Netflix Tanks 7.26% on Tepid Forecast, New Support on the WayNetflix Inc. ( NASDAQ:NFLX ) experienced a sharp decline in share value on Friday as a result of its weak revenue forecast and plans to discontinue reporting subscriber numbers by 2025. Despite an otherwise strong start to the year, Netflix's lackluster forecast led to a 7.6% decline in premarket trading in New York, marking the biggest decline since July 2023. While the company surpassed expectations for its first quarter, it indicated that it expects a slower pace of growth moving forward, with subscriber gains anticipated to be lower and revenue expected to increase by 16%.
Netflix's decision to cease reporting quarterly membership and revenue per subscriber metrics from the first quarter of next year has also generated concern among industry analysts. These metrics have long been the primary way in which Wall Street has assessed the company's performance, and as such, the decision may be met with resistance. Netflix has sought to shift the focus to traditional measures of performance, such as sales and profit, but management will continue to report significant subscriber milestones.
Despite a slowdown in 2021 and 2022, Netflix ( NASDAQ:NFLX ) has experienced its fastest growth rate since the early days of the pandemic, largely due to its crackdown on account sharing. The company estimated that over 100 million people were using an account for which they did not pay, and by convincing these individuals to pay for access, Netflix has added 9.33 million customers in the first quarter of 2024, nearly doubling average analyst estimates of 4.84 million.
Netflix's strong slate of original programs has also contributed to its recent growth, with the company delivering a new hit every couple of weeks in 2024. The streaming service accounts for about 8% of TV viewing in the US and is a leading TV network in most of the world's major media markets. The company's recent performance has lifted its shares back toward record highs, giving it a market value of more than $260 billion.
While some analysts have raised concerns that Netflix is trading at a valuation that exceeds the fundamentals of the business, others have been impressed with the company's performance and have raised their price targets for investors. To sustain its growth in the future, Netflix has introduced a cheaper, advertising-supported version of its service targeting cost-conscious customers and has invested in live programming, including stand-up specials, wrestling, and an upcoming boxing match. The company has also reported that approximately 40% of its new customers are selecting the advertising option in markets where it is available, although the advertising tier remains small in comparison to online video giants like YouTube.
Technical Outlook
Netflix ( NASDAQ:NFLX ) stock has broken the ceiling of the rising trend channel on the verge of reaching a new support level at the $504 Pivot point. The stock is trading with a weak Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 25.75 indicating NASDAQ:NFLX stock is in the oversold territory. Traders need to be careful incase of a trend reversal after reaching the new support zone.
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Netflix might be on its way into another solid rallyYesterday's breakout above the VCP setup and the stock's close near its day highs could potentially signal a renewed up trend after a long consolidation period.
The VCP build up and breakout comes after the stock successfully traded above its 200 day MA for over 6 months.
With a stop below yesterday's low (more aggressive stop) or the most recent higher low (more conservative stop), long traders could be looking at a good gain here.
Call options could be another way to trade this as NFLX emerges out of a volatility contraction setup.
Netflix (NFLX) Long IdeaTrading marginally higher today after an upgrade by Jeffries to buy from hold. The Wall Street firm, which also boosted its price target to $385 from $310, said the launch of its advertising-based offering and crackdown on password stealing will drive revenue and EBTIDA above estimates.
Technically, looking for resistance to be broken down at around $330, to open up a nice run back towards $400, but going for $390, as there is decent supply heading into the big psychological figure. Price action has breached a narrowing triangular / pennant pattern, inviting upside pressure.
NETFLIX - $NFLX The Say At Home WinnerOne of my biggest regrets is not buying Netflix years ago. At the time, I was always waiting for Apple and Disney to launch their own streaming service and leave Netflix in the dust. The biggest problem Netflix had was Content. It had none. As networks and companies began to stream their shows and movies, Netflix would soon lose content to stream. Fast forward to now and Netflix is absolutely crushing it with original shows and movies. They solved their biggest problem. Disney has now finally released Disney+ (which is great) and growing in subscriptions but wasn't quick enough to eliminate Netflix out of the picture.
Netflix Inc. is expected to report earnings on 04/21/2020 after market close. Would expect it to continue to rise until then. Depending on the report we could see some investors taking profits around this date.
Current fib targets we are looking at $421, $430, $486.3
We're not in position at the moment as we're looking for a better entry point. This could change with changes in the market.
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