Infographic: Why Netflix Has Crashed 50% in 2 Months

Dari FitzGerald and Eric Bleeker, The Motley Fool
Updated

The past couple months haven't been kind to Netflix (NAS: NFLX) . Not only are consumers outraged over rate hikes and a plan to split the service, but competition is heating up. Amazon (NAS: AMZN) is aggressively pitching its own streaming service, and cash-rich Internet giants Yahoo! (NAS: YHOO) and Google (NAS: GOOG) are reportedly among the companies most interested in buying key competitor Hulu.

To keep track of all the threats facing Netflix -- and the companies that might stand to gain if it falters -- we've created this handy infographic tracking the stock's slide over the past two months.

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