, Finviz
  • Netflix had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $900.00 to $1,000.00. They now have an "equal weight" rating on the stock. This represents a 9.2% downside from the current price of $1,101.53. Read More: Briefing.com Automated Import, Finviz
  • Netflix had its price target raised by analysts at Wedbush from $1,150.00 to $1,200.00. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock. This represents a 14.3% upside from the current price of $1,049.94. Read More: Benzinga, RTT News, Tickerreport.com
  • Netflix had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $1,100.00 to $1,150.00. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock. This represents a 4.4% upside from the current price of $1,101.53. Read More: Benzinga, The Fly
  • Netflix had its price target raised by analysts at Macquarie from $1,150.00 to $1,200.00. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock. This represents a 11.6% upside from the current price of $1,075.52. Read More: Benzinga
  • Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX - Free Report) - Analysts at Wedbush lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Netflix in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 21st. Wedbush analyst A. Reese now anticipates that the Internet television network will earn $6.51 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $6.80. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $1,200.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Netflix's current full-year earnings is $24.58 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Netflix's Q4 2025 earnings at $5.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $8.12 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $6.83 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $9.32 EPS.
  • Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX - Get Free Report) CAO Jeffrey William Karbowski sold 160 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,000.00, for a total transaction of $160,000.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

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