We recently published a list of the Analysts Are Bullish On These 10 Stocks For 2025, Here's Why. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) stands against the other stocks that analysts are bullish for 2025.

US stocks registered a great start to the week with the S&P 500 index registering a gain of 100 points to close at +1.76%. The Nasdaq index, which had taken a beating recently, also registered a 2.2% gain. The renewed optimism comes as analysts price in rather moderate tariffs, much more lenient than originally thought.

Wall Street analysts continuously evaluate stocks based on recent earnings, market outlook, and economic trends. When they find a stock with a potential upside, they adjust their rating accordingly. 2025 has started off with extreme volatility but analyst upgrades continue to provide investors with a reliable source to pick up their next stock for the year.

We decided to look at what stocks the analysts are looking at and why they are bullish on these stocks. We then looked at the catalysts that could trigger this upside and came up with this list. For this top 10 list, we only considered stocks with a market cap of at least $5 billion.

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Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX)

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) operates as an entertainment services provider. It offers documentaries, games, television (TV) series, and feature films including different languages and genres. The company provides its services in approximately 190 countries. The stock is finally clawing back some losses sustained in the last one month.

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) was recently upgraded by investment firm Moffett Nathanson, which believes the firm is growing on two fronts: subscription revenue and advertising revenue. The firm raised its price target to $1,100 and forecasts strong growth in its subscription revenues and rapid advertising growth to drive margin expansion.

"As Netflix builds out its ad capabilities, we believe the company will also be able to effectively ramp monetization of this unlocked incremental subscriber ad-tier TAM. We now forecast Netflix will generate over $6 billion in advertising revenue in 2027 and almost $10 billion by 2030."

Another thing going for Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is its competition with TV viewership. In February, cable TV viewership continued to go down with consumers switching to streaming services. This has become a trend especially since Netflix and other streaming services ventured into sports streaming. According to Nielsen, cable TV now makes up for only 23.2% of total viewing time compared to 43.5% for streaming!

Overall, NFLX ranks 4th on our list of stocks that analysts are bullish for 2025. While we acknowledge the potential of NFLX as a leading investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is as promising as NFLX but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

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