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NFLXNetflix, Inc.Hold6.2·$82.62+0.54%
NFLX · Why this verdict

Why Netflix (NFLX) is rated HOLD

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VerdictHOLD
Overall score6.2/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroRISK_OFF

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

5.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E4.8
P/S5.3
EV/EBITDA0.0
Fwd P/E6.0
PEG4.9
Analyst target9.0
  • Forward P/E: 21.4x
  • PEG: 1.61

Quality

8.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE10.0
ROA10.0
Gross margin5.8
Op margin10.0
Net margin10.0
Current ratio5.2
FCF quality10.0
Moat7.5
Piotroski F7.8
  • Excellent ROE: 48%
  • Strong margins: 29%
  • Excellent cash conversion: 194% FCF/NI
  • Wide economic moat

Growth

8.3/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth6.6
EPS growth10.0

Momentum

3.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI3.0
MACD0.0
OBV10.0
MA position1.0
Volume3.2
  • Capitulation risk (RSI 20, below 200MA)
  • Volume accumulation (rising OBV)
  • Below 200-MA, MA slope -4.7%/30d — confirmed downtrend

Sentiment

7.3/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment5.5
Analyst rating7.5
Price target9.1
  • Analyst upside: 39%

Insider

3.9/10data confidence 75%
ComponentSub-score
materiality4.5
insider conviction2.0
holder change5.1
  • Modest insider selling — $120,315,322 (0.035% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

5.7/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank3.8
quality rank9.2
growth rank5.0
  • Superior ROE vs peers
  • Best-in-class margins

Technical

6.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger8.4
support resistance8.4
52w position2.3

Risk (lower is worse)

6.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest8.8
days to cover8.6
volatility6.5
put call6.8
implied vol6.0
max pain risk3.0
beta5.0
debt equity7.8
news risk5.5
  • Above max pain $40

Catalyst

4.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history3.3
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg0.8
news activity8.0
  • Earnings concerns: 2B/2M

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Maintain position. Not compelling to add more.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_HOLD
Passed (5)
  • ASYMMETRY:5.5>=1.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:38d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (3)
  • MOMENTUM:3.4<4.5
  • DEATH_CROSS:HARD_BLOCK
  • NEWS:LEGAL
Warning (1)
  • 8K_CSUITE_CHANGE:5.02 (officer departure/appointment)
Reward-to-Risk
5.51
Upside
+27.5%
Downside
5.0%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupFALLING_KNIFE Death cross, below all MAs, RSI 20, MACD bearish

EdgeTEMP_HEADWIND High quality (8.5) with weak momentum (3.4)

SuitabilityAGGRESSIVE Beta 1.49>1.3

Investment implication

None of the engine's positive-conviction paths (C-quality, D-momentum) triggered — the F-path HOLD reflects balanced signals. Strongest-cleared gate: ASYMMETRY:5.5>=1.5. Top dim: Quality at 8.5; weakest: Momentum at 3.4. No conviction either direction.

The strongest dimensions are Quality at 8.5, Growth at 8.3, and Sentiment at 7.3; the weakest are Momentum at 3.4, Insider at 3.9, and Catalyst at 4.4. The V9 engine flagged 3 failed gates with 1 warning, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 5.51 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

Engine reasoning is mechanically derived from pipeline gate outputs. See decision view.

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