Netflix Hits 52-Week Low at $66.88 as Analysts Cut Targets After Q2 Outlook
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jul 17
Netflix Hits 52-Week Low at $66.88 as Analysts Cut Targets After Q2 Outlook
3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jul 17
Summary
$66.88 marked a new 52-week low for Netflix in Friday premarket trading as Wall Street cut price targets after Q2 results and guidance that failed to lift confidence.
Analysts said the pressure came less from current fundamentals than from a softer growth path: Netflix narrowed rather than raised 2026 guidance and will reduce engagement disclosures to an annual schedule starting in 2027.
Several firms still kept bullish ratings, but lowered targets sharply—Guggenheim to $75 from $120, Wedbush to $105 from $118, Bernstein to $95 from $100, and Pivotal to $70 from $96.
A central concern is engagement momentum: first-half 2026 view hours rose 2% year over year, yet hours per member declined, reinforcing doubts about subscriber quality, ad upside and whether Netflix can meet its 2030 framework.
Even so, some analysts argued the long-term thesis remains intact, citing Netflix's global scale, ad tier, buybacks, live programming and potential new revenue from bundles, licensing and other platform extensions.