Netflix Inc [NFLX] is 81.53% higher this YTD. Is it still time to buy?

Netflix Inc [NASDAQ: NFLX] gained 1.44% or 12.53 points to close at $883.85 with a heavy trading volume of 4049758 shares.

The daily chart for NFLX points out that the company has recorded 38.00% gains over the past six months.

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If we look at the average trading volume of 3.10M shares, NFLX reached to a volume of 4049758 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Netflix Inc [NFLX]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for NFLX shares is $802.43 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on NFLX stock is a recommendation set at 2.00. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Pivotal Research Group have made an estimate for Netflix Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on Nov-21-24. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Pivotal Research Group raised their target price from $900 to $925. The new note on the price target was released on October 18, 2024, representing the official price target for Netflix Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $775 to $825, while Oppenheimer kept a Outperform rating on NFLX stock. On October 18, 2024, analysts increased their price target for NFLX shares from 700 to 800.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Netflix Inc is set at 19.13, with the Price to Sales ratio for NFLX stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 10.07. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 16.63, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 21.58. Price to Free Cash Flow for NFLX in the course of the last twelve months was 53.03 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.13.

Trading performance analysis for NFLX stock

Netflix Inc [NFLX] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 6.43. With this latest performance, NFLX shares gained by 15.65% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 38.00% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 86.28% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for NFLX stock in for the last two-week period is set at 80.63, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 85.21, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 76.64 for Netflix Inc [NFLX]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 747.20, while it was recorded at 852.69 for the last single week of trading, and 659.43 for the last 200 days.

Netflix Inc [NFLX]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis

Netflix Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.13 and a Current Ratio set at 1.13.

Netflix Inc [NFLX]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis

The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for NFLX. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Netflix Inc go to 28.10%.

An analysis of Institutional ownership at Netflix Inc [NFLX]

There are presently around $86.17%, or 86.81%% of NFLX stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of NFLX stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 37.01 million shares, which is approximately 8.565%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 31.6 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$21.33 billion in NFLX stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$14.33 billion in NFLX stock with ownership which is approximately 4.9137%.