Netflix Inc.NFLXDON'T BUYJul 22, 2014Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Nov 11, 2026. Market Open.
Streaming industry has become much more competitive. Difficulty maintaining a consistent, ongoing subscriber base (rather than intermittent), which also affects advertiser interest. Wait to see action on this issue before committing more $$.
Disclaimer: Not owned in segregated client accounts. However, her colleague John O'Connell owns it in the equity fund that he manages.
It's had a rough year, following the failed Warners bid. He still likes it, because the business is performing quite well. They have more subscribers and revenues outside the U.S. where they have little competition and are growing rapidly. Also, they replaced the head of content, and are looking to ad sports. Lots of ways to improve growth ahead.
(Analysts’ price target is $86.35)The fundamentals are as good or better as people have hoped. But there are worries that people are watching YouTube and no longer Netflix, but this is not in the numbers. These things reverse very quickly. Look at Google's stock. He thinks Netflix will grow at double digits for many years.
Stock is lower, and he thinks it was the concern over future spending to grow internationally. Over 50 million users, which is incredible, so the concept is definitely taking off. Probably under some margin pressure. The guidance on future earnings was a bit disappointing. Such high expectations are built into a share price like this that has gone up so much that it trades at a very high valuation. He would just avoid stocks like this altogether.