It's tough to pinpoint a single reason for the selloff. There hasn't been any news over the last few weeks that would explain the move (other than recent reports about a potential Apple-Comcast joint streaming service; although shares had been selling off well before this announcement). Consensus earnings estimates have held up just fine. And there haven't been any notable analyst downgrades that I could find.
Netflix hasn't been the only glamour stock to take it on the chin this month either. High fliers like LinkedIn LNKD, Tesla TSLA and Twitter TWTR have seen double-digit declines over the last couple of weeks too.
Perhaps uncertainty overseas has led to a classic "flight to safety" among investors. Or maybe investors are finally starting to pay attention to the fundamentals again now that the Fed is unwinding its quantitative easing program and discussing a potential rate hike?
Even after its selloff, Netflix still trades at a lofty 76x 12-month forward earnings, which is well above its 10-year median of 36x. But there is some phenomenal growth projected for the company too. Based on current consensus estimates, analysts expect EPS to grow 99% this year and 78% next year.
So do you think the selloff in Netflix NFLX will continue? Or does this pullback present a good buying opportunity for investors?
Chime in below!
APPLE INC AAPL: Free Stock Analysis Report
COMCAST CORP A CMCSA: Free Stock Analysis Report
LINKEDIN CORP-A LNKD: Free Stock Analysis Report
NETFLIX INC NFLX: Free Stock Analysis Report
TESLA MOTORS TSLA: Free Stock Analysis Report
TWITTER INC TWTR: Free Stock Analysis Report
To read this article on Zacks.com click here.
Zacks Investment Research
© 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
Comments
Trade confidently with insights and alerts from analyst ratings, free reports and breaking news that affects the stocks you care about.