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1 Reason to Buy Netflix Stock

By Demitri Kalogeropoulos - Apr 19, 2013 at 6:00PM

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NASDAQ: NFLX

Netflix, Inc.

Market Cap

$85B

Today's Change

(1.98%) $3.79

Current Price

$195.19

Price as of May 27, 2022, 4:00 p.m. ET

This may be the quarter where streaming profits surpass those from the DVD business.

Netflix (NFLX 1.98%) is set to report earnings next week, and the company is poised to see its streaming profits surpass those from its DVD business for the first time. Fool contributor Demitrios Kalogeropoulos discusses why this matters to Netflix's stock, and what the biggest upside potential is for long-term investors here.

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