Netflix Inc. (NFLX): Today's Featured Specialty Retail Laggard
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) pushed the Specialty Retail industry lower today making it today's featured Specialty Retail laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 2.5%. By the end of trading, Netflix fell $6.68 (-2.4%) to $276.04 on average volume. Throughout the day, 3,280,463 shares of Netflix exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3,148,400 shares. The stock ranged in price between $274.50-$285.88 after having opened the day at $279.15 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $282.72. Other companies within the Specialty Retail industry that declined today were:
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), down 11.5%,
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), down 11.1%,
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), down 8.9% and
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), down 7.1%.
Netflix, Inc. provides Internet television network service that enables subscribers to stream TV shows and movies directly on TVs, computers, and mobile devices in the United States and internationally. Netflix has a market cap of $16.4 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 200.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 5 analysts that rate Netflix a buy, 5 analysts rate it a sell, and 18 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Netflix
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including disappointing return on equity and generally higher debt management risk.
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