Netflix Inc.NFLXBUY ON WEAKNESSJan 20, 2021Stock 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.
Streaming continues to be strong this year from 2020. Doubters felt streaming was a zero-sum game, but that isn't so. Money migrated to Roku from Netflix and other streamers. Roku was up 150% in 2020. But last night, Netflix reported a huge paid subscriber additions beat, so the streamers are not going away. NFLX shot up almost 17% today. Netflix also said they're getting close to breaking even in free cash flow, so they can pay down debt, fund their content and maybe even buy back shares.