Optimize Financial Inc Has $1.14 Million Stock Holdings in Netflix, Inc. $NFLX

25 May 2026, 07:40 by Renee Jackson · The Cerbat Gem

Optimize Financial Inc grew its holdings in Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX – Free Report) by 914.3% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 12,182 shares of the Internet television network’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,981 shares during the quarter. Optimize Financial Inc’s holdings in Netflix were worth $1,142,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in NFLX. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Netflix by 912.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 390,014,981 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $36,567,805,000 after purchasing an additional 351,493,659 shares during the period. Baillie Gifford & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Netflix by 912.3% in the 4th quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 36,940,035 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $3,463,498,000 after purchasing an additional 33,290,988 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its stake in shares of Netflix by 639.9% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 34,871,951 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $3,269,594,000 after purchasing an additional 30,158,900 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its stake in shares of Netflix by 916.1% in the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 26,522,252 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $2,486,726,000 after purchasing an additional 23,912,151 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Netflix by 891.3% in the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 12,099,908 shares of the Internet television network’s stock valued at $1,134,487,000 after purchasing an additional 10,879,276 shares during the period. 80.93% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on NFLX. Phillip Securities boosted their price objective on Netflix from $100.00 to $110.00 in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on Netflix from $98.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Netflix in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Rosenblatt Securities dropped their price target on Netflix from $96.00 to $95.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Finally, China Renaissance upped their price target on Netflix from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-four have issued a Buy rating and sixteen have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Netflix has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $114.82.

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Insider Transactions at Netflix

In other news, CFO Spencer Adam Neumann sold 9,253 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.95, for a total value of $823,054.35. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 73,787 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,563,353.65. This represents a 11.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Theodore A. Sarandos sold 27,312 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.97, for a total value of $2,402,636.64. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 284,804 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $25,054,207.88. This trade represents a 8.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 1,422,769 shares of company stock valued at $135,144,073. Corporate insiders own 1.24% of the company’s stock.

More Netflix News

Here are the key news stories impacting Netflix this week:

Positive Sentiment: Netflix’s ad-supported tier has surpassed 250 million monthly viewers, reinforcing the company’s advertising growth story and supporting the bull case for future revenue expansion. Netflix ad-supported tier tops 250M monthly viewers as sports push deepens
Positive Sentiment: Netflix is deepening its partnership with iHeartMedia by streaming “The Breakfast Club” live daily, a sign it is pushing further into live and podcast-style programming that could broaden engagement and ad inventory. iHeartMedia and Netflix Deepen Partnership with Daily Live Video Stream of The Breakfast Club
Positive Sentiment: CNBC highlighted Netflix as a “final trade,” suggesting some short-term trading interest from market watchers. IBM, ServiceNow, Netflix And A Basic Materials Stock: CNBC’s ‘Final Trades’
Neutral Sentiment: BetterInvesting questioned whether Netflix is fairly valued after its recent report, which keeps the stock in “show-me” territory even after strong earnings and revenue growth. BetterInvesting™ Magazine Update on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and ExlService Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: EXLS)
Neutral Sentiment: Analyst commentary noted Netflix as a possible suitor if IMAX is sold, but this is speculative and not a confirmed deal driver. IMAX Potential Suitors Include Netflix, Apple, Wedbush Says
Negative Sentiment: Canada’s new streaming rules would require Netflix to contribute a larger share of domestic revenue to Canadian content, raising compliance costs for the business. Canada Raises Streaming Content Requirement to 15% for Netflix, Disney, Amazon
Negative Sentiment: Separate reporting also flagged higher costs from the same Canadian policy change, adding a modest regulatory headwind for Netflix and other streamers. Netflix, Spotify to face higher costs as CRTC changes rules

Netflix Price Performance

NFLX stock opened at $88.60 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $93.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.93. Netflix, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $75.01 and a fifty-two week high of $134.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.41 and a current ratio of 1.41. The company has a market cap of $373.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.55.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 16th. The Internet television network reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.47. The firm had revenue of $12.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.17 billion. Netflix had a return on equity of 40.92% and a net margin of 28.52%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 16.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $6.61 earnings per share. Netflix has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.780-0.780 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Netflix, Inc. will post 3.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Netflix Company Profile

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Netflix, Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) is a global entertainment company that provides subscription-based streaming of films, television series, documentaries and other video content. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph and headquartered in Los Gatos, California, the company began as a DVD-by-mail rental service and introduced streaming video in 2007. Netflix later expanded into producing and distributing original programming, beginning notable original hits in the 2010s, and now operates a content production and distribution ecosystem alongside its licensing activity.

The company’s primary product is its on-demand streaming service, which can be accessed on a wide range of internet-connected devices and delivered through a suite of apps and web platforms.