2-Star Stocks in the News: Netflix?
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, movie rental service Netflix (NAS: NFLX) has received a distressing two-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Netflix and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Netflix facts
Headquarters (founded) | Los Gatos, Calif. (1997) |
Market Cap | $4.4 billion |
Industry | Internet retail |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $3.5 billion |
Management | Founder/Chairman/CEO Reed Hastings |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 33.4% |
Cash/Debt | $798.4 million / $400.0 million |
Competitors | Apple |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 19% of the 9,610 members who have rated Netflix believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, stocky5, tapped the company's recent defense move as a stock price momentum-stopper:
[Netflix's] establishment of a poison pill will remove much of the recent speculation relating to a possible takeover of the company. The recent run up in the stock price was fueled by news of Carl Icahn's purchases. Adding insult to injury, [Netflix] is referring to this move as a "Shareholder's Rights Plan". If you think this poison pill is aimed to benefit shareholders and not management, I have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale.
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