Shares of streaming giant Netflix (NFLX) are trending lower in pre-market trading today, despite delivering better-than-expected Q2 earnings. Earnings per share came in at $7.19, beating the Street’s estimate of $7.07. Revenue rose 15.9% year-over-year to $11.08 billion, slightly ahead of the $11.06 billion consensus. The company also issued upbeat revenue and earnings guidance for Q3 2025. Following the results, five analysts raised their price targets while maintaining Buy ratings on the stock. With Netflix in focus, now’s a good time to take a closer look at who actually owns the company’s shares.
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Now, according to TipRanks’ ownership page, public companies and individual investors own 48.42% of NFLX. They are followed by mutual funds, ETFs, other institutional investors, and insiders, at 26.62%, 23.57%, 1.30%, and 0.09%, respectively.
Digging Deeper into Netflix’s Ownership Structure
Looking closely at top shareholders, Vanguard owns the highest stake in Netflix at 8.06%. Next up is Vanguard Index Funds, which holds a 7.12% stake in the company.
Among the top ETF holders, the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) owns a 3.23% stake in Netflix stock, followed by the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), with a 2.86% stake.
Moving to mutual funds, Vanguard Index Funds holds about 7.12% of Netflix. Meanwhile, Growth Fund of America owns 1.72% of the company.
Is NFLX Stock a Good Buy?
Turning to Wall Street, analysts have a Moderate Buy consensus rating on NFLX stock based on 26 Buys, 10 Holds, and zero Sells assigned in the past three months, as indicated by the graphic below. Furthermore, the average NFLX price target of $1,355.30 per share implies 6.37% upside potential.
