How to buy Netflix shares

Netflix shares have fallen -1.16% from their previous closing price ($605.88). Learn how to easily invest in Netflix shares in the UK.

Netflix, Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) is an American media production and streaming company based in California. It is available in over 190 countries, and has over 150 million subscribers worldwide.

How to buy shares in Netflix

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  2. Open your account. Provide your personal information and sign up.
  3. Confirm your payment details. You'll need to fund your account with a bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
  4. Search the platform for stock code: NFLX in this case.
  5. Research shares. The platform should provide the latest information available.
  6. Buy your shares. Place a market order or limit order with your preferred number of shares. It's that simple.
The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.

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Alternative ways to invest in Netflix

Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Netflix), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.

Netflix is a major part of the NASDAQ, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).

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Latest updates for Netflix

March 14, 2024: More analysts streamed their approval of Netflix this week. Jefferies raised its price target to $700 from $580, while Evercore ISI analyst Mark Mahaney raised the price target to $640 from $600 per share and kept an outperform rating, according to The Street.

March 10, 2024: Shares of Netflix edge higher in Monday's pre-market trading after Oppenheimer analysts reiterated their Outperform rating on the streaming giant, raising its price target from $615 to $725 per share, according to Yahoo Finance.

March 3, 2024: Netflix's share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Monday. The stock traded as high as $621, with a volume of 33,081 shares. The stock had previously closed at $619.34, according to MarketBeat.

February 28, 2024: Netflix saw a significant insider sell on February 27, 2024. Co-Chief Executive Officer Gregory Peters sold 5,821 shares of the company, according to a recent SEC filing, according to Yahoo Finance.

February 21, 2024: Zacks Investment Research highlighted Netflix's stock this week, suggesting its 2024 bottom line will be $16.93 per share, up 6% in the past 60 days. The company has a Growth Score of B and a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 5.4%, on average, according to Yahoo Finance.

Is it a good time to buy Netflix stock?

Only you can make the decision on the time to leap... but here's some supporting information and analysis.

Use our graph to track the performance of NFLX stocks over time.

Share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Netflix's shares have ranged in value from as little as $293.54 up to $624.42. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

NFLX.US volatility(beta: 1.22)Avg. volatility(beta: 1.00)LowHigh

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Netflix's is 1.219. This would suggest that Netflix's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Historical closes compared with the last close of $605.88

1 week (2024-03-10)0.82%
1 month (2024-02-15)3.76%
3 months (2023-12-17)24.64%
6 months (2023-09-17)53.62%
1 year (2023-03-16)99.63%
2 years (2022-03-17)59.19%
3 years (2021-03-17)20.03%
5 years (2019-03-17)66.71%

The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.

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Should you buy Netflix stock?

georgesweeney profile picGeorge Sweeney

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This is something only you can decide. Netflix captured the attention of couch-sitters and investors around the world. So much positivity was great for television series binging and for profits. The Netflix stock price has seen plenty of recent growth as a result. The challenge is how Netflix can continue to grow and make money if so many people are already subscribed?

We’re seeing Netflix crack down on password sharing, introducing adverts and raising monthly subscription prices. This is the immediate plan to squeeze more money out of customers who treat Netflix as an essential spend. How long Netflix can do this remains to be seen, but the trick is finding ways to monetise its audience without driving people away on price.

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Is Netflix under- or over-valued?

Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Netflix P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA

Netflix's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 50x. In other words, Netflix shares trade at around 50x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

However, Netflix's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.

Netflix's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.5943. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Netflix's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

However, it's sensible to consider Netflix's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.

Netflix's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $7.3 billion (£5.7 billion).

The EBITDA is a measure of a Netflix's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.

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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.

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