Alicia Reese with Wedbush talks all about the streaming wars on Wall Street. She first turns to Warner Bros.
Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX, ETR:NFC) continues to impress analysts at Oppenheimer, who have boosted their price target on the streaming giant, citing its global scale, accelerating advertising business and strong financial trajectory heading into 2030. The analysts upped their price targeting to $1,425 from $1,200 and repeated their ‘Outperform' rating.
NFLX boosts its global push with a Euro 1B investment in Spain, anchoring its EMEA strategy amid rising streaming rivalry.
Netflix Inc. NASDAQ: NFLX is once again back in record territory, and it doesn't look like it plans on slowing down anytime soon. The streaming giant has now fully recovered from April's correction, hitting a fresh high last week just above $1,260.
The streaming space has become incredibly competitive over recent years as companies attempt to capture viewers' attention, with many streaming offerings emerging. We've got beloved Netflix NFLX, Disney with Disney+/Hulu, and Amazon AMZN with Prime Video, just for a few examples.
Zacks.com users have recently been watching Netflix (NFLX) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.
Streaming giant Netflix (NFLX) has built a 3.5% lead this week alone, thanks to price-target hikes from UBS to $1,450 on Wednesday, and from Jefferies to $1,400 on Tuesday. Out of the gate on Thursday, the shares hit a record high of $1,262.81, bringing its year-to-date tally up to 40%.
Netflix's AI-driven platform creates a defensible flywheel, boosting engagement, ad precision, and production efficiency, outpacing traditional broadcasters and Big Tech rivals. The proprietary ad stack is accelerating revenue growth and margins, with ad-supported tiers now driving over half of new sign-ups in available markets. Disciplined content spending and tech-enabled efficiencies are expanding margins, while gaming and live events offer new engagement and monetization avenues.
Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX, ETR:NFC) has earned a price target boost from UBS analysts, who see the stock reaching $1,450 from their earlier $1,150 target. This reflects upside of 19% from the streaming giant's share price at the time of writing of about $1,218.
Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX, ETR:NFC) has earned a price target boost from Jefferies analysts, who have raised their price target on the streaming giant to $1,400 from $1,200, implying upside of 16% from Netflix's share price of about $1,208 at the time of writing. The analysts maintained their ‘Buy' rating, citing a strong catalyst path over the coming quarters, bolstered by subscription pricing power, a blockbuster second-half content slate, and the early-stage potential of Netflix's advertising business.
@StockSwoosh's Melissa Armo expects a "wild" June in the markets. She shares hesitation on going long in the current environment, pointing to a lack of liquidity from big buyers as a bearish signal.
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