To see what that looks like on a brokerage statement, check out the above chart and you'll see that if you invested $1,000 in NFLX stock 20 years ago, today it would be worth approximately $467,000.
NFLX sits at a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), holds a Growth Style Score of A, and has a VGM Score of B. Earnings and sales are forecasted to increase 64.4% and 15.4% year-over-year, respectively. One analyst revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days for fiscal 2024.
The closing price for Netflix (NFLX) in 2012 was $13.23, on December 31, 2012. It was up 31.7% for the year. The latest price is $837.69.
Netflix average return on investment for 2023 was 12.92, a 15.89% increase from 2022. Netflix average return on investment for 2022 was 15.36, a 6.4% decline from 2021. Netflix average return on investment for 2021 was 16.41, a 43.82% decline from 2020.
Today's Netflix is a behemoth of the technology sector. The company boasts a market cap of over $373.435 billion, per Nasdaq. If you had believed in the company and taken a stake of $1,000 in NFLX only 10 years ago, today you would have a holding worth over $18,600.
Or, in the case of stocks, you're earning gains on top of your earlier gains. Let's say you invest $1,000 in an index fund with an average annual return of 10%. That investment could grow to about $1,100 after just one year.
Since the company started trading its stock publicly, it has been remarkably successful. Its operating margin was 18% in 2022 and hit 22.4% in mid-2023. The company's success translates into a rewarding opportunity for potential investors.
The all-time high Netflix stock closing price was 936.56 on December 11, 2024. The Netflix 52-week high stock price is 941.75, which is 12.4% above the current share price. The Netflix 52-week low stock price is 475.26, which is 43.3% below the current share price.
The long-term upward trend is expected to continue with moderate corrections. Analysts agree that Netflix's stock price will rise in 2024 and 2025, though they differ in expected growth rates. However, experts at Panda Forecast predict a decline starting in mid-2025, with the NFLX stock price reaching $780.50.
Based on 35 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Netflix in the last 3 months. The average price target is $890.36 with a high forecast of $1,100.00 and a low forecast of $550.00. The average price target represents a 1.76% change from the last price of $874.95.
Did you know that a $1,000 investment in Amazon's IPO in 1997 would be worth $1.87 million today? That's a staggering return of over 186,900% 🚀 ✨ But it wasn't all smooth sailing. Investors had to endure a 95% drop during the dot-com bust, waiting until 2009 to recover.
5-years: A $1,000 investment in Nvidia five years ago has compounded at 96.6 percent annually and would be worth $29,378.39 today. 10-years: A $1,000 investment in Nvidia 10 years ago has compounded at 78.1 percent annually and would be worth $321,459.94 today.
Netflix began trading on May 23, 2002, with the stock priced at $15 per share at the company's initial public offering.
The company's largest shareholder is The Vanguard Group, Inc., with ownership of 8.7%. With 7.4% and 5.5% of the shares outstanding respectively, BlackRock, Inc. and Capital Research and Management Company are the second and third largest shareholders.
Content costs are high, which is a big reason why Netflix does not pay dividends.
You can buy Netflix stock through a brokerage account. You'll need to add money to the account and then search within the brokerage's platform using the symbol "NFLX." You can also buy Netflix stock through Netflix's direct stock purchase plan.
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The 30-year-old Amazon is among the world's most valuable companies. It is a leader in e-commerce spending and in cloud computing through its Amazon Web Services business. It is also quickly growing its advertising business into a challenger to Google (GOOGL) and Meta (META).
No, Netflix doesn't pay people to binge-watch its shows and movies. However, there are several ways to get paid to watch Netflix, such as working through third-party companies to provide closed captioning transcription or using apps like Nielsen and Viggle that gather market research data on viewing habits.
You would have more than doubled your money, with a total investment worth of $2,029.55. That's a 103% return, or a 7.23% annual rate of return. Interestingly, despite Coke's dominance on the world stage, investing in Coke's main rival, Pepsi, 10 years ago would have given you more pop for your buck.
Investing $1,000 per month for 30 years at a 6% rate of return hypothetically will give you an investment portfolio worth more than $1 million. This result is hypothetical because it doesn't take into account taxes, fees, varying rates of return and other variables, such as extended market downturns.