Streaming giant Netflix (NFLX) is set to report its fourth quarter fiscal 2025 results after market close on Tuesday, January 20. The stock is up about 2.5% so far in 2025 but is still down roughly 27% over the past six months. Wall Street expects Netflix to post earnings of $0.55 per share on revenue of $11.97 billion, up 28% and 17%, respectively, from the year-ago quarter.
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Ahead of the report, analyst views remain mixed. Bulls point to steady subscriber gains, rising ad sales, and a strong content slate. However, bears remain cautious due to tough competition, a rich valuation, and uncertainty around the pending takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) studios and streaming assets. With that in mind, it’s worth exploring who owns Netflix.
Now, according to TipRanks’ ownership page, public companies and individual investors own 72.02% of NFLX. They are followed by ETFs, mutual funds, insiders, and other institutional investors, at 22.83%, 4.30%, 0.49%, and 0.36%, respectively.
Digging Deeper into Netflix’s Ownership Structure
Looking closely at the top shareholders, Vanguard owns the highest stake in Netflix at 7.17%, followed by iShares with a 4.61% holding.
Among the top ETF holders, the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) owns a 2.92% stake in NFLX, while the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) owns 2.35%.
Moving to mutual funds, Putnam Asset Allocation Funds holds about 1.98% of Netflix. Meanwhile, Vanguard Index Funds owns 0.63% of the company.
Is Netflix a Good Stock to Buy?
Currently, Wall Street has a Moderate Buy consensus rating on Netflix stock based on 26 Buys, nine Holds, and two Sell recommendations. The average NFLX stock price target of $127.23 indicates about 44.6% upside potential.
