Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Netflix Inc shares valued at $2,065,206 were sold by HYMAN DAVID A on Jan 16 ’26. At $88.11 per share, HYMAN DAVID A sold 23,439 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 316,100 shares worth approximately $26.98 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, SMITH BRADFORD L sold 31,790 shares, netting a total of over 2,824,821 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $88.86 each, the insider now holds 79,690 shares.
Before that, DAVID HYMAN had added 23,439 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $2,065,206, the OFFICER bought Netflix Inc shares for $88.11 each.
As published in a research note from Wolfe Research on January 21, 2026, Netflix Inc [NFLX] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $95. Analysts at UBS resumed the stock at ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of January 21, 2026, TD Cowen has reiterated its “Buy” rating for NFLX. Earlier on January 21, 2026, Rothschild & Co Redburn resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for NFLX stock.
Analyzing NFLX Stock Performance
On last trading session, Netflix Inc [NASDAQ: NFLX] plunged -2.18% to $85.36. The stock’s lowest price that day was $81.95, but it reached a high of $85.495 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -5.49%. Over the course of the year, Netflix Inc shares have dropped approximately -0.52%.
Is Netflix Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Netflix Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -7.46 million shares to 67.75 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 75.21 million shares. A decline of -11.02% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.46 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.46.
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In terms of Netflix Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 120 in the next 12 months, up nearly 37.52% from the previous closing price of $87.26. Analysts anticipate Netflix Inc stock to reach 152 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 95. In spite of this, 42 analysts ranked Netflix Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On January 21, 2026, Rosenblatt assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $94.
