Understanding the Tailwind Behind Netflix Shares.

Netflix shares rose 2.9% this morning to a price of $425.04. The stock is still trading within range of its average target price of $419.84, and over the last 52 weeks, it has recorded a 85.0% performance. Analysts have given the large-cap Discount Store stock target prices ranging from $268.85 to $550.54 dollars per share, with an average rating of buy.

The stock has an average amount of shares sold short at 2.0%, and a short ratio of 1.07. The company's insiders own 1.35% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that a significant number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 83.9% of Netflix's shares being owned by this investor type.

Institutions Invested in Netflix

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2023-06-30 Vanguard Group Inc 8% 36,179,028 $15,377,534,370
2023-06-30 Blackrock Inc. 7% 29,911,686 $12,713,663,273
2023-06-30 FMR, LLC 5% 23,551,711 $10,010,419,444
2023-06-30 Capital Research Global Investors 4% 17,479,045 $7,429,293,436
2023-06-30 State Street Corporation 4% 16,699,906 $7,098,128,188
2023-06-30 Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc 3% 12,378,010 $5,261,149,476
2023-06-30 Capital World Investors 3% 11,431,257 $4,858,741,572
2023-06-30 Capital International Investors 3% 11,167,223 $4,746,516,559
2023-06-30 JP Morgan Chase & Company 2% 9,594,129 $4,077,888,672
2023-06-30 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2% 8,390,820 $3,566,434,204

Besides an analyst consensus of little upside potential, other market factors point to there being positive market sentiment on Netflix.

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