What if you invested $1,000 in Netflix 10 years ago?
If you had invested in Netflix ten years ago, you're probably feeling pretty good about your investment today. According to our calculations, a $1000 investment made in February 2014 would be worth $9,138.15, or a gain of 813.81%, as of February 12, 2024, and this return excludes dividends but includes price increases.
“If you had invested $10,000 in Netflix stock on August 1, 2003, 20 years later on August 1, 2023, you would have $4,386,200,” said Nancy D. Butler, a certified financial planner for more than 35 years and the owner of Above All Else, Success in Life and Business. That, however, is an unlikely scenario.
If you had put $1,000 in Microsoft five years ago, your investment would have more than tripled in value to $3,408 as of Nov. 9. If you had invested $1,000 in Microsoft 10 years ago, it would have soared in value by more than 854% to $11,400 as of Nov.
Following the announcement, the company's stock shot up more than 6 percent. If you had invested in Netflix in 2007, when it first began its streaming service, that investment could have paid off big time: A $1,000 investment would be worth more than $90,000 as of Jan. 15, according to CNBC calculations.
DIS stock also lags the performance of the broader market over the past 20-, 15-, 10-, five-, three- and one-year periods. Have a look at the above chart and you'll see that if you put $1,000 into Disney stock 20 years ago, today it would be worth $4,527.
If you had invested $1,000 in Netflix a year ago, your investment would have increased by about 45% and be worth around $1,451 as of Oct. 17, according to CNBC's calculations. If you had put $1,000 in Netflix five years ago, your investment would have decreased slightly in value by 2.5% to $975 as of Oct.
Is NFLX a Buy, Sell or Hold? Netflix has a conensus rating of Moderate Buy which is based on 27 buy ratings, 13 hold ratings and 1 sell ratings.
On 13 March 1986, Microsoft went public at $21 a share. 100 shares would be worth $2100. Microsoft has since had 9 splits (Microsoft Stock Split History ) for a total of 288x. Split adjusted IPO price would be 21/288 = $0.073.
The bottom line on Microsoft stock
Have a look at the above chart and you'll see that if you put a grand into MSFT stock two decades ago, today it would be worth more than $24,000. The same amount invested in the S&P 500 20 years ago would theoretically be worth almost $6,500 today.
In dollar terms, that $1,000 investment in 1986 would be worth a whopping $3.23 million today.
Should I invest in Netflix 2023?
This has been a good year to own Netflix (NFLX 0.10%). Shares of the world's leading premium streaming service are up 62% in 2023, handily beating the market as well as most of its smaller rivals.
Netflix stock price stood at $561.32
According to the latest long-term forecast, Netflix price will hit $900 by the end of 2024 and then $1200 by the end of 2026. Netflix will rise to $1300 within the year of 2027, $1500 in 2028, $1700 in 2029, $1800 in 2030 and $2000 in 2032.
Netflix. In 2008, Netflix was on the brink of its streaming evolution, coinciding with the economic downturn. Responding to the decline of video rental stores, Netflix introduced streaming as a cost-effective entertainment solution.
Walt Disney has a conensus rating of Moderate Buy which is based on 16 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings and 1 sell ratings. The average price target for Walt Disney is $115.50. This is based on 21 Wall Streets Analysts 12-month price targets, issued in the past 3 months.
The good news is that Walt Disney (DIS 1.44%) is no longer trading lower this year. The bad news is that shares of the entertainment giant are only 7% higher in 2023 through Wednesday's close, still losing sorely to the bubbly market. Investors aren't exactly impressed with the House of Mouse these days.
Analysts are generally optimistic about Disney's business and stock price in 2024. The analysts covering Disney are projecting full-year adjusted EPS $4.49 in 2024, up from an EPS of $3.47 in 2023.
Buying shares of any individual stock can be risky. One way for investors to invest in Netflix stock with less risk is to buy an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that holds shares of Netflix. Netflix is a member of a variety of stock market indexes, including the S&P 500 index and the NASDAQ Composite.
Over the past quarter, shares of Netflix have risen 28.51%, and are up 51.99% in the last year. In comparison, the S&P 500 has only moved 11.66% and 24.93%, respectively. Investors should also pay attention to NFLX's average 20-day trading volume.
Total debt on the balance sheet as of September 2023 : $14.30 B. According to Netflix's latest financial reports the company's total debt is $14.30 B. A company's total debt is the sum of all current and non-current debts.
It's not surprising that Netflix's stock has risen sharply recently. The company's financials are improving on almost every key metric. The company reported fourth-quarter results on Tuesday. Its year-over-year revenue growth rate went from 1.9% in the fourth quarter of 2022 to 12.5% in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Is Netflix a good stock to buy 2024?
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is one of the best NASDAQ stocks for 2024. On January 23, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) reported a Q4 GAAP EPS of $2.11, falling short of Wall Street estimates by $0.11.
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is owned by 79.49% institutional shareholders, 6.41% Netflix insiders, and 14.11% retail investors. Rick Kimball is the largest individual Netflix shareholder, owning 8.01M shares representing 1.85% of the company. Rick Kimball's Netflix shares are currently valued at $4.50B.
But if you were smart enough to invest $1,000 in Apple stock at the start of the year 2000, you'd be sitting on a monster gain of 21,230%. This means that modest investment would be worth a whopping $213,000 today (as of July 27).
A $10,000 Investment in Microsoft in 1986 is Worth $39 Million Today!
Gates's vision and leadership during the formative years were instrumental in this ascent. By 1999, Microsoft had crossed a $500 billion valuation, with Gates still owning about 20% of the company. If he had preserved these shares, they would be valued at over $500 billion today.
