Netflix Releases First-Quarter 2015 Financial Results

Netflix (NFLX) PT Raised to $690 at MKM Partners

MKM Partners analyst Rob Sanderson raised his price target on Buy-rated Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) price target of $690.00 (from $530.00).

Sanderson commented, "NFLX reported another strong quarter and guidance on all key metrics. Fundamental bears have narrow ground (for now) and valuation will become their... More

UBS Raised Netflix (NFLX) Price Target to $600

UBS maintained a Buy rating on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and raised its price target to $600.00 (from $565.00). The change follows strong Q1 and guidance. Doug Mitchelson thinks original content is driving momentum.

"While Int'l showed a healthy beat, the U.S. was the bigger surprise with nets adds up Y/Y in 1Q15 (+1%)... More

Netflix (NFLX) PT Raised to $600 at Nomura Securities

Nomura Securities analyst Anthony DiClemente reiterated a Buy rating and boosted his price target on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to $600.00 (from $515.00) following Q1 results, saying the company become the most powerful global distributor of digital media content.

DiClemente commented, "1Q15 results indicate acceleration in core subscriber... More

Wedbush Maintains 'Underperform' on Netflix (NFLX) Post Q1; PT to $270

Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter raised his price target on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to $270.00 (from $245.00) following Q1 results while reiterating its Underperform rating.

"While we acknowledge that Netflix's subscriber growth is impressive, we remain skeptical that it can deliver the leverage many investors expect," Pachter commented. "Content costs are on the... More

Netflix (NFLX) Price Target Raised to $505 at Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse analyst S. Ju raised its price target on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to $505.00 (from $461.00) following Q1 results but maintained a Neutral rating.

The firm's FY15 and FY16 Adj. EPS estimates are now $2.39 and $2.87 respectively as they flow thru the subscriber... More

Netflix (NFLX) Target Raised to $550 at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analyst Robert Peck raised his price target on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to $550.00 (from $480.00) following Q1 results but stopped short of upgrading the stock and maintained a Neutral rating.

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Netflix (NFLX) Price Target Raised to $665 at Pacific Crest

Pacific Crest maintained an Outperform rating on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and raised its price target to $665.00 (from $500.00). Analyst Andy Hargreaves thinks Q1 results hint at potential from global scale.

"Attractive content helped drive Q1 U.S. streaming net additions of 2.28 million and international... More

Netflix (NFLX) Price Target Raised to $600 at Needham & Company

Needham & Company analyst Laura Martin reiterated a Buy rating and boosted her price target on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to $600.00 (from $525.00) following strong Q1 U.S. and international subscriber numbers.

Martin commented, "The hardest part of investing in NFLX (our view) is its... More

Netflix (NFLX) Price Target Boosted to $580 at Cantor Fitzgerald

Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Youssef Squali reiterated a Buy rating and boosted his price target on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to $580.00 (from $500.00) following strong results after the close with accelerating momentum.

Squali commented, "Netflix reported very strong 1Q:15 results, with the all-important subscriber metrics again exceeding... More

Netflix (NFLX) Price Target Raised to $600 by RBC Capital's Mahaney

RBC Capital analyst Mark Mahaney reiterated an Outperform rating and raised his price target on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to $600.00 (from $550.00) following "Surprisingly Strong" Q1 results, driven by material upside in both U.S. and international subscriber additions.

Keys to the quarter, according to Mahaney... More

Netflix (NFLX) Fair Value Target Raised to $600 at Janney Capital

Janney Capital analyst Tony Wible reiterated a Buy rating and raised his fair value target on Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) to $600 following strong results.

Wible commented, "NFLX continues to beat expectations with upside in global subs, incremental margins, and ARPU (FX neutral) that... More

Netflix (NFLX) Misses Q1 EPS by 31c, Adds 4.9M New Members

(Updated - April 15, 2015 4:11 PM EDT)

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported Q1 EPS of $0.38, $0.31 worse than the analyst estimate of $0.69. Revenue was $1.57 billion vs the consensus of $1.57 billion. However, while earnings were weaker than expected subscriber metrics were much stronger than the company and the Street had expected.

"We added a record 4.9 million new members... More